ADUs are allowed in Unincorporated StokesTypes:DetachedInternal
Types:DetachedInternal
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Rules for Unincorporated Stokes, NC
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# of Properties
27,222
Owner-occupied
43%
Zoning districts
59
Avg Home Value
$145,316
Median Lot Size
1.96 acres
Avg Income
$63,930
Residential Types:
27,222 housing units
Single Family
64%
Other
36%
Zoning Districts:
27,907 parcels · 59 districts
R-A
82%(22,939)
R-20
9%(2,486)
R-R
1%(383)
R-3
1%(281)
Other
7%(1,818)
ADU Rules
What can you build in Unincorporated Stokes, NC?
Unincorporated Stokes, NC follows state and local rules for Accessory Dwelling Units. Here is a concise overview of the local rules.
Eligibility
- –Internal / Attached ADU: By Right
- –Detached ADU: By Right
Interior / Attached ADU Size Limits
- –Maximum size of 1,500 sq ft for an internal in-home apartment
Detached ADU Size Limits
- –Maximum ADU size of 1,500 sq ft; no maximum for manufactured (mobile) home ADUs in the RA district on lots of at least 2 acres.
Max Units
- –1 ADU per tract containing a single-family dwelling unit; duplex and multifamily: none specified.
Owner Occupancy
- –Owner-occupancy is not required.
Parking
- –No fixed minimum; adequate off-street parking required for ADU occupants; no maximum; exceptions: no grass or turfed areas; a secondary drive may provide access to the ADU; applies in RA, R20, R15, R8, RE, RR, RM.
ADU State Law
What can you build in North Carolina?
- –North Carolina does not have a statewide ADU mandate; ADU rules are set by individual municipalities.
- –Building/fire codes are set statewide, but whether an ADU is allowed is local zoning.
- –There is active proposed legislation (H627 / S495, "Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units") that would create G.S. 160D-917 and require local governments to allow at least one ADU in certain single-family areas, but it is not enacted.
What's allowed on your lot?
These are the municipality-wide rules. What's allowed on a specific property also depends on state laws, setbacks, floor area ratio, lot coverage, environmental constraints, topography, and other property-specific factors. Search your address on FutureLot to see what's allowed on your property.
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