Sahuarita, AZ Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Single-family max height (all zones)
- 34 ft.
- Multifamily R-4 max height
- 34 ft.
- Multifamily R-5 max height
- 40 ft.
- Zoning permit required
- Concurrent with building permit
Summary
Single-family homes in every Sahuarita residential zone, from the five-acre RH zone down to the compact MH zone, are capped at 34 feet under Table 18.12-2 of Town Code Section 18.12.040. Multifamily buildings in the R-4 zone share the same 34-foot cap, while R-5 multifamily buildings may reach 40 feet.
Table 18.12-2 Development Standards – Main Buildings – Single-Family Attached and Detached RH GR-1 SR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 MH ... Maximum Building Height (ft.) 34 ... Table 18.12-3 Development Standards – Multifamily R-4 R-5 ... Maximum Building Height (ft.) 34 40
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
Table 18.12-2, the development standards table for single-family attached and detached homes, sets one maximum building height of 34 feet that applies across every zone it covers: RH, GR-1, SR, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, and MH. That single 34-foot ceiling holds whether the lot is a 180,000-square-foot RH parcel or a 1,500-square-foot MH lot. Multifamily development is governed separately by Table 18.12-3: buildings in the R-4 zone are held to the same 34-foot maximum, but the R-5 zone allows multifamily buildings up to 40 feet, six feet higher than anywhere else in the residential code. A zoning permit for a new structure must be obtained concurrently with the building permit required under Title 15 of the town code, and under Section 18.95.030 the zoning administrator, working with building safety, monitors construction and has the authority to suspend work that does not conform to the approved plans, including height.
Violations & Fines
A structure built above the applicable height limit is a zoning violation subject to Section 18.95.030, which lets building safety suspend construction that does not conform to the approved plans and lets the zoning administrator issue a citation. Section 18.95.040 caps the penalty at $750 per offense for an individual or $10,000 for a corporation, with each day of a continuing height violation counted as a separate offense before the town magistrate.
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