Building Setbacks & Zoning in Chandler, AZ (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Chandler, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Chandler sets yard setbacks separately for each zoning district; its C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District requires a 50-foot front setback on arterial streets, 30 feet on other streets, a 12-foot side yard, and a 25-foot rear yard unless a masonry wall eliminates it.
Chandler C-1 District Yard Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsChandler City Code § 35-1203 (Ord. No. 3063, § 3, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 5075, § 2(Exh.), 2-22-24; Ord. No. 5142, § 2(Exh. A), 11-13-25)
(2) Front Yard: Buildings shall be set back at least fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way line along arterial streets and at least thirty (30) feet from the right-of-way line along all other streets... (3) Side Yard: A minimum side yard of twelve (12) feet shall be required on one (1) side of any lot or parcel not having rear or alley access... In all instances, a minimum twenty-foot side yard...
Structure Height Limits
Chandler caps single-family homes at 25 feet at the required building setback line under City Code §§ 35-403(1) and 35-703(1), the height rule that SF-8.5 and other single-family districts adopt straight from the AG-1 District. A roofline can climb higher only inside a 45-degree slope drawn from that setback line, topping out at 35 feet.
Chandler Single-Family Building Height Limit
Some RestrictionsChandler City Code §§ 35-403(1), 35-703(1)
35-403(1) Height regulations: No building shall exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height at the building setback line, except any building may exceed such height provided that at no point it projects above a line sloping inward and upward at a forty-five (45) degree angle at the required setback line to a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet. ... 35-703(1) Height regulations: Same as AG-1 Dist...
Lot Coverage Limits
In Chandler's City Center District, buildings can cover up to 100 percent of the lot: there's no percentage limit at all, unlike Chandler's standard residential and commercial districts. The only conditions are that full-lot coverage still has to satisfy stormwater drainage rules and the Uniform Building Code and Fire Code as adopted by the City.
Chandler Allows Full Lot Coverage Downtown
Few RestrictionsChandler City Code § 35-3204(C)
C. Lot coverage: Any building or structure as permitted herein may occupy up to one hundred (100) percent of the lot area, provided however, that such maximum building coverage shall not preclude compliance with any stormwater drainage requirements, or with the applicable requirements of the Uniform Building Code and Fire Code as adopted by the City of Chandler.
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