RS-15 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-15 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
Building height in Murfreesboro, TN
What the Murfreesboro zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
RS-12 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-12 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-10 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-10 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-8 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-8 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-6 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-6 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-4 — Single-Family Residential District
RS-4 maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-A — Single-Family Attached District
RS-A maximum height: 35 ft for Type 1, Type 2, and other uses; 45 ft for Type 3 townhouse row. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RS-A1 — RS-A Type 1, Zero-Lot Line
RS-A1 uses the RS-A Type 1 row maximum height of 35 ft, subject to overlay and airport limits.
RS-A2 — RS-A Type 2, Suburban Townhouse
RS-A2 uses the RS-A Type 2 row maximum height of 35 ft, subject to overlay and airport limits.
RS-A3 — RS-A Type 3, Urban Townhouse
RS-A3 uses the RS-A Type 3 row maximum height of 45 ft, subject to overlay and airport limits.
R-D — Duplex Residential District
R-D maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RM-12 — Residential Multi-Family District
RM-12 maximum height: 35 ft generally; multiple-family buildings may reach 45 ft subject to endnote 11. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
RM-16 — Residential Multi-Family District
RM-16 maximum height: 35 ft generally; multiple-family buildings may reach 45 ft subject to endnote 11. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
R-MO — Mobile Home District
R-MO maximum height: 12 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
OG — General Office District
OG maximum height: 35 ft unless another specific row or overlay controls. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
OG-R — General Office District - Residential
OG-R maximum height: 35 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CL — Local Commercial District
CL maximum height: 35 ft for all rows. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive. (Added 2026-07-02 from Chart 2.)
CH — Highway Commercial District
CH maximum height: 75 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CBD — Central Business District
CBD maximum height: 75 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CM-R — Medical District Residential
CM-R maximum height: 60 ft for medical offices, clinics, and related uses; 35 ft for residential rows. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CM — Medical District Commercial
CM maximum height: 60 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CM-RS-8 — Medical District Residential Single Family
CM-RS-8 maximum height: 35 ft for single-family; 60 ft for medical offices and related uses. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CF — Commercial Fringe District
CF maximum height: 45 ft. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
MU — Mixed Use District
MU maximum height: 75 ft for multiple-family row; 150 ft for commercial and vertical mixed-use rows. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
H-I — Heavy Industrial District
H-I maximum height: 75 ft for all rows, with accessory-structure limits in Section 25. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
G-I — General Industrial District
G-I maximum height: 75 ft for all rows, with accessory-structure limits in Section 25. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
L-I — Light Industrial District
L-I maximum height: 75 ft for all rows, with accessory-structure limits in Section 25. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
CU — College and University District
CU maximum height: 35 ft for residential rows; 65 ft for educational institutions and other uses. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
P — Park District
P maximum height: no maximum height listed in the P row. Airport Overlay limits and accessory-structure standards can be more restrictive.
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