Lawton, OK Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 18-5-3-528 states the rule in a single sentence: no building in the R-1 Single-Family Dwelling District may exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet, except as Section 18-405 allows. The same two-and-one-half-story, 35-foot ceiling governs the lower-density A-2 Suburban District under Section 18-5-2-516, word for word. 5-story figure under Section 18-6-15-663, but lets a taller building through with written approval of the planning commission and city council, a discretionary path the residential districts do not offer. Heavier industrial zoning drops the cap altogether: Section 18-6-14-654 states plainly that there is no height restriction in the I-1 Restricted Manufacturing and Warehouse District, and the I-4 Heavy Industrial District under Section 18-6-17-687 only imposes a 45-foot limit where a lot adjoins a residential district, rising one foot for every extra foot of yard setback provided beyond that point.

Because the R-1 rule cross-references Section 18-405 rather than spelling out its own exceptions, anyone seeking a taller structure such as a chimney, steeple, or antenna needs to check that separate section before assuming the flat 35-foot line applies without exception.