Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 18 — ZONING›Division IV — USES, YARDS, HEIGHTS, PARKING, LOADING, RIDESHARING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS
Lincoln Municipal Code Ch. 18.40 Height Regulations
Lincoln Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lincoln
Cite as: Lincoln Municipal Code Chapter 18.40 · Text as of 2026-10-04
18.40.010 - Applicability—Chimneys, steeples and similar appurtenances.¶
The height regulations specified for the various districts in this title shall be subject to the height regulations and exceptions in this chapter. Exception: Where chimneys, silos, cubicles, flagpoles, monuments, gas storage holders, water tanks, church steeples and similar structures and mechanical appurtenances are permitted in the district, height limits may be exceeded upon the securing of a conditional use permit from the planning commission pursuant to the provisions in Chapter 18.56.
(Ord. 690B § 1, 2000: Ord. 357B § 4.04.000, 1979)
18.40.020 - Excessive height permitted when.¶
In any district in which the height limit is less than 75 feet, public and semipublic buildings, communication equipment buildings, schools, churches, hospitals, other institutions and commercial buildings permitted in such districts may be erected to a height not exceeding 75 feet upon securing a conditional use permit from the planning commission.
(Ord. 799B § 8, 2006: Ord. 357B § 4.04.010, 1979)
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