Sahuarita, AZ Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

060 of the Sahuarita Town Code sets the town's off-street loading standards for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. 75-4 to five spaces at 175,000 to 249,999 square feet and one additional space per 75,000 square feet beyond that. 75-5. Office uses need one space for the first 5,000 to 10,000 square feet, or may substitute a marked loading zone or a 30-foot-wide drop-off aisle for UPS and FedEx deliveries instead. Loading spaces must sit within 100 feet of the building they serve and no closer than 30 feet to land used, zoned or officially planned for residential purposes.

Minimum dimensions are 35 feet of length for commercial, institutional or office docks (45 feet for industrial), 12 feet of width and 15 feet of overhead clearance. Every loading area needs a durable paved surface, permanent striping or signage restricting the space to loading, and a five-foot landscaped strip with a six-foot opaque screen, wall, berm or vegetation buffering it from adjoining properties. Vehicles may not maneuver in a public right-of-way, and loading spaces cannot double as repair bays, general storage or required parking. The planning and building director may reduce loading requirements for unusual sites in consultation with the town engineer, and an aggrieved applicant may appeal a director's decision to the board of adjustment within 30 days.