Setbacks in Maricopa, AZ

What the Maricopa zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

RA — Rural Agricultural

Front: 50 feet. Interior side: 30 feet (50 feet if the building is used for poultry or animals). Street side: 40 feet. Rear: 50 feet.

Table 18.30.030

GR — General Rural

Front: 40 feet. Interior side: 20 feet (50 feet if the building is used for poultry or animals). Street side: 30 feet. Rear: 40 feet.

Table 18.30.030

RS-1 — Low Density Residential

Front: 25 feet. Interior side: 10 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 25 feet.

Table 18.35.030

RS-3 — Medium Density Residential

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 7.5 feet. Street side: 7.5 feet. Rear: 20 feet.

Table 18.35.030

RS-4 — Medium Density Residential

Front: 20 feet (15 feet under note (2), (C), (1) conditions per the table). Interior side: 5 feet. Street side: 5 feet. Rear: 20 feet.

Table 18.35.030

RS-5 — Medium Density Residential

Front: 15 feet (per the (2) note figure in the sampled table row; confirm against the base row). Interior side: 5 feet. Street side: 5 feet. Rear: 15 feet.

Table 18.35.030

RM — Multiple Unit Residential

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 5 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 20 feet. Building separation: minimum 10 feet between buildings. Where RM adjoins an interior lot line in an RS district, the maximum height within 30 feet of the RS district boundary is capped at 30 feet, and the building setback from the RS boundary is 15 feet for interior side yards and 20 feet for rear yards (MCC 18.35.040).

Table 18.35.040

RH — High Density Residential

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 5 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 20 feet. Building separation: minimum 10 feet between buildings.

Table 18.35.040

RMHP — Residential Manufactured Home Park

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 5 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 10 feet.

Table 18.35.040

NC — Neighborhood Commercial

Front: 10 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 10 feet. Rear: 20 feet.

Table 18.40.030

GC — General Commercial

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 30 feet.

Table 18.40.030

SC — Shopping Center

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 40 feet.

Table 18.40.030

GO — General Office

Front: 20 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: 30 feet.

Table 18.40.030

MU-N — Neighborhood Mixed Use

Front: 10 feet. Interior side (residential uses only): 5 feet. Minimum building height 2 stories. First floor ceiling height for nonresidential uses: minimum 12 feet clear.

Table 18.45.030

MU-G — General Mixed Use

Front: 10 feet. Interior side (residential uses only): 5 feet. First floor ceiling height for nonresidential uses: minimum 12 feet clear.

Table 18.45.030

LI — Light Industrial

Front: 25 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: review-gated (row was cut off in the captured table image; confirm directly, likely 15-20 feet based on the table's visual pattern).

Table 18.50.030

GI — General Industrial

Front: 35 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 25 feet. Rear: review-gated (row was cut off in the captured table image; confirm directly).

Table 18.50.030

IP — Industrial Park

Front: 25 feet. Interior side: 0 feet. Street side: 20 feet. Rear: review-gated (row was cut off in the captured table image; confirm directly).

Table 18.50.030

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