Park Building Height Limit

Anyone know where I might be able to find a list with the height limits parks are aloud to build to. If not, why don't we compile one here.

I think I have heard before that Carowinds is 285 ft. (not that they will ever hit it ;))

Well Marine World is 150 feet at the lowest point of the park, and toward the water and back portions of the park it is 30 feet. So anywhere from 30-150.

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Six Flags Great America can't build above the Sky Trek observation tower. Not sure how tall that is, though.

Cedar Point pretty much has no restriction, or so I have heard.

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At SFGAm, they cannot build any taller than their SkyTrekTower (310 ft) but for anything taller than 125ft, they have to apply for a variance. You can see this in the Village of Gurnee Zoning Board Minutes from 9/27/2000 in meeting item #3 - this was when they got DejaVu approved.

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SFWoA just had their height limit raised from 180 to 210 feet over a year ago.

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Canobie is 80 feet.

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SFOG requires an FAA study over 200 feet, but it's possible (Great Gasp is 225').

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I know at Valleyfair, Power Tower is 275ft, and thats all the taller they can go because of Flying Cloud Airport that is just across the river.

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Jason Wilson said:
Anyone know where I might be able to find a list with the height limits parks are aloud to build to. If not, why don't we compile one here.
I think I have heard before that Carowinds is 285 ft. (not that they will ever hit it ;))

Actually the Carolina Skytower is 340ft.

I could understand there being limits though, it seems there's always a plane flying over when your there.

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Alton Towers has a treeline height limit, which is 65-70 feet, but have obviously found many great ways around it, Thorpe Park has a 100 Foot Limit, and i think Dorney has a 205 foot height limit, which was the reason why Dominator was shrunk from 250 Feet [I think] to about 170.

I think Great Adventure can't build over 300 feet due to the Air Force Base nearby. (Edwards AFB?)

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you can bulid above 200 feet in Orlando.Thats why They Bulit Dr Dooms Fear fall to Be 199 ft and the built TOT 199 just so they didnt have to put lights on the top or something.

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I think it's worth mentioning here there there isn't a height limit set by God or anything. Government agencies might have restrictions, but they're all empowered to grant exemptions. That's important to remember when you hear someone say, "omg thay cant bild that hi cuz of the hight limit!!!11"

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Jeff is correct, but depending on the jurisdiction (local politics), getting exemptions can be easy or nearly impossible. At SFA it is nearly impossible.

Jeff said:
I think it's worth mentioning here there there isn't a height limit set by God or anything. Government agencies might have restrictions, but they're all empowered to grant exemptions. That's important to remember when you hear someone say, "omg thay cant bild that hi cuz of the hight limit!!!11"

You're wrong. Talk to any SFOG fan and they'll tell you the Men In Black set the height restriction (with God's suggestion) at 200 feet, and you can't go higher than 200'. Nevermind that Gasp is 225', that's not the point.

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J and K set the limit? Or was it Zed?

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Men In Black = The big bad federgal government and the FAA. ;)

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Men In Black = The big bad federal government and the FAA. ;)

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Marine World can't get a "grant" to build over their height limits. They are basically set in stone, unless Six Flags actually would stop leasing the land and buy it.

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Can someone comfirm that the Carolina Skytower at Carowinds is 340 feet? That just seems AWFULLY high. Is that statistic including that giant flagpole?