Wausau, WI Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

30(7) sets a Maximum Principal Building Height of 35 feet for the (SR-2) Single Family Residential-2 district, the zone covering most of the city's established single-family neighborhoods. Accessory buildings are held to a lower ceiling in the same table: a residential accessory structure, such as a detached garage or shed, tops out at 22 feet, while a nonresidential accessory structure in the same district is capped at 18 feet. 20, treats these numbers as the outer limit for all buildings and structures except those exempted by that section, and then lists the exemptions by name: church spires, belfries, cupolas, flag poles, chimneys, water towers, utility poles, telecommunications towers and antennas, satellite dishes, grain elevators and similar rooftop features may rise above the 35-foot cap, and an ornamental parapet wall or cornice without windows may extend up to five feet above the height limit.

10(3) layers on a separate, more restrictive ceiling near the airport: where the Height Limitation Zoning Map for the Wausau Downtown Airport calls for a lower height than the district's 35-foot maximum, the lower airport figure controls, with exceptions administered by the City. 51 rather than a routine building permit from the Division of Inspection, Zoning and Electrical Systems.