Residential structures in unincorporated Kings County are limited to 30 feet (up to 50 feet with a Conditional Use Permit) under Table 5-2. Agricultural uses and accessory structures have no general height limit, though wind-energy towers are capped at 80 feet on 1-5 acre parcels and 100 feet on larger parcels.
Height limits in unincorporated Kings County depend on the zone. In every residential district in Table 5-2 of Article 5 (RR, R-1-20 through R-1-3, and RM-3/2/1.5), the maximum height of structures is 30 feet, which may be increased to 50 feet only with a Conditional Use Permit. In the agricultural districts (Table 4-3 of Article 4), there is 'No Limitation' on the maximum height of a permitted agricultural use or its accessory structures, reflecting the need for silos, barns and similar farm structures - but within a Traffic Safety Visibility Area, any structure is capped at three feet. Agricultural wind-energy towers are limited to 80 feet on parcels between one and five acres and not more than 100 feet on parcels larger than five acres. Article 1 explains how height is measured - vertically from the average elevation of the ground covered by the structure to its highest point - and provides exceptions: towers, spires, cupolas, chimneys, water tanks, flagpoles, monuments, aerials and similar appurtenances covering not more than 10 percent of the ground area may rise up to 25 feet above the district height limit, and public-utility communication buildings, poles and towers are not subject to the district height limits at all.
Exceeding the 30-foot residential height limit without a Conditional Use Permit, or building over height in a way not covered by the Article 1 appurtenance exception, is a Development Code violation. Relief requires a CUP (Article 17) or variance (Article 18). Over-height obstructions inside a Traffic Safety Visibility Area must be reduced to three feet.
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