Springfield, MA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 5.1.26 of Springfield's zoning ordinance caps building height by district, and Table 5-1 puts most residential districts -- Residence A-1, A, B, B-1, and C -- at 2.5 stories and 35 feet for principal buildings, with residential garages capped at 20 feet and other accessory structures at 15 feet. Residence C-2 is the outlier, allowing principal buildings up to 150 feet, though a nonresidential principal building there is still capped at four stories or 60 feet. Section 5.6 lets the City Council grant a special permit for a steeple, monument, tower, or other unoccupied structure to rise above these limits, except wireless communications towers, which follow Section 6.1 instead.