SHD-RO — Surprise Heritage District - Residential Overlay
Per the City's published SHD Residential Neighborhood table (Table 2): maximum lot coverage 65 percent across attached, detached, and multifamily product.
Lot coverage in Surprise, AZ
What the Surprise zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
SHD-CO — Surprise Heritage District - Commercial Overlay
Per the City's published Non-Residential Area table (Table 3): maximum lot coverage 85 percent. The table notes dimensions may be illustrative only, and that specific property development standards are governed by the (pre-2021) Surprise Unified Development Code cross-reference in the source table; confirm the current LDO standard applies rather than this legacy cross-reference with Planning and Zoning (623-222-3000).
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