Base district · public · City of Mesa AZ
Public and Semi-Public. Large-scale governmental, utility, recreational and educational facilities. No storage or residential use classifications are listed
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”.
Not allowed
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
Not allowed
No residential use classification other than an Accessory Dwelling Unit on a lot with an existing non-conforming residential use
Not allowed
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
Not allowed
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
Not allowed
No commercial or residential use classification is listed
Not allowed
Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'
A blank cell means this dataset carries no number for that standard — read it as “go and look”, not as zero.
| Standard | Value | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Floor area ratio (FAR) | — | far |
| Maximum height | 60 ft | max_height_ft |
| Maximum site coverage | — | site_coverage |
| Minimum lot area | — | min_lot_area_sf |
| Minimum lot width | — | min_lot_width_ft |
| Minimum lot area per dwelling unit | — | min_lot_area_per_du_sf |
| Maximum density | — | max_du_per_acre_derived |
| Front setback | 20 ft | setback_front_ft |
| Street-side setback | 20 ft | setback_side_street_ft |
| Interior side setback | 15 ft | setback_side_interior_ft |
| Rear setback | 15 ft | setback_rear_ft |
Dimensional standards from MZO 11-10-2 / 11-10-3.
Standards notes. Minimum site area: none. Maximum height is 30 ft within 60 ft of an RS, RSL or DR-1 district and 60 ft elsewhere; the 60 ft figure is recorded here. Front and street-facing side vary by adjacent street: 6-lane arterial 30 ft, 4-lane arterial 20 ft, collector 20 ft, local 20 ft, freeway 30 ft for buildings and 15 ft for parking; next to MX or DC the adjacent district's setback applies. Interior side and rear adjacent to RS: 20 ft on sites under 5 acres, 25 ft on sites 5 acres or larger. Adjacent to RM: 20 ft single story, 15 ft per story for two or more. Adjacent to non-residential: 15 ft per story. Facilities owned, leased or operated by city, county, state, federal government or school districts are considered permitted in this district
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.
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.
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.
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