Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 10: Definitions and MeasurementSECTION 10.3: RULES OF MEASUREMENTSubsection 10.3.4: Required Setbacks(5) Fill SetbackThe area of a lot where no accumulation or deposition of fill (dirt, stone, orother material intended to raise the established grade of land) may bepermitted that extends from a lot line inward into the lot.(6) Front SetbackThe area of a lot where no building may be permitted that extends from oneside lot line to the other side lot line and projects inward into the lot from theultimate street right-of-way edge.(7) Major Arterial Street SetbackThe area of a lot where no building may be permitted that extends from theultimate street right-of-way edge of a major arterial street inward into the lot.For the purposes of this Ordinance, major arterial streets include:(a) US 158;(b) NC168;(c) NC 34;(d) NC 136;(e) NC 625; and(f) NC 12.(8) Rear SetbackThe area of a lot where no building may be permitted that extends from oneside lot line to the other side lot line and projects inward into the lot from therear lot line.(9) Side SetbackThe area of a lot where no building may be permitted that extends from theedge of the front setback line to the edge of the rear setback line and projectsinward into the lot from an interior lot line.(10) Small Structure SetbackThe area of a beachfront lot where no building may be permitted that projectsinward into the lot a specified distance from the first line of stable naturalvegetation, as determined by NC Division of Coastal Management.(11) Spacing Between BuildingsThe minimum distance, measured horizontally, from the closest point of onebuilding to the closest point of an adjacent building on the same lot. Theclosest point shall include projections such as eaves, bump-outs, bay windows,or similar projections.(12) Riparian BufferThe minimum distance, measured horizontally, around a wetland, stream,riparian area, or other surface water where buildings or other forms ofdevelopment are prohibited. These setbacks are not applied to waterdependent or functionally dependent features such as docks, piers, boat lifts,slips, moorings, or boat houses.CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE10.10