Lakewood, WA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

030, which governs the R1, R2, R3 and R4 single-family districts along with the Mixed Residential (MR1, MR2) and Multifamily (MF1, MF2, MF3) districts. The table sets a uniform 35-foot height limit across all four single-family districts, R1 through R4, and carries that same 35-foot limit into MR1. 4, and building height stays flat at 35 feet through that whole range. Above the single-family tier, MR2 steps the height limit up to 50 feet, MF1 to 45 feet, MF2 to 65 feet, and MF3, Lakewood's highest-density residential district, up to 80 feet.

120(A) from the average elevation of the undisturbed natural topography or preexisting grade at the corners of the proposed structure to the highest point of the structure, with an elevation benchmark required to be set on the lot for verification. Certain features are excluded from the height count altogether under subsection (B): assembly spires, flagpoles, belfries, domes, chimneys, household antennas and similar roof-mounted appurtenances not intended for human occupancy. 100 layers on top of the base height limit near residential district boundaries: a multifamily or nonresidential building over 40 feet must step back an additional foot of setback for every foot of height above 40 feet, up to a maximum 35-foot setback, from any property line abutting R1 through R4.

Property inside the Downtown or Station District overlay districts follows the height standards in LMC Title 18B or 18C instead of this table where those overlays apply.