Casa Grande, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front yard setback
- 15 feet (20 feet for street-facing garage)
- Side yard setback
- 5 feet, one side at least 10 feet
- Corner side yard setback
- 15 feet from property line
- Rear yard setback
- 20 feet from property line
- Institutional use setback
- 50 feet on all sides
- Enforcing department
- Planning and Development Department
Summary
In the City of Casa Grande's R-1 single-family zone, Table 17.20.150 sets a minimum 15-foot front yard setback (20 feet for a garage door or carport facing the street), a 5-foot minimum side yard with at least one side at 10 feet, a 15-foot corner side yard, and a 20-foot rear yard. Schools, churches and similar institutional uses must sit 50 feet from every property line.
Table 17.20.150 R-1 Zone ... Minimum Front ... Minimum Side Minimum Corner Minimum Rear Yard
Use Yard Setback Yard Setback Side Yard Setback from from Property from Property Setback from Property Line Line Line Property Line Single-family - 15' * 5'/10' ** 15' * 20'
detached ... * A garage door, or the front of a carport, that faces a street shall have a minimum setback of 20'. ** No side shall be less than five feet; at least one side yard shall be a minimum of ten feet.
Full Breakdown
Casa Grande Municipal Code § 17.20.150 governs yard setbacks for the R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone, one of six residential zoning districts set out in Chapter 17.20. Table 17.20.150 requires a 15-foot front yard setback for a single-family detached home, except that any garage door or carport front facing a street must sit back at least 20 feet. Side yards must be at least 5 feet, but at least one side yard on the lot must measure a full 10 feet; corner lots carry a 15-foot side setback along the street side.
Rear yards need 20 feet. Schools, civic, cultural and religious institutions, along with their accessory structures over 675 square feet, must instead meet a uniform 50-foot setback on all four sides. Accessory structures follow the separate standards in § 17.52.100 rather than the principal-building table. Section 17.20.160 permits open steps and decks to project up to 5 feet into a required front or side setback, but covered patios, decks, porches and carports may not encroach into any required yard at all, and a house or garage roof eave may not come within 3 feet of a side property line.
Any R-1 lot inside a mapped floodplain must also meet the separate requirements of Chapter 15.40 under § 17.20.180. The Planning and Development Department reviews building plans against these tables before issuing a permit.
Violations & Fines
Casa Grande Municipal Code § 1.08.010 makes any violation of the zoning code a Class II misdemeanor when no specific penalty is listed, punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to four months in jail, or both, at the city judge's discretion. Each day a setback encroachment continues is a separate offense, and the condition can also be abated by the city as a public nuisance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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