Building Setbacks & Zoning in Sahuarita, AZ (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Sahuarita, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Sahuarita's zoning code sets minimum yard setbacks for single-family homes by district in Table 18.12-2. The RH zone needs 50-foot front, street-side and rear yards with a 20-foot interior side; the compact R-5 zone drops to a 20-foot front yard, as little as 0 feet on an attached interior side, and only a 10-foot rear yard. Substandard lots of record get separate reductions.
Sahuarita Yard Setback Minimums by Zone
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.12.040, Table 18.12-2
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 ... Minimum ... Setbacks Front and Street-Facing Side 50 30 50 30 30 20 20 20 20 Interior Side 20 10 10 10 10 8 5 foot detached/0 attached 5 foot detached/0 attached 8 Street Side 20 Rear 50 40 50 40 40 25 15 10 25
Structure Height Limits
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.
Sahuarita Residential Building Height Limits
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.12.040, Tables 18.12-2 & 18.12-3
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
Lot Coverage Limits
Sahuarita caps maximum lot coverage at 60 percent in the R-3 zone, 70 percent in R-4, and 75 percent in R-5 under Table 18.12-2 of Town Code Section 18.12.040, while the RH, GR-1, SR, R-1, and R-2 zones carry no coverage figure in that table. The 60 percent R-3 figure applies only to lots platted after July 1, 2023.
Sahuarita Residential Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsSahuarita Town Code § 18.12.040, Table 18.12-2
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 Lot Coverage – – – – – 60%*1 70% 75% – ... 1 Applies to subdivisions platted after July 1, 2023. For subdivisions platted prior to July 1, 2023, the maximum lot coverage is 50 percent.
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