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Building height in Lebanon, TN

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

RM6 — Multifamily Residential 6,000

Maximum primary building height is 3 stories and 45 feet; accessory buildings max 2 stories. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.303 (RM6 district regulations)

RMH — Mobile Home Park Residential

Maximum primary building height is 3 stories and 45 feet; accessory buildings max 2 stories. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.303 (RMH district regulations)

RPI — Residential, Public, Institutional

Maximum primary building height is 3 stories and 45 feet; accessory buildings max 2 stories. Maximum building frontage is 100 feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.304 (RPI district regulations)

UC — University Campus

Maximum primary building height is 5 stories and 65 feet; accessory buildings max 2 stories. Maximum building frontage is 100 feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.304 (UC district regulations)

TOD — Transit Oriented Development

Primary buildings run 2 stories minimum to 4 stories maximum, capped at 55 feet. Maximum building frontage is 100 feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.304 (TOD district regulations)

DXU — Downtown Mixed Use

Maximum primary building height is 4 stories and 60 feet. Maximum building frontage is 100 feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.304 (DXU district regulations)

CXU — Commercial Mixed Use

The table lists primary building height 3 stories on its min/max row and 45 feet maximum. Maximum building frontage is 100 feet. Confirm with Planning whether 3 stories is also a minimum for your project. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.304 (CXU district regulations)

COM — Office and Medical

The table lists primary building height 5 stories on its min/max row and 65 feet maximum; no accessory building story cap is listed. Confirm with Planning whether 5 stories is also a minimum for your project. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.305 (COM district regulations)

CI — Interchange Commercial

Maximum primary building height is 5 stories and 65 feet; accessory buildings max 3 stories. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.305 (CI district regulations)

RPO — Rural Preservation/Open Space

Maximum primary building height is 3 stories; accessory buildings max 2 stories. The district table sets no separate height in feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.303 (RPO district regulations)

RS20 — Single-Family Residential 20,000

Maximum primary building height is 3 stories; accessory buildings max 2 stories. The district table sets no separate height in feet. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.303 (RS20 district regulations)

CF — State and County Fair

No maximum story count; primary and accessory buildings are capped at 50 feet. Amusement park rides (roller coasters, Ferris wheels, swings) are exempt from the height limit. Buildings within 75 feet of adjacent single-family housing cannot exceed 1.5 times the height of those houses. Verified against the city-hosted Title 14 district PDF on 2026-07-03.

Title 14, Sec. 14.305 (CF district regulations)

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