Collierville, TN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential maximum height
- 35 ft. in every district in the § 151.027(A) table
- Where height is measured
- Front wall or other portion of a building facing the street
- Definition source
- BUILDING HEIGHT in § 151.003, eaves to ridge for gable roofs
- Exempt features
- Spires, chimneys, water towers and others under § 151.005(D)
- Accessory structures
- 25 feet or two stories on one-acre lots or traditional districts
Summary
Every residential zoning district in the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, carries a Maximum Height of 35 ft. in the § 151.027(A) table. Height is measured at the front wall or other portion of a building facing the street, and § 151.005(D) exempts items such as chimneys, spires and water towers from the cap.
Maximum Height [2] ... R-1 Low Density 35 ft. ... [2] Maximum building height, as defined by § 151.003 measured at the front wall or other portion of a building facing the street; however, this limitation shall not apply to structures identified in § 151.005(D).
Full Breakdown
Every residential district in the § 151.027(A) table of the Collierville Code of Ordinances shows the same Maximum Height of 35 ft.: Forest Agriculture Residential, R-L, R-L1, R-25, R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, the T mobile home park district and the R-TH townhouse district.
Note [2] controls how that number is read. It is the maximum building height as defined by § 151.003, measured at the front wall or other portion of a building facing the street. Section 151.003 defines BUILDING HEIGHT as the vertical distance from finished grade to the average distance between the eaves and ridge level for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs and the deck level on a mansard roof, with Figure 4 illustrating the measurement.
The cap has carve-outs. Under § 151.005(D), the height limitations of the chapter do not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not intended for human occupancy, monuments, water towers, observation towers, transmission towers, windmills, chimneys, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flag poles in non-residential districts, radio towers, masts and aerials, provided other district requirements are met. Flagpoles in residential districts stay within the maximum heights set by § 151.025(D)(6).
Accessory structures have their own height rules in § 151.025. On lots either one acre in size or greater or within one of the traditional zoning districts, accessory structures must not exceed 25 feet or two stories in height. No accessory structure can exceed the height of the principal structure, except as provided otherwise in the code of ordinances.
Height interacts with setbacks and permits. Section 151.006(A)(2)(a) bars any building or structure from being erected or altered to exceed the height or bulk the chapter sets, and the Board of Zoning Appeals hears variance requests under § 151.309.
Violations & Fines
Building or altering a structure past the height the chapter sets violates § 151.006(A)(2)(a). Section 10.99 sets the fine for violating any ordinance of the Town at not more than $50 or the maximum amount permitted by state law, whichever is greater, for each offense, and each day of violation is a separate offense. An owner seeking relief applies to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance under § 151.309.
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