Can you build self-storage / multifamily in AG (City of Mesa AZ)?
Agricultural district; farms and very low density single residence. Mini-Storage is not a listed use
What you may build in AG
Every verdict below is the base-district answer read out of the
ordinance of record, with the section that says so. A use with no row is shown as
unknown rather than folded into “no”.
Self-storage
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2 (Table 11-4-2)
The code's own words for this use
Mini-Storage
Transcription confidence
high
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
Multifamily
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2 (Table 11-4-2)
The code's own words for this use
Multiple Residence (two or more primary dwelling units on a single lot)
Transcription confidence
high
Only Single Residence is listed in the AG table
Indoor warehousing
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2
The code's own words for this use
Indoor Warehousing and Storage
Transcription confidence
high
Not listed for this district. Note that in the commercial districts the row is absent entirely, unlike Mini-Storage which is listed with explicit values
Middle housing
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2
The code's own words for this use
Middle Housing (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhouses)
Transcription confidence
high
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
Mixed use
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2
The code's own words for this use
mixed use (residential combined with commercial on one site)
Transcription confidence
high
No commercial use classification is available alongside the residential use
RV / boat storage
Not allowed
Code section
MZO 11-4-2
The code's own words for this use
Boat and Recreational Vehicle Storage
Transcription confidence
high
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
How big you may build it
A blank cell means this dataset carries no number for that
standard — read it as “go and look”, not as zero.
Dimensional standards, AG — City of Mesa AZ
Standard
Value
Field
Floor area ratio (FAR)
—
far
Maximum height
30 ft
max_height_ft
Maximum site coverage
15%
site_coverage
Minimum lot area
435,600 sf
min_lot_area_sf
Minimum lot width
400 ft
min_lot_width_ft
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit
—
min_lot_area_per_du_sf
Maximum density
0.1 du / acre
max_du_per_acre_derived
Front setback
30 ft
setback_front_ft
Street-side setback
30 ft
setback_side_street_ft
Interior side setback
60 ft
setback_side_interior_ft
Rear setback
60 ft
setback_rear_ft
Dimensional standards from MZO 11-4-2 / 11-4-3.
Standards notes. Minimum lot area is stated as 10 acres (435,600 sf). Maximum building coverage 15%; maximum 2 stories. Interior side minimum is 60 ft each side and 120 ft aggregate of 2 sides
No district in this dataset publishes a floor area ratio: intensity in this code is governed by lot coverage, height and — for residential — density or minimum lot area per dwelling unit. See the metro page for the provenance note on that.
Now find out whether it pencils in City of Mesa AZ.
Run the envelope this district allows, free, in about a minute — lot area, FAR or height, and the residual land value it supports.
The quick screen is free and needs no account. The sample
study is the seven-page deliverable the Feasibility Desk produces.
Before you rely on this
base district only; overlay geometry not checked — an Airfield or Form-Based Code designation can flip answers
This is a base-district reading of the ordinance text, transcribed
from the source below. It is not a Zoning Verification Letter, not a determination by
the jurisdiction, not legal advice, and not a substitute for asking the planning
department about a specific parcel. Overlays, recorded plan conditions, rezoning
stipulations and parcel geometry are not checked here, and any one of them can change
the answer on this page.
Verify locally before you spend money. Call the planning counter,
pull the parcel's zoning-map designation and its case history, and confirm the
section cited above still reads the way it reads here.
Source of record
Document
Mesa City Code, Title 11 — Zoning Ordinance (the "MZO")
Publisher of record
City of Mesa, hosted on Municode (CivicPlus Codification)