Table 7.3 of the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance sets a 45-foot maximum height in residential districts. Buildings may exceed the limit only if side and rear yards are widened 1 foot for each 3 feet of extra height.
Maximum building height in Greenville County's residential zoning districts is 45 feet, per Table 7.3 of the Zoning Ordinance. Section 7:3.7 allows a building to exceed the district height limit only if the minimum rear-yard depth and side-yard width are each increased by 1 foot for every 3 feet the building exceeds the prescribed limit. Non-occupied projections such as chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, and towers may exceed the district height limit. Height limits differ in commercial and special districts, so check the applicable district in Table 7.3 or Table 7.4.
Exceeding the height limit without the required yard increase violates the Zoning Ordinance, a misdemeanor under Sec. 13:3 punished in magistrate's court, each day a separate offense.
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