Douglas County, CO Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Section 1-714 sets two separate height ceilings for the SR District: a principal building tops out at 35 feet, while an accessory building is capped at 20 feet, a lower limit than the county's A-1 Agricultural district, which allows accessory structures the same 35-foot maximum as the principal building. The code then lists a specific set of features exempt from either cap entirely: belfries, cupolas, penthouses, or domes not used for human occupancy, roof-mounted church spires, chimneys, skylights, ventilators, water tanks, silos, parapet walls, cornices, antennas, utility poles, and necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level.

62 times the height of the church, measured from the lowest finished floor to the roof peak, with the spire's own height measured from its top down to the finished floor of the lowest walkout level of the church. An antenna's height is capped at the distance to the nearest lot line, meaning a taller antenna requires a proportionally larger setback from every property line, and cell sites and telecommunication facilities are cross-referenced to Part 27A and Part 21 for additional site-specific standards beyond this general height rule.

Height for other zone districts differs: the county's A-1 Agricultural district under § 1-309 caps principal buildings at the same 35 feet but does not separately restrict accessory building height the way the SR District does.