Lake Havasu City, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Section 14.02.03(A) of the Lake Havasu City Code attaches a dimensional standards table, Table 2-2, to the R-A: Residential Agricultural district, and that table is where the yard setback minimums actually live rather than in running text. Under the table's Building Standards half, the minimum depth of the front yard is 50 feet, more than double the 20-foot front setback the code sets for the R-1 single-family district a few sections later, reflecting R-A's semi-rural, one-acre-lot character. Side yard setbacks step up by lot position: a general interior side yard needs 10 feet, a corner lot needs 20 feet on its street side, and a reversed corner lot needs 50 feet, matching the front-yard figure because a reversed corner lot's side effectively faces a second street.

Rear yards follow the same corner logic: 50 feet generally, dropping to 10 feet only where the lot is a reversed corner and the rear line abuts a side street rather than another lot's rear line. The table itself flags that it is 'a summary of selected standards' and directs builders to Article IV, Dimension Standards, for any additional regulations, so accessory structures, projections into setbacks, and exceptions for corner or flag lots are governed by that separate article rather than by Table 2-2 alone. Development Services checks these figures against the site plan before issuing a building permit for any structure in the district.