Wyandotte County, KS Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

5-story/35-foot cap is not unique to R-1; the same limit repeats in the A-G agriculture, R rural residential, R-1(B), R-2, R-2(B) and R-3 townhouse districts under their own subsection (d)(1) or (c)(1) clauses. 5-story cap but carves out an exception, allowing buildings designed for senior or retired residents to reach three stories under Sec. 27-459(c)(1). The R-5 apartment district steps up further, capping height at four stories with no separate foot limit under Sec. 27-460(c)(1), reflecting its role as a higher-density infill and redevelopment zone.

At the other end, the M-3 heavy industrial district sets no minimum or maximum height at all except limits imposed by airport approach zones, per Sec. 27-470(e)(1), since heavy industrial uses like grain elevators and manufacturing plants routinely exceed residential scale. Sec. 27-340 supplies the measurement method used across every district: height runs from the average elevation of the ground abutting the building to its highest point, and where a height limit is expressed in stories rather than feet, a story is standardized at 12 feet for measuring structures other than buildings, such as towers or fences. Division 8 of the zoning article, cross-referenced from each district's height and area standards, carries additional height-related detail beyond the base numeric caps.