RA — Rural Agricultural
Maximum building height 35 feet.
Building height in Maricopa, AZ
What the Maricopa zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
GR — General Rural
Maximum building height 30 feet.
RS-1 — Low Density Residential
Maximum building height 30 feet.
RS-3 — Medium Density Residential
Maximum building height 30 feet.
RS-4 — Medium Density Residential
Maximum building height 30 feet.
RS-5 — Medium Density Residential
Maximum building height 30 feet.
RM — Multiple Unit Residential
Maximum building height 36 feet.
RH — High Density Residential
Maximum building height 42 feet.
RMHP — Residential Manufactured Home Park
Maximum building height 15 feet.
NC — Neighborhood Commercial
Maximum building height 40 feet. First floor ceiling height minimum 12 feet clear.
GC — General Commercial
Maximum building height 40 feet.
SC — Shopping Center
Maximum building height 40 feet.
GO — General Office
Maximum building height 40 feet. First floor ceiling height requirement does not apply (n/a) in GO, unlike NC/SC/GO's sibling districts which require 12 feet clear.
MU-N — Neighborhood Mixed Use
Maximum building height 30 feet. Minimum building height 2 stories.
MU-G — General Mixed Use
Maximum building height 60 feet. Minimum building height 2 stories.
LI — Light Industrial
Maximum building height 40 feet, subject to exceptions in MCC 18.80.080. First floor ceiling height minimum 15 feet clear.
GI — General Industrial
Maximum building height 40 feet, with an asterisk in the table indicating a possible exception condition (review-gated: exact footnote text not independently confirmed this session; see MCC 18.80.080). First floor ceiling height minimum 15 feet clear.
IP — Industrial Park
Maximum building height 40 feet. First floor ceiling height minimum 15 feet clear.
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