Can you build self-storage in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Not allowed. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2). Expressly shown as a prohibited use (em dash). Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Can you build indoor warehousing in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Not allowed. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2). Expressly prohibited (em dash). Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Can you build middle housing in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Not allowed. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2). Expressly prohibited (em dash). Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Base district · commercial · City of Mesa AZ

Can you build self-storage / multifamily in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Q: Can you build multifamily in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Permitted by right. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2) · Development Plan Review, Chapter 69. Note 1: 'Multiple Residence permitted at a minimum density of 20 units/acre in an exclusive multiple residence project. No minimum density when part of a mixed-use project.' Same note-16 anomaly. Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Q: Can you build mixed use in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Permitted by right. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2) · Development Plan Review, Chapter 69. Retail, eating and drinking, offices, personal services and residential are all listed in the same column. Note 15 to Table 11-8-2 makes several commercial rows 'Only permitted in conjunction with non-residential uses'. Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Q: Can you build RV or boat storage in DC (City of Mesa AZ)?

Not allowed. MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2). Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'. Base district only — overlays are not checked, and this is not a Zoning Verification Letter.

Downtown Core. Tallest downtown district; Mini-Storage prohibited

What you may build in DC

Every verdict below is the base-district answer read out of the ordinance of record, with the section that says so. A use with no row is shown as unknown rather than folded into “no”.

Self-storage

Not allowed

Ordinance symbol: —
Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: Mini-Storage
Transcription confidence: high

Expressly shown as a prohibited use (em dash)

Multifamily

Permitted by right

Ordinance symbol: P (1, 16)
Approval body: Development Plan Review, Chapter 69
Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: Multiple Residence (two or more primary dwelling units on a single lot)
Transcription confidence: medium

Note 1: 'Multiple Residence permitted at a minimum density of 20 units/acre in an exclusive multiple residence project. No minimum density when part of a mixed-use project.' Same note-16 anomaly

Indoor warehousing

Not allowed

Ordinance symbol: —
Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: Indoor Warehousing and Storage
Transcription confidence: high

Expressly prohibited (em dash)

Middle housing

Not allowed

Ordinance symbol: —
Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: Middle Housing (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhouses)
Transcription confidence: high

Expressly prohibited (em dash)

Mixed use

Permitted by right

Ordinance symbol: P
Approval body: Development Plan Review, Chapter 69
Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: mixed use (residential combined with commercial on one site)
Transcription confidence: high

Retail, eating and drinking, offices, personal services and residential are all listed in the same column. Note 15 to Table 11-8-2 makes several commercial rows 'Only permitted in conjunction with non-residential uses'

RV / boat storage

Not allowed

Code section: MZO 11-8-2 (Table 11-8-2)
The code's own words for this use: Boat and Recreational Vehicle Storage
Transcription confidence: high

Not listed in the district use table; the table preamble states 'Use classifications not listed are prohibited'

How big you may build it

A blank cell means this dataset carries no number for that standard — read it as “go and look”, not as zero.

Dimensional standards, DC — City of Mesa AZ
Standard	Value	Field
Floor area ratio (FAR)	—	`far`
Maximum height	60 ft	`max_height_ft`
Maximum site coverage	—	`site_coverage`
Minimum lot area	—	`min_lot_area_sf`
Minimum lot width	—	`min_lot_width_ft`
Minimum lot area per dwelling unit	—	`min_lot_area_per_du_sf`
Maximum density	40 du / acre	`max_du_per_acre_derived`
Front setback	10 ft	`setback_front_ft`
Street-side setback	10 ft	`setback_side_street_ft`
Interior side setback	0 ft	`setback_side_interior_ft`
Rear setback	0 ft	`setback_rear_ft`

Dimensional standards from MZO 11-8-2 / 11-8-5 (Table 11-8-5).

Standards notes. Height 60 ft applies to non-residential development. No minimum lot area or lot coverage standard is stated. Non-residential interior side and rear 0 ft, or 10 ft adjacent to residential development. Residential interior side 5 ft, rear 10 ft. Multiple Residence in DC carries a MINIMUM density of 20 units/acre in an exclusive multiple-residence project and no minimum when part of a mixed-use project (note 1 to Table 11-8-2). Minimum open space 200 sf per dwelling unit

No district in this dataset publishes a floor area ratio: intensity in this code is governed by lot coverage, height and — for residential — density or minimum lot area per dwelling unit. See the metro page for the provenance note on that.

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Before you rely on this

base district only; overlay geometry not checked — an Airfield or Form-Based Code designation can flip answers

This is a base-district reading of the ordinance text, transcribed from the source below. It is not a Zoning Verification Letter, not a determination by the jurisdiction, not legal advice, and not a substitute for asking the planning department about a specific parcel. Overlays, recorded plan conditions, rezoning stipulations and parcel geometry are not checked here, and any one of them can change the answer on this page.

Verify locally before you spend money. Call the planning counter, pull the parcel's zoning-map designation and its case history, and confirm the section cited above still reads the way it reads here.

Source of record

Document: Mesa City Code, Title 11 — Zoning Ordinance (the "MZO")
Publisher of record: City of Mesa, hosted on Municode (CivicPlus Codification)
Codified through: Ordinance No. 5996, adopted 2026-03-09 (banner text, verbatim)
Retrieved: 2026-08-12

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