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Commissioners discuss raising residential height limits to 42 feet, seek written proposal and exceptions
Summary
Board discussion covered whether to allow higher residential building heights (staff noted some municipalities already allow 42 feet or higher); commissioners asked staff to draft ordinance language that preserves limits on habitable floors for single‑family homes and allows case‑by‑case exceptions for multifamily/workforce housing.
Monroe County commissioners discussed potential changes to the county’s residential building‑height rules at their April 16 meeting, including whether to raise the standard limit for residential structures to 42 feet measured from the crown of the road.
A resident, Tim Swanson, asked commissioners to "look forward 50 years" and said raising heights would give owners flexibility to add additional finishable space when properties are elevated for…
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