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Building height in Rochester, MI

What the Rochester zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

R-3 — One-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 25 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for R-3. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

R-4 — One-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 25 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for R-4. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

R-5 — One-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 25 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for R-5. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

RT — Two-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 35 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for RT. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

RM-1 — Multiple-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 30 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum RM-1 building height. Section 2002 adds RM-1/RM-2 bedroom-count and building-spacing rules that should be reviewed with site plan approval.

RM-2 — Multiple-Family Residential District

RM-2 uses different schedule lines for buildings of one or two stories and buildings of more than two stories. The district article allows multifamily buildings of more than two stories only as conditional uses, and the Article 20 schedule and Section 2003 must be reviewed together for height, setbacks, and construction requirements.

R-1 — One-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 25 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for R-1. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

R-2 — One-Family Residential District

The Article 20 schedule lists 25 feet and 2.5 stories as the maximum principal building height for R-2. Section 2105 contains exceptions for items such as spires, chimneys, antennas, and similar features.

P-1 — Vehicular Parking District

The Article 20 schedule does not contain a P-1 row, and the reviewed Article 12 P-1 provisions do not state a uniform numeric principal-building height. P-1 is a parking-use district, so any proposed structure requires site-specific review under the applicable parking, building, and site-plan provisions.

O-2 — Restricted Office District

The Article 20 schedule lists an O-2 maximum building height of 35 feet and 2.5 stories.

RP — Research Park District

The Article 20 schedule lists a 50 foot maximum building height for RP. Section 2006 links building height to the required separation from a residential district.

RV — River Valley District

The Article 20 schedule does not contain an RV row, and the reviewed Article 19 River Valley provisions do not state one uniform numeric building-height cap. The applicable use and site-plan conditions must resolve height for a particular proposal.

MHP — Mobile Home Park Residential District

The Article 20 schedule does not contain an MHP row, and the reviewed Article 10 MHP provisions do not state one uniform numeric building-height cap. Height therefore must be confirmed from the approved mobile home park plan, applicable state standards, and site-plan review.

CBD — Central Business District

Height, West Walnut transition exception. The maximum is 25 feet and 2 stories from the west side of Walnut Boulevard to the east right-of-way line of Pine Street, including the described extension south from Second Street to First Street. Applicability depends on the parcel's location within that transition area.

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