Maximum height
50 ftHow tall the building may be.
“6 Building Height, max. (ft.) 50 50”RM-2: Residential Mixed District › 17-3.2(k) · Columbia code · read 2026-10-02
Columbia, SC · zoning record
RM-2 zoning in Columbia.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the RM-2 district, straight from Columbia's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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RM-2 dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base RM-2 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Minimum lot depth
60 ftShallowest conforming lot.
“2 Lot Depth, min. (ft.) 60 60”RM-2: Residential Mixed District › 17-3.2(k) · Columbia code · read 2026-10-02
Front setback
15 ftRequired space from the front line.
“3 Front Yard Setback, min. (ft.) 15 15”RM-2: Residential Mixed District › 17-3.2(k) · Columbia code · read 2026-10-02
Rear setback
10 ftRequired space from the rear line.
“5 Rear Yard Setback, min. (ft.) 10 10”RM-2: Residential Mixed District › 17-3.2(k) · Columbia code · read 2026-10-02
Maximum building coverage
50 %Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Lot Coverage, max. (% of site area) 50 50”RM-2: Residential Mixed District › 17-3.2(k) · Columbia code · read 2026-10-02
Sources
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
- RM-2: Residential Mixed District · Columbia, SC code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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