R-1 — Residential
Maximum 30 feet for a one-unit dwelling. Maximum 35 feet for two- to four-unit and multiple-unit dwellings (Section 2.06).
Building height in Ferndale, MI
What the Ferndale zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
R-2 — Residential
Maximum 30 feet for a one-unit dwelling. Maximum 35 feet for two- to four-unit and multiple-unit dwellings (Section 2.06).
MXD-1 — Neighborhood Mixed-Use
The code states two different height limits for MXD-1. The Section 2.06 table lists 35 feet for two- to four-unit buildings and 45 feet for multiple-unit and commercial buildings. Section 2.09 lists 30 feet, with a garbled footnote that reads as allowing 35 feet for multiple-unit and commercial buildings. These provisions do not agree, and the code does not say which controls. Confirm the applicable height with the city before designing to any of these numbers.
MXD-2 — Corridor Mixed-Use
Maximum 45 feet (Section 2.10).
CBD — Central Business District
Height in the CBD depends on which street the building fronts (Section 2.11).
- Woodward: 25 to 70 feet. The 70-foot maximum is barred on dual-frontage sites unless the floors above the third step back 15 feet.
- 9 Mile, from Livernois to Paxton: 25 to 55 feet.
- Withington, Vester, and W. Troy: 25 to 45 feet.
I-1 — Industrial
Maximum 50 feet (Section 2.12).
I-2 — Industrial
Maximum 50 feet (Section 2.12).
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