A-1 — Agricultural District - Rural Development
Minimum front yard 60 feet, side 30 feet, rear 60 feet. Maximum lot coverage 10 percent.
Setbacks in Queen Creek, AZ
What the Queen Creek zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
R1-190 — Rural Development District
Minimum front yard 60 feet, side 30 feet, rear 60 feet. Maximum lot coverage 10 percent.
R1-145 — Rural Development District
Minimum front yard 50 feet, side 30 feet, rear 50 feet. Maximum lot coverage 10 percent.
R1-108 — General Rural Development District
Minimum front yard 40 feet, side 20 feet, rear 40 feet. Maximum lot coverage 20 percent.
R1-54 — Rural Estate District
Minimum front yard 40 feet, side 20 feet, rear 40 feet. Maximum lot coverage 20 percent.
R1-43 — Suburban Residential Type A District
Minimum front yard 40 feet, side 20 feet, rear 40 feet. Maximum lot coverage 25 percent.
R1-35 — Suburban Residential Type B District
Minimum front yard 40 feet, side 20 feet, rear 40 feet. Maximum lot coverage 25 percent. R1-35 uses the straight numeric setbacks in Table 4.7-3, not the note 9 garage-face measurement that applies to R1-18 and smaller lots; the note 3 15-foot building-spacing rule applies only to R1-9 and R1-7, not R1-35.
R1-18 — Suburban Development Type B District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (front entry); 10 feet to living area (note 9), side 10 feet, rear 30 feet. Maximum lot coverage 35 percent.
R1-15 — Suburban Development Type B District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 10 feet, rear 25 feet. Maximum lot coverage 35 percent.
R1-12 — Urban Development Type A District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 10 feet, rear 25 feet. Maximum lot coverage 35 percent, with up to 5 percent additional for a qualifying front porch (note 4).
R1-9 — Urban Development Type A District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 5 feet (note 3: adjoining lots in R1-9 and R1-7 must keep a minimum 15 foot spacing between buildings), rear 25 feet. Maximum lot coverage 40 percent, plus up to 5 percent for a qualifying front porch (note 4).
R1-7 — Urban Development Type A District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 5 feet (note 3: minimum 15 foot spacing between buildings on adjoining lots applies in R1-9 and R1-7), rear 25 feet. Maximum lot coverage 40 percent, plus up to 5 percent for a qualifying front porch (note 4).
R1-5 — Urban Development District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 5 feet, may be 0 feet for attached housing or z-lot configurations with a use benefit easement (note 6), rear 20 feet for two-story homes, 15 feet for single-story homes or covered patios (note 10). Maximum lot coverage 50 percent for single-story, 55 percent for single-story homes under note 7 wording (note 7).
R1-4 — Medium Density Residential District
Minimum front yard 20 feet to front of garage (note 9), side 5 feet, may be 0 feet for attached housing or z-lot configurations with a use benefit easement (note 6), rear 15 feet for two-story homes, 10 feet for single-story homes or covered patios (note 11). Maximum lot coverage 50 percent (60 percent for single-story homes per note 8).
MDR — Medium Density Residential District
Minimum front yard 10 feet, side 5 feet (buffer yard standards under Table 5.3-1 apply per notes 2 and 6), rear 10 feet. Maximum lot coverage 60 percent (note **, calculated for the overall development site).
HDR — High Density Residential District
Minimum front yard 10 feet, side 0 feet subject to buffer yard standards, Table 5.3-1 (note 2), rear 15 to 60 feet depending on configuration per the chart (notes 2 and 6). Maximum lot coverage 60 percent, calculated for the overall development site.
MU — Mixed Use District
Dimensional standards for MU are established as part of the development approval PAD process, not in the citywide chart (Table 4.7-3, note 5). Maximum lot coverage 80 percent and maximum height 90 feet are the citywide caps; front, side, and rear setbacks are PAD-specific.
DC — Downtown Core District
Minimum front yard none set, side 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 0 feet, or a 15 foot landscape buffer where commercial abuts a residential district (notes 2 and 13). Maximum lot coverage 100 percent.
RC — Residential Commercial District
Minimum width 50 feet, minimum depth 100 feet. Front yard none set, side 5 feet, rear 5 feet, or a 15 foot landscape buffer where commercial abuts a residential district (note 13). Maximum lot coverage 80 percent.
AT — Agritainment District
All dimensional standards for AT, including setbacks, lot size, lot coverage, and height, are established as part of the development approval PAD process rather than a citywide chart value (Table 4.7-3, note 5). There is no default figure to fall back on; confirm the approved PAD document for the specific property.
PCD — Planned Community District
Dimensional standards for a PCD district are set in the adopting Development Agreement, not in Table 4.7-3. Confirm the specific agreement for the property before acting.
C-1 — Light Commercial District
Minimum width 50 feet, minimum depth 100 feet. Front yard none set, side 5 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (note 2). Maximum lot coverage 60 percent.
C-2 — General Commercial District
Minimum width 50 feet, minimum depth 100 feet. Front yard none set, side 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 15 feet, buffer yard standards apply (note 2). Maximum lot coverage 60 percent.
C-3 — Regional Commercial Center District
Dimensional standards for C-3, including setbacks, lot size, and height, are established through the PAD process rather than the citywide chart (Table 4.7-3, note 5). Maximum lot coverage 80 percent is a citywide cap; confirm the approved PAD document for the specific property for setbacks and height.
EMP-A — Office/Industrial Park District
Minimum width 100 feet, minimum depth 150 feet. Front yard none set, side 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 15 feet. Maximum lot coverage 80 percent.
EMP-B — General Industrial District
Minimum width 100 feet, minimum depth 150 feet. Front yard none set, side 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 25 feet. Maximum lot coverage 80 percent.
PRC — Parks, Recreation and Conservation Zone District
Front yard 60 feet, side 30 feet, rear 60 feet. No minimum lot area, width, or depth is set for PRC (Table 4.7-3).
P/QP — Public/Quasi Public District
Front yard none set, side 0 feet, buffer yard standards apply (Table 5.3-1) (note 2), rear 15 feet. Maximum lot coverage 100 percent.
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