New Hanover County zoning

Zoning districts for New Hanover County, North Carolina. Zoning districts with the uses each permits and its setbacks, height limits and lot standards.
Zoning districts
25
Base districts
24
Overlays
1
Last updated
Oct 19, 2026

New Hanover County zoning districts

Base districts

  • AC
  • AR
  • B-1
  • B-2
  • CB
  • CS
  • EDZD
  • I-1
  • I-2
  • O&I
  • PD
  • R-10
  • R-15
  • R-20
  • R-20S
  • R-5
  • R-7
  • RA
  • RFMU
  • RMF-L
  • RMF-M
  • RMF-MH
  • SC
  • UMXZ

Overlays

  • SPECIAL HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT

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
Every field

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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 'fips=37129'

Frequently asked questions

How many zoning districts does Placestack have for New Hanover County?
25 zoning districts for New Hanover County, North Carolina, last updated Oct 19, 2026.
How many zoning districts does New Hanover County have?
24 base districts and 1 overlays.
How do I get New Hanover County zoning?
Through Explorer, the API or the MCP server.

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