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

Table 3.2.230 in Springfield Development Code section 3.2.230 sets a flat 35-foot height maximum for every lot in the R-1 low-density district and 50 feet in the R-2 medium-density district, both measured for all lots except where specifically addressed below. The R-3 high-density district carries no citywide height ceiling at all: the table lists none in that column, leaving building height in R-3 controlled only by other applicable standards such as setbacks, solar access, and design review rather than a numeric cap. Two carve-outs modify those base numbers.

First, incidental equipment, defined in section 6.1.110, typically rooftop mechanical equipment, vents, and similar features, is allowed to exceed the district's height standard outright under section 3.2.230(B). Second, inside the Hillside Development Overlay District, section 3.2.230(C) replaces the base district maximum with a single 45-foot cap, calculated the way section 6.1.110 defines and measures building height, regardless of whether the underlying zone is R-1, R-2 or R-3. A further exception applies to income-qualified housing built under section 4.7.405, which may use the alternative height standards set out in section 4.7.405(H) instead of the Table 3.2.230 numbers.

Anyone designing a new home, an addition, or an accessory dwelling unit taller than these limits on a hillside parcel needs to check the overlay boundary specifically, since the 45-foot overlay cap can be either higher or lower than the base zone's own 35- or 50-foot number depending on the district.