Cheektowaga, NY Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 260-23D, "Maximum height of buildings," governs the Town's basic R Residence District and sets three tiers: single- or two-family dwellings are capped at 30 feet (D(1)); other principal buildings follow the side-yard requirement in § 260-23C(2) rather than a stated foot limit (D(2)); and accessory buildings are limited to one story, not to exceed 12 feet (D(3)). That side-yard cross-reference matters because § 260-23C(2)(b) ties a nonresidential principal building's side yard to 30 feet or the building's own height, whichever is greater, so a taller building effectively must set back further rather than being flatly barred.

The Town's lower-density RS Single Residential District allows slightly more height, permitting two stories not to exceed 35 feet under § 260-24E(1), showing the height ceiling moves with the district's density and lot-size requirements. Supplemental exceptions in § 260-58A let chimneys, flues, spires, belfries, elevator or stair bulkheads, and roof water tanks or cooling towers exceed these limits outright, and let flagpoles, antennas, masts or aerials extend up to 20 feet above a building's roof, provided bulkhead-type structures in aggregate don't cover more than 10% of the roof area.