Las Cruces caps most residential buildings at 35 feet. Single-family and low- and medium-density multi-dwelling districts (R-1, R-2, R-3) all use the 35-foot limit; only high-density R-4 apartments may reach 60 feet.
Under Section 38-31 of the Las Cruces Zoning Code, the maximum building height in every single-family district (EE, RE, REM, R-1a, R-1b, R-1c and their mobile-home variants) and in the R-2 and R-3 multi-dwelling districts is 35 feet. The high-density R-4 district allows up to 60 feet. Antennas, towers, and similar vertical structures are handled separately under Section 38-59. Overlay districts can differ; for example, the Avenida de Mesilla Gateway overlay caps height at 40 feet and two stories. Height variances go through the exceptions and modifications process in Section 38-62.
Exceeding the height limit stops work and blocks a certificate of occupancy until the structure is lowered or a variance is granted. Zoning enforcement runs through Community Development.
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