Buckeye, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- AG district cap
- 25% (greenhouses exempt)
- R1-43 district cap
- 30%
- MH district cap
- 40%
- R1-18 through MF-2
- no separate table cap
Summary
Buckeye's Development Code Table 4.1-1 caps lot coverage at 25% in the AG district, 30% in R1-43, and 40% in the MH manufactured-home district; R1-18 through MF-2 carry no separate lot-coverage maximum in this table.
TABLE 4.1-1: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS — RURAL AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. District: AG | R1-43 | R1-18 | R1-10 | R1-6 | R1-3 | R1-1 | MF-1 | MF-2 | MH. Lot Coverage, maximum (%): 25 [7] | 30 | | | | | | | | 40. [7] Lot coverage maximum does not apply to greenhouse structures.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 22 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Table 4.1-1 of Buckeye's Development Code (Article 4, Rural and Residential Districts) sets maximum lot coverage as a percentage of net lot area for only three of the ten rural/residential districts: AG at 25%, R1-43 at 30%, and MH (manufactured home) at 40%. The R1-18, R1-10, R1-6, R1-3, R1-1, MF-1, and MF-2 cells are left blank, meaning the table imposes no separate coverage percentage there, footprint in those zones is instead controlled by the setback and building-height standards in the same table. Footnote 7 exempts greenhouse structures from the AG district's 25% cap. This applies inside Buckeye city limits in Maricopa County, not unincorporated county land.
Violations & Fines
Site plans exceeding the Table 4.1-1 percentage trigger a plan-review rejection by the Zoning Administrator; built coverage over the cap is a zoning code violation subject to city code enforcement and required correction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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