Greenwood, IN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Sec. 10-02-13 of Greenwood's Unified Development Ordinance lists 'Building Height (Ft.)' in the RL zone's Development Standards table with no minimum and a 35-foot maximum, the same table that sets the district's 30-foot front, 10-foot side, and 25-foot rear yard setbacks and its 12,000-square-foot minimum lot size. Accessory structures get a separate, lower cap: 'Accessory Building Height (Ft.)' is listed at a 20-foot maximum, five feet shorter than the primary structure limit, so a detached garage or shed cannot be built taller than that margin allows.

The table applies specifically to the RL, Residential - Large Lot, district; other zones in the same UDO, including Residential - Medium Lot (RM), also carry a 35-foot maximum for the primary structure under their own Sec. 10-02 tables, but each district's numbers come from its own standards section rather than a single citywide rule. Community Development Services checks proposed building height against this table when it reviews a building permit or site plan, and the Plan Commission can grant a waiver from the standard only on the narrow grounds set out in Sec.

10-03-01, including a finding that strict application would create practical difficulties tied to the property's physical conditions rather than financial hardship. A structure built over the 35-foot cap without such relief is subject to the same civil zoning violation process that applies to setback and other dimensional violations.