Gilbert, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- SF-43 / SF-35 max height
- 35 ft. / 2 stories
- SF-15 max height
- 30 ft. / 2 stories
- SF-D / SF-A max height
- 36 ft. / 3 stories
- Adjacency limit
- 1 story near higher-density/non-res land
- Height measured from
- finished grade to mid-roof
- Exceeding cap without approval
- civil fine up to $500
Summary
Gilbert caps single-family homes at 35 feet and two stories in its largest-lot districts, SF-43 and SF-35, stepping down to 30 feet and two stories in SF-15, while its small-lot SF-D and SF-A districts allow up to 36 feet and three stories. Height is measured from finished grade to mid-roof under LDC § 2.0, and homes backing higher-density or non-residential parcels are capped at one story.
Maximum Height (ft./stories) 35/2 ... B. Height: Dwelling units on lots where any portion of the lot backs or sides onto parcels designated on the zoning map as Residential >14 – 25 DU/Acre, or non-residential, other than Neighborhood Office, shall be limited in height to one-story.
Full Breakdown
4, set a maximum building height for each single-family zoning district in its own development table. I) tables, covering patio homes, zero-lot-line product, townhomes and rowhouses, permit up to 36 feet and three stories. 0 (Terms) as the vertical distance from the finish floor level or finished grade, whichever is lower, to the highest point of a flat or mansard roof, excluding the parapet, or to the mid-point of the highest sloped roof, so a pitched roof's ridge can run above the stated cap. B layers a lower, adjacency-based cap onto those district numbers: any dwelling on a lot that backs or sides onto property zoned for more than 14 to 25 dwelling units per acre, or onto non-residential zoning other than Neighborhood Office, is limited to one story regardless of what its own district table otherwise allows. 7, an owner cannot simply build above the table figure without one of those approvals.
Violations & Fines
Building above the district height cap, or above one story where § 3.2.5.B's adjacency limit applies, is a civil violation of the Zoning Code under LDC § 6.12.6.B, punishable by a Municipal Court fine of up to $500 per violation. An owner found responsible for three or more zoning violations within 24 months becomes a habitual offender under § 6.12.7, and a further violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail and a $2,500 fine.
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