- Zoning districts
- 70
- Base districts
- 47
- Overlays
- 23
- Last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
Greensboro zoning districts
Base districts
- A-OAuto-Oriented
- AGAgricultural
- BPBusiness Park
- C-HCommercial-High
- C-LCommercial-Low
- C-MCommercial-Medium
- C-NCommercial-Neighborhood
- CBCentral Business
- CD-A-OConditional District-Auto-Oriented
- CD-BPConditional District Business Park
- CD-C-HConditional District Commercial-High
- CD-C-LConditional District Commercial-Low
- CD-C-MConditional District Commercial-Medium
- CD-C-NConditional District Commercial-Neighborhood
- CD-CBConditional District Central Business
- CD-HIConditional District Heavy Industrial
- CD-LIConditional District Light Industrial
- CD-LIMConditional District Light Industrial-Mixed
- CD-OConditional District Office
- CD-PIConditional District Public and Institutional
- CD-R-3Conditional District Residential Single-family 3
- CD-R-5Conditional District Residential Single-family 5
- CD-R-7Conditional District Residential Single-family 7
- CD-RM-12Conditional District Residential Multi-family 12
- CD-RM-18Conditional District Residential Multi-family 18
- CD-RM-26Conditional District Residential Multi-family 26
- CD-RM-40Conditional District Residential Multi-family 40
- CD-RM-5Conditional District Residential Multi-family 5
- CD-RM-8Conditional District Residential Multi-family 8
- HIHeavy Industrial
- LILight Industrial
- LIMLight Industrial Mixed
- NSNeighborhood Support
- OOffice
- PIPublic and Institutional
- PNRParkland and Natural Resource Areas
- PUDPlanned Unit Development
- R-3Residential Single-family 3
- R-5Residential Single-family 5
- R-7Residential Single-family 7
- RM-12Residential Multi-family 12
- RM-18Residential Multi-family 18
- RM-26Residential Multi-family 26
- RM-5Residential Multi-family 5
- RM-8Residential Multi-family 8
- TNTraditional Neighborhood
- UMUUniversity Mixed Use
Overlays
- AOD AAirport Overlay
- AOD BAirport Overlay
- Bryan Blvd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- Central Business Overlay
- COLLEGE HILL
- Cone Blvd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- Downtown Design OverlayDowntown Design Overlay
- DUNLEATH
- E. Gate City Blvd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- E. Lee St. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- East Market St. Pedestrian Scale OverlayPedestrian Overlay
- FISHER PARK
- Freeman Mill Rd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- Highway NC 68 Scenic Corridor OverlayScenic Corridor
- Holden Rd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- N. Elm St. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- New Garden Rd. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- Scenic Corridor Overlay District 1Scenic Corridor
- Scenic Corridor Overlay District 2Scenic Corridor
- Spring Garden St. Pedestrian Scale OverlayPedestrian Overlay
- W. Friendly Ave. Neighborhood Conservation OverlayConservation Overlay
- W. Friendly Ave. Visual Corridor Overlay Zone
- Westridge Neighborhood Conservation OverlayConservation Overlay
What each record includes
- District code and name, base or overlay, category
- Every use the ordinance lists, permitted, conditional or prohibited
- Setbacks, height, lot size, lot coverage and density
- Ordinance section for each rule
- District boundary as GeoJSON
Get Greensboro zoning through the API
List every district, or look up the zoning at an address, parcel or point.
Terminal
curl -G 'https://api.placestack.com/v1/zoning' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PLACESTACK_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode 'jurisdiction=jur_01m3n2c1tmen4spdcg8083eb4b'Frequently asked questions
- How many zoning districts does Placestack have for Greensboro?
- 70 zoning districts for Greensboro, North Carolina, last updated Oct 16, 2026.
- How many zoning districts does Greensboro have?
- 47 base districts and 23 overlays.
- How do I get Greensboro zoning?
- Through Explorer, the API or the MCP server.