Rio Rancho City Zoning Code
154.50 ZONING
TABLE/RESIDENTIAL.
District | Minimum Lot Area (in square feet) | Minimum Lot Width (in feet) | Setbacks (in feet) | Maximum Building Height1 (in feet) | ||||||
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Front | Rear | Side | Corner | Garages | ||||||
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E-1 | 21,780 | no min | 35 | 25 | 102 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 |
M-H | 5,000 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
R-14 | 7,000 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
R-2 | 5,000 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
R-3 detached | 3,000 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
R-3 attached | 1,200 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | NA | 0 | 32 |
R-3 M-F | 10,000 | 70 | 20 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | NA | NA | 0 | 50 |
R-4 | 4,000 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
R-5 | 2,500 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
R-6 | 10,000 | 70 | 20 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | NA | NA | 10 | 78 or 6 stories |
R-6 detached | 3,000 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
R-6 attached | 1,200 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | NA | 0 | 32 |
1 No building or structure shall exceed 32 feet in height except as permitted herein.
2 In the case where the side setback requirement in total is greater than 20% of the lot frontage, the side setback may be reduced to five feet.
3 Zero lot line setbacks are allowed on one side with a 10-foot setback on the opposite side.
4 The minimum lot area assumes that the lot is serviced by community utilities. If on-site water and/or sewer were used, then lot sizes required by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division shall apply.
5 Setbacks for pools and sports courts, freestanding wind energy units and flagpoles, please see Section 154.60(B).
(Ord. 18-20; Am. Ord. 24-19)