Raleigh zoning

Zoning districts for Raleigh, North Carolina. Zoning districts with the uses each permits and its setbacks, height limits and lot standards.
Zoning districts
281
Base districts
269
Overlays
12
Last updated
Oct 12, 2026

Raleigh zoning districts

Base districts

  • APAgricultural Productive
  • CMConservation Management
  • CM-CUConservation Management
  • CMPCampus
  • CX-12Commercial Mixed Use
  • CX-12-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-12-UG-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-12-ULCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-12-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-20-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-20-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3Commercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-DECommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-GRCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-GR-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-PKCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-PK-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-PLCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-PL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-SH-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-UGCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-ULCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-3-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4Commercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4-PLCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4-PL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4-UG-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-4-ULCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-40-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-40-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5Commercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-GR-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-PKCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-PK-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-PLCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-PL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-SHCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-SH-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-UGCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-UG-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-ULCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-5-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7Commercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-PKCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-PLCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-PL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-SHCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-SH-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-UGCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-ULCommercial Mixed Use
  • CX-7-UL-CUCommercial Mixed Use
  • DX-12Downtown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-SH-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-ULDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-12-UL-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20Downtown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-SH-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-20-UL-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3Downtown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-DEDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-3-ULDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-30-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-30-SH-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-30-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-4-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-4-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-40-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-40-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-40-SH-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-40-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-5Downtown Mixed Use
  • DX-5-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-5-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-5-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-5-UG-CUDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-5-ULDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-7-SHDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-7-UGDowntown Mixed Use
  • DX-7-ULDowntown Mixed Use
  • IHHeavy Industrial
  • IH-CUHeavy Industrial
  • IX-12Industrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3Industrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-GRIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-PKIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-PK-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-PLIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-PL-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-ULIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-3-UL-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-4Industrial Mixed Use
  • IX-4-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-4-PL-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-4-ULIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-4-UL-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5Industrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5-CUIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5-PKIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5-PLIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5-UGIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-5-ULIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-7Industrial Mixed Use
  • IX-7-PLIndustrial Mixed Use
  • IX-7-ULIndustrial Mixed Use
  • MHManufactured Housing
  • NX-3Neighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-DENeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-DE-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-GRNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-GR-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-PKNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-PK-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-PLNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-PL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-SHNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-UGNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-UG-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-ULNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-3-UL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4Neighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-GRNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-PL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-SHNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-SH-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-UGNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-ULNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-4-UL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5Neighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-GR-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-SH-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-UG-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-ULNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-5-UL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-7-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-7-PK-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-7-SH-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-7-ULNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • NX-7-UL-CUNeighborhood Mixed Use
  • OP-12Office Park
  • OP-12-CUOffice Park
  • OP-3Office Park
  • OP-3-CUOffice Park
  • OP-3-PLOffice Park
  • OP-4-CUOffice Park
  • OP-4-PKOffice Park
  • OP-5Office Park
  • OP-5-CUOffice Park
  • OP-5-GROffice Park
  • OP-5-GR-CUOffice Park
  • OP-5-PKOffice Park
  • OP-7Office Park
  • OP-7-GROffice Park
  • OP-7-GR-CUOffice Park
  • OP-7-PLOffice Park
  • OX-12Office Mixed Use
  • OX-12-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-12-GROffice Mixed Use
  • OX-12-ULOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-12-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-20-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-20-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3Office Mixed Use
  • OX-3-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-DEOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-DE-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-GPOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-GROffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-GR-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-PKOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-PK-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-PLOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-PL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-UGOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-UG-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-ULOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-3-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4Office Mixed Use
  • OX-4-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-PKOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-PK-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-PLOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-PL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-ULOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-4-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5Office Mixed Use
  • OX-5-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-GROffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-GR-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-PKOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-PLOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-PL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-UG-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-ULOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-5-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7Office Mixed Use
  • OX-7-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-GR-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-PK-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-PLOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-PL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-SHOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-ULOffice Mixed Use
  • OX-7-UL-CUOffice Mixed Use
  • PDPlanned Development
  • R-1Residential-1
  • R-1-CUResidential-1
  • R-10Residential-10
  • R-10-CUResidential-10
  • R-2Residential-2
  • R-2-CUResidential-2
  • R-4Residential-4
  • R-4-CUResidential-4
  • R-6Residential-6
  • R-6-CUResidential-6
  • RX-12-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3Residential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-DEResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-GPResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-GRResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-GR-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-PKResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-PK-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-PLResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-PL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-UG-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-ULResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-3-UL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4Residential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-GR-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-PKResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-PK-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-PLResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-PL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-4-UL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5Residential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-GPResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-GR-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-PKResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-PK-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-PL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-5-UL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-7Residential Mixed Use
  • RX-7-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-7-GR-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-7-PL-CUResidential Mixed Use
  • RX-7-UL-CUResidential Mixed Use

Overlays

  • AODAirport Overlay District
  • FWPODFalls Watershed Protection Overlay District
  • HOD-GGeneral Historic Overlay District
  • HOD-SStreetside Historic Overlay District
  • MPODMetro Park Overlay District
  • NCODNeighborhood Conservation Overlay District
  • SHOD-1Special Highway Overlay District-1
  • SHOD-2Special Highway Overlay District-2
  • SRPODSpecial Residential Parking Overlay District
  • SWPODSwift Creek Watershed Protection Overlay District
  • TODTransit Overlay District
  • UWPODUrban Watershed Protection 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
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLACESTACK_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'jurisdiction=jur_01m3n2c1tneaatax8243g7jjpq'

Frequently asked questions

How many zoning districts does Placestack have for Raleigh?
281 zoning districts for Raleigh, North Carolina, last updated Oct 12, 2026.
How many zoning districts does Raleigh have?
269 base districts and 12 overlays.
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