Mesa City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 2
BASE ZONES
Sections
- CHAPTER 4 - AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT[1]
- CHAPTER 5 - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- 11-5-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-5-2: - LAND USE REGULATIONS
- 11-5-3: - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE RS AND RSL DISTRICT
- 11-5-5: - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE RM DISTRICT
- 11-5-6: - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR RM DISTRICTS WITH URBAN COMMUNITY CHARACTER DESIGNATOR (-U)
- 11-5-8: - COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH RESIDENCE
- 11-5-9: - REVIEW OF PLANS
- CHAPTER 6 - COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER 7 - EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER 8 - DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS[2]
- 11-8-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-8-2: - APPLICABILITY
- 11-8-3: - LAND USE REGULATIONS
- 11-8-4: - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
- 11-8-5: - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS
- 11-8-6: - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS—DOWNTOWN CORE DISTRICT
- 11-8-7: - SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR ALL DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS
- 11-8-8: - REVIEW OF PLANS
- CHAPTER 10 - PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICT[4]
- CHAPTER 11 - PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT
- 11-11-1: - PURPOSE AND INTENT
- 11-11-2: - LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- 11-11-3: - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- 11-11-4: - COMMUNITY PLAN REQUIRED
- 11-11-5: - REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT UNIT PLANS
- 11-11-6: - SITE PLAN REVIEW
- 11-11-7: - EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEWS
- 11-11-8: - AMENDMENTS TO AN APPROVED PC DISTRICT
- 11-11-9: - ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION APPEALS
- 11-11-10: - SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER 12 - ID - INFILL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS[5]
- CHAPTER 14 - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT[7]
- 11-14-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-14-2: - APPLICABILITY AND AUTHORITY
- 11-14-3: - EFFECT ON EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USES BEFORE AND AFTER OPT-IN TO EO
- 11-14-4: - LAND USE REGULATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- 11-14-5: - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- 11-14-6: - EO DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 11-14-7: - SITE PLAN REVIEW
- 11-14-8: - EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEWS
- 11-14-9: - AMENDMENTS TO AN APPROVED EO DISTRICT
- 11-14-10: - ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND APPEALS
- CHAPTER 15 - LEISURE AND RECREATION (LR) DISTRICT SECTIONS
ARTICLE 3
OVERLAY ZONES
Sections
- CHAPTER 19 - AIRFIELD OVERLAY DISTRICT
- CHAPTER 20 - AGE-SPECIFIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
- CHAPTER 21 - BONUS INTENSITY ZONE OVERLAY DISTRICT
- CHAPTER 22 - PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
- CHAPTER 23 - HISTORIC AND LANDMARK OVERLAY DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER 24 - DOWNTOWN EVENTS (DE) OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT[1]
- CHAPTER 25 - BILLBOARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
ARTICLE 4
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 30 - GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- 11-30-1: - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- 11-30-2: - BUILDING PROJECTIONS INTO SETBACKS
- 11-30-3: - EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT LIMITS
- 11-30-4: - FENCES AND FREESTANDING WALLS
- 11-30-5: - LIGHTING AND ILLUMINATION
- 11-30-6: - LOTS AND SUBDIVISIONS
- 11-30-7: - OUTDOOR STORAGE
- 11-30-8: - PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
- 11-30-9: - SCREENING
- 11-30-10: - SETBACKS AT INTERSECTIONS
- 11-30-11: - SWIMMING POOLS
- 11-30-12: - TRASH AND REFUSE COLLECTION AREAS
- 11-30-13: - TRUCK DOCKS, LOADING AND SERVICE AREAS
- 11-30-14: - VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS
- 11-30-15: - SOLAR PANELS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES
- 11-30-16: - PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS (PSC)
- 11-30-17: - DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
- CHAPTER 31 - STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES[1]
- 11-31-1: - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- 11-31-2: - ACCESSORY USES
- 11-31-3: - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
- 11-31-4: - ANIMAL KEEPING (AG AND ACCESSORY TO RESIDENTIAL USES)
- 11-31-5: - AUTOMOBILE RENTALS; AUTOMOBILE/VEHICLE SALES AND LEASING
- 11-31-6: - AUTOMOBILE/VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR AND MINOR
- 11-31-7: - AUTOMOBILE/VEHICLE WASHING
- 11-31-8: - BED AND BREAKFAST INNS
- 11-31-9: - COMMERCIAL USES IN ANY RESIDENCE DISTRICTS
- 11-31-10: - COMMUNITY GARDENS
- 11-31-11: - CONVENIENCE MARKETS
- 11-31-12: - CORRECTIONAL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES (CTHF)
- 11-31-13: - LARGE DAY CARE GROUP HOMES
- 11-31-14: - COMMUNITY RESIDENCES
- 11-31-15: - HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
- 11-31-16: - LARGE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- 11-31-17: - LIVE/WORK UNITS
- 11-31-18: - DRIVE-THRU AND PICK-UP WINDOW FACILITIES
- 11-31-19: - OUTDOOR EATING AREAS
- 11-31-20: - OUTDOOR DISPLAY
- 11-31-21: - PAWN SHOPS
- 11-31-22: - PLACES OF WORSHIP
- 11-31-23: - RECYCLING COLLECTION AND PROCESSING FACILITIES
- 11-31-24: - SCHOOLS
- 11-31-25: - SERVICE STATIONS
- 11-31-26: - SOCIAL SERVICE FACILITIES
- 11-31-27: - SPECIAL EVENTS
- 11-31-28: - ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS, NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOMES
- 11-31-29: - TEMPORARY PARKING LOTS
- 11-31-30: - TEMPORARY USES
- 11-31-31: - RESIDENTIAL USES IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- 11-31-32: - SUPERIOR DESIGN
- 11-31-33: - HOME OCCUPATIONS
- 11-31-34: - MARIJUANA FACILITIES
- 11-31-35: - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER 32 - ON-SITE PARKING, LOADING, AND CIRCULATION
- 11-32-1: - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- 11-32-2: - GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
- 11-32-3: - PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
- 11-32-4: - PARKING AREA DESIGN
- 11-32-5: - SHARED PARKING
- 11-32-6: - PARKING REDUCTIONS
- 11-32-7: - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS
- 11-32-8: - BICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE PARKING
- CHAPTER 33 - LANDSCAPING
- CHAPTER 34 - MANUFACTURED HOME/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER 35 - ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
- CHAPTER 36 - NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
- 11-36-1: - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- 11-36-2: - ESTABLISHMENT OF LEGAL NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
- 11-36-3: - EXPANSION OF NONCONFORMING USES
- 11-36-4: - ABANDONMENT OF NONCONFORMING USES
- 11-36-5: - CONTINUATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NONCONFORMING USES OR STRUCTURES
- 11-36-6: - DAMAGED OR PARTIALLY DESTROYED STRUCTURES
- 11-36-7: - ALTERATIONS AND ENLARGEMENTS TO NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
ARTICLE 5
SIGN ORDINANCE
Sections
- CHAPTER 41 - INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS[1]
- 11-41-1: - FINDINGS AND PURPOSE
- 11-41-2: - APPLICABILITY
- 11-41-3: - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- 11-41-4: - REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY
- 11-41-5: - CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRED
- 11-41-6: - NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGE SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- 11-41-7: - STANDARDS OF MEASUREMENT
- 11-41-8: - SIGHT VISIBILITY TRIANGLES
- 11-41-9: - RESPONSIBLE PARTY
- CHAPTER 42 - PORTABLE SIGNS[2]
- 11-42-1: - PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 11-42-2: - PORTABLE SIGN ALLOWANCES BY ZONING DISTRICT FOR DEVELOPED PROPERTY
- 11-42-3: - CLASSIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS
- 11-42-4: - PORTABLE SIGNS FOR UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY
- 11-42-5: - NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- 11-42-6: - FABRIC SIGNS
- 11-42-7: - VEHICLE SIGNS
- CHAPTER 43 - PERMANENT SIGNS[3]
- 11-43-1: - PURPOSE AND INTENT
- 11-43-2: - DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
- 11-43-3: - PERMANENT SIGN ALLOWANCES BY ZONING DISTRICT
- 11-43-4: - DRIVE-THRU AND DRIVEWAY SIGNS
- 11-43-5: - ELECTRONIC MESSAGE PANELS
- 11-43-6: - FLAGPOLES AND FLAGS
- 11-43-7: - FREEWAY LANDMARK MONUMENTS (FLM)
- 11-43-8: - MURALS
- 11-43-9: - STATUES, SCULPTURES AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGURES
- 11-43-10: - SUBDIVISION ENTRY SIGNS
- 11-43-11: - WINDOW SIGNS
- CHAPTER 44 - HISTORIC SIGNS[4]
- CHAPTER 45 - PROHIBITED SIGNS[5]
- CHAPTER 46 - USE PERMITS, VARIANCES, AND INTERPRETATIONS[6]
- CHAPTER 47 - SIGN PERMITS[7]
- 11-47-1: - SIGN PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND PENALTIES
- 11-47-2: - SIGNS AND ACTIONS NOT REQUIRING A SIGN PERMIT
- 11-47-3: - SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- 11-47-4: - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 11-47-5: - REQUIRED INSPECTIONS
- 11-47-6: - SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN
- 11-47-7: - SIGNS PLACED WITHIN FUTURE WIDTH LINE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
- 11-47-8: - APPEAL OF DENIAL OR REFUSAL TO ISSUE A SIGN PERMIT
- 11-47-9: - REVOCATION AND EXPIRATION OF A SIGN PERMIT
- CHAPTER 48 - LEGAL NONCONFORMING SIGNS[8]
- CHAPTER 49 - MAINTENANCE, REMOVAL, DISPOSAL, VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT[9]
- CHAPTER 50 - DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE SIGN ORDINANCE[10]
- CHAPTER 51 - BILLBOARDS
ARTICLE 6
FORM-BASED CODE
Sections
- CHAPTER 56 - FORM-BASED CODE OVERVIEW
- CHAPTER 58 - BUILDING FORM STANDARDS[1]
- 11-58-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-58-2 - APPLICABILITY
- 11-58-3: - OVERVIEW OF TRANSECT ZONES AND ALLOWED USES
- 11-58-4: - T3 NEIGHBORHOOD (T3N) STANDARDS
- 11-58-5: - T4 NEIGHBORHOOD (T4N) STANDARDS
- 11-58-6: - T4 NEIGHBORHOOD FLEX (T4NF) STANDARDS
- 11-58-7: - T4 MAIN STREET (T4MS) STANDARDS
- 11-58-8: - T5 NEIGHBORHOOD (T5N) STANDARDS
- 11-58-9: - T5 MAIN STREET FLEX (T5MSF) STANDARDS
- 11-58-10: - T5 MAIN STREET (T5MS) STANDARDS
- 11-58-11: - T6 MAIN STREET (T6MS) STANDARDS
- 11-58-12: - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR ALL ZONES
- CHAPTER 59 - BUILDING TYPE STANDARDS
- 11-59-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-59-2: - APPLICABILITY
- 11-59-3: - BUILDING TYPES OVERVIEW
- 11-59-4: - CARRIAGE HOUSE
- 11-59-5: - SINGLE-UNIT HOUSE, VILLAGE
- 11-59-6: - SINGLE-UNIT HOUSE, COTTAGE
- 11-59-7: - BUNGALOW COURT
- 11-59-8: - DUPLEX
- 11-59-9: - TOWNHOUSE
- 11-59-10: - MANSION APARTMENT
- 11-59-11: - APARTMENT HOUSE
- 11-59-12: - COURTYARD BUILDING
- 11-59-13: - MAIN STREET MIXED-USE
- 11-59-14: - MID-RISE
- 11-59-15: - HIGH-RISE
- 11-59-16: - ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR MID-RISE AND HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
- CHAPTER 60 - PRIVATE FRONTAGE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 61 - THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 62 - CIVIC SPACE STANDARDS
- CHAPTER 63 - SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY PLANS
- 11-63-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-63-2: - APPLICABILITY
- 11-63-3: - SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY PLAN REQUIREMENTS
- 11-63-4: - PEDESTRIAN SHEDS
- 11-63-5: - TRANSECT ZONES
- 11-63-6: - THOROUGHFARES
- 11-63-7: - CIVIC BUILDINGS AND CIVIC SPACES
- 11-63-8: - NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS/MAIN STREETS WITHIN NEW SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY PLANS
- 11-63-9: - MIX OF BUILDING TYPES WITHIN NEW SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY PLANS
- 11-63-10: - MIX OF LOT SIZES
- 11-63-11: - INCENTIVES
- 11-63-12: - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- 11-63-13: - APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSING
- CHAPTER 64 - DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 7
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- CHAPTER 66 - PLANNING AGENCY[1]
- CHAPTER 67 - COMMON PROCEDURES[2]
- 11-67-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-67-2: - APPLICATIONS, SUPPORTING MATERIALS AND FEES
- 11-67-3: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
- 11-67-4: - REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
- 11-67-5: - PUBLIC NOTICE
- 11-67-6: - CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 11-67-7: - RECORDS OF ACTIONS TAKEN
- 11-67-8: - EFFECTIVE DATES
- 11-67-9: - EXPIRATIONS AND EXTENSIONS
- 11-67-10: - MODIFICATIONS TO APPROVED PLANS
- 11-67-11: - REVOCATION OF PERMITS APPROVED THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
- 11-67-12: - APPEALS
- CHAPTER 68 - ZONING CLEARANCE
- CHAPTER 69 - SITE PLAN REVIEW
- 11-69-1: - PURPOSE
- 11-69-2: - APPLICABILITY
- 11-69-3: - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- 11-69-4: - INITIAL SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES
- 11-69-5: - REVIEW CRITERIA
- 11-69-6: - ACTION & CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
- 11-69-7: - MODIFICATIONS TO APPROVED SITE PLANS
- 11-69-8: - APPEALS
- 11-69-9: - EFFECTIVE DATE, RENEWAL AND LAPSE OF APPROVAL
- CHAPTER 70 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- CHAPTER 71 - DESIGN REVIEW[3]
- CHAPTER 72 - DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PERMITS
- CHAPTER 73 - SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PERMITS (SCIP)
- CHAPTER 74 - HISTORIC DISTRICT AND HISTORIC LANDMARK PROCEDURES[4]
- CHAPTER 75 - AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PLAN
- CHAPTER 76 - AMENDMENTS TO ZONING MAP
- CHAPTER 77 - APPEALS[5]
- CHAPTER 78 - ANNEXATIONS
- CHAPTER 79 - ENFORCEMENT
- CHAPTER 80 - VARIANCES
- CHAPTER 81 - ADAPTIVE REUSE PERMIT
ARTICLE 8
LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- CHAPTER 86 - USE TYPES
- 11-86-1: - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- 11-86-2: - RESIDENTIAL USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-3: - PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-4: - COMMERCIAL USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-5: - EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-6: - TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND UTILITIES USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-7: - AGRICULTURAL AND EXTRACTIVE USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-8: - MIXED-USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- 11-86-9: - TEMPORARY USE CLASSIFICATIONS
- CHAPTER 87 - DEFINITIONS