Chandler, Arizona Zoning Map
Zoning, overlays and hazards on every parcel — and an answer to what the code actually lets you build. Compiled from current zoning data for all 33 districts.
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Zoning
- District code & full name
- Category & ordinance article
- Parcel boundary & APN
- All 33 districts mapped
Use classes, resolved
- Permitted by right
- Conditional or by appeal
- Restricted / prohibited
- Read per zoning district
Building controls
- Accessory standards (ft)
- Max building height (ft)
- Max coverage
- Max density du (per acre)
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What can you build in Chandler's largest districts?
Setback, height, lot and coverage standards. 4 districts shown; all 33 are in the app.
Medium Density Residential Planned Area Development
- Min lot area
- PAD: As per the development plan
- Min lot width
- PAD: As per the development plan
- Front yard
- MF-1: (The yard requirements shall be determined by the right of way width of the street the lot fronts, Approved right of way width of abutting street: (50 to 59 ft: 20, 60 to 79 ft: 25, 80 to 99: 30, Greater than 99: 50), For through lots: A front yard shall be required from the street which the principal building will front), PAD: (As per the development plan, Infill development or redevelopment on properties located within the infill incentive district: up to 25 ft for arterial streets, up to 15 ft for collector streets)
- Side yards
- MF-1: (Interior lots: (For single, two and multi family dwelling: (Side: 5, Total of sides: 15, For other non residential principal buildings: 25)), Corner lots: (For residential purposes: (For street side: Half as required for a front yard for the abutting street, Interior side: 5, For non residential uses: 25))), PAD: As per the development plan
- Rear yard
- MF-1: (For single, two and multi family dwelling: 10, All other principal buildings: 30), PAD: As per the development plan
- Max coverage
- MF-1: ((All buildings: 45 percent of net lot area), PAD: As per the development plan
- Max height
- MF-1: (At the building setback line: 25 ft, Except any building may exceed such height provided that at no point it projects above a line sloping inward and upward at a 45 degree angle at the required setback line to a maximum height of 35 ft), PAD: As per the development plan ft
Medium Density Residential
- Min lot area
- —
- Min lot width
- —
- Front yard
- The yard requirements shall be determined by the right of way width of the street the lot fronts, Approved right of way width of abutting street: (50 to 59 ft: 20, 60 to 79 ft: 25, 80 to 99: 30, Greater than 99: 50), For through lots: A front yard shall be required from the street which the principal building will front
- Side yards
- Interior lots: (For single, two and multi family dwelling: (Side: 5, Total of sides: 15, For other non residential principal buildings: 25)), Corner lots: (For residential purposes: (For street side: Half as required for a front yard for the abutting street, Interior side: 5, For non residential uses: 25))
- Rear yard
- For single, two and multi family dwelling: 10, All other principal buildings: 30
- Max coverage
- 45
- Max height
- At the building setback line: 25 ft, Except any building may exceed such height provided that at no point it projects above a line sloping inward and upward at a 45 degree angle at the required setback line to a maximum height of 35 ft ft
Agricultural
- Min lot area
- —
- Min lot width
- —
- Front yard
- The yard requirements shall be determined by the right of way width of the street the lot fronts, Approved right of way width of abutting street: (50 to 59 ft: 20, 60 to 79 ft: 25, 80 to 99: 30, Greater than 99: 50), For through lots: A front yard shall be required from the street which the principal building will front
- Side yards
- Interior lots: 30 ft each side yard, Corner lots: (For street side: One half as required for a front yard for the abutting street but in no case less than 30 ft, Interior side: 30)
- Rear yard
- 40
- Max coverage
- 40
- Max height
- At the building setback line: 25 ft, Except any building may exceed such height provided that at no point it projects above a line sloping inward and upward at a 45 degree angle at the required setback line to a maximum height of 35 ft ft
Heavy Industrial Zoning District
- Min lot area
- 6000
- Min lot width
- 60
- Front yard
- 20
- Side yards
- 10
- Rear yard
- —
- Max coverage
- 60
- Max height
- 60 ft
Dimensional standards for all 33 Chandler districts
Plus permitted use classes, overlays and hazard layers per parcel.
Chandler, Arizona Zoning Districts: What Do They Mean?
Zoning districts are areas regulated by specific laws that determine land use, building types, and development rules. Each district below shows its zone type and which uses it permits.
| Zone Code | Category | Permitted Uses | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
AG-1 Agricultural | Agriculture |
| Standards & uses → |
AP-1 Airport District | Special |
| Standards & uses → |
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial | Commercial |
| Standards & uses → |
C-2 Community Commercial | Commercial |
| Standards & uses → |
Showing 4 of 33 districts
Start from what you're trying to build
Each one runs against the live Chandler dataset and returns the districts, standards and approvals involved.
Where can I build multifamily in Chandler?
7 of 33 districts permit multifamily - by right, conditionally, or by variance.
Run it →Which sites allow a warehouse?
2 industrial districts (I-2, IND-3) with height and access limits.
Run it →What does MF-1/PAD actually permit?
The full standards for one district, read straight from the source.
Run it →How is Chandler zoned?
Chandler's zoning code is Chapter 35 of the City of Chandler Municipal Code, and the district roster is the shortest of Arizona's five largest cities at 33 entries. The list is compact because Chandler leans heavily on one mechanism - the Planned Area Development - rather than on a long catalogue of base districts.
The conventional districts are straightforward. Single-family zones are SF districts where the numeral is the minimum lot size in thousands of square feet: SF-8.5 states 8,500 square feet, SF-10 states 10,000, SF-18 states 18,000 and SF-33 states 33,000. Multifamily runs MF-1, MF-2 and MF-3 from medium to high density; commercial runs C-1 neighbourhood, C-2 community and C-3 regional; and RU-43 is the rural district at one acre per dwelling unit. A City Center District covers downtown.
What gives the roster its shape is the PAD. Twelve of the 33 districts are Planned Area Developments: eleven pair a base district with a PAD - SF-10/PAD, MF-2/PAD, C-3/PAD and so on - and one is a standalone PAD zone. The PAD can be applied as an overlay on an established district or used independently, and in either case it replaces the district's fixed standards with ones written for the particular project.
That matters when you are testing a Chandler site. For a parcel carrying a PAD symbol, the height and area rules are set by the ordinance that adopted that PAD and held in its zoning file, not by the general standards for the base district. Two SF-10/PAD parcels can therefore differ. Across the 33 districts, 14 permit single-family, 7 permit multifamily, 13 permit an accessory dwelling and 20 permit commercial use.
Chandler zoning: frequently asked questions
Where is Chandler's zoning code?
Chapter 35 of the City of Chandler Municipal Code. It sets out the base districts - agricultural, single-family, multifamily, commercial, industrial and the City Center District - along with the Planned Area Development provisions that a large share of Chandler parcels rely on.
What does SF-10 mean in Chandler?
A single-family residential district with a 10,000 square foot minimum lot. The numeral is the lot size in thousands of square feet, and the convention holds across the family: SF-8.5 states 8,500 square feet, SF-18 states 18,000 and SF-33 states 33,000. The larger the number, the larger the required lot.
What is a PAD in Chandler zoning?
A Planned Area Development. It can be laid over an established district to give flexibility, or used as a district in its own right. Twelve of Chandler's 33 districts are PADs - eleven paired with a base district such as SF-10/PAD or C-2/PAD, plus one standalone PAD zone - which makes it the city's main tool for project-specific zoning.
Why can't I find setbacks for a Chandler PAD parcel in the code?
Because they are not in the code. For land in a Planned Area Development, the height and area regulations come from the ordinance that adopted that specific PAD, and are kept in the development's zoning file with the city. The general standards for the base district do not control, so two parcels sharing the same PAD symbol can carry different rules.
How many Chandler zoning districts allow multifamily?
7 of the 33 permit multifamily housing, alongside 14 that permit single-family, 13 that permit an accessory dwelling and 20 that permit commercial use. Chandler's multifamily capacity is concentrated in the MF-1, MF-2 and MF-3 districts and their PAD variants, so a site's potential usually turns on whether a PAD applies.
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