Buckeye, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- AG–R1-6 districts
- 35 feet max
- R1-3 & R1-1 districts
- 45 feet max
- MF-2 district
- 60 feet max
- MH district
- 30 feet max
Summary
Buckeye's Table 4.1-1 caps residential building height at 35 feet through most single-family districts, rising to 45 feet in R1-3 and R1-1, 60 feet in the MF-2 multifamily district, and dropping to 30 feet for manufactured-home lots.
District: AG | R1-43 | R1-18 | R1-10 | R1-6 | R1-3 | R1-1 | MF-1 | MF-2 | MH. Building Height, maximum (feet): 35 35 35 35 35 45 45 40 60 30.
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 the Development Code (Ch. 7, Article 4, Rural and Residential Districts) sets a flat 35-foot maximum building height in AG, R1-43, R1-18, R1-10, and R1-6: the large-lot to standard single-family districts. The cap rises to 45 feet in R1-3 and R1-1 (the small-lot districts), 40 feet in MF-1, and 60 feet in MF-2, the highest-density multifamily district. Manufactured-home (MH) lots are capped lowest, at 30 feet. Height is measured from finished grade directly beneath a point on the building to its highest point, per the Development Code's definitions section. Applies inside Buckeye city limits, not unincorporated Maricopa County.
Violations & Fines
Buckeye's Zoning Administrator denies building permits over the Table 4.1-1 height cap; a structure built taller than allowed is a zoning code violation subject to city code enforcement and required modification.
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