Caddo Parish, LA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Table 4-1 of the Unified Development Code, cross-referenced from Section 4.2.C.1, sets a uniform 35-foot maximum building height across the parish's five large-lot residential districts: R-A, R-E, R-1-12, R-1-10, and R-1-7. The same 35-foot cap carries into the R-1-5, R-UC, R-HU, and R-TH districts under the table's second dimensional standards group. Height increases only in the parish's denser multi-family districts: R-2 and R-3 allow single-family, two-family, and attached single-family structures up to 35 feet but let townhouse and multi-family buildings, along with non-residential uses, reach 40 feet, while R-4 sets a 40-foot cap for townhouses and non-residential uses and removes the height limit entirely for multi-family buildings (the table lists 'MF: None' for R-4).

R-MHS, the manufactured home subdivision district, holds to the same 35-foot ceiling as the parish's lowest-density districts. The Code measures building height under Section 2.4.D as the vertical distance from grade to the top of the highest point of the roof or structure, a method that excludes spires, chimneys, flag poles, water tanks, standpipes, and similar building appurtenances from the calculation. That exclusion means chimneys, steeples, and rooftop mechanical equipment can rise above the applicable height line without violating the Code, while the habitable roof or wall structure itself cannot.