RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Mesa City Code § 11-31-35
in effect11-31-35: - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Recreational Vehicle Storage Lots that have been developed as part of a residential neighborhood and historically been used solely to serve the needs of that residential community may be allowed to expand the use in the RS district and provide storage service to people outside of the adjacent neighborhood, subject to approval of a Special Use Permit, in accordance with Chapter 70 of this zoning ordinance.
A. The review of the special use permit shall be based upon the following items:
1. The applicant has demonstrated that the storage of Recreational Vehicles has historically taken place on this site, and that the continued use of this lot for open air storage of Recreational Vehicles is consistent with this historical usage.
2. Screening of the storage lot is achieved through either: 1) a combination of a minimum 6-foot high masonry wall and 15-foot wide landscape buffer with trees planted at 20-foot on center; or 2) a minimum 8-foot high, fully grouted masonry wall.
3. The site may be accessed directly from an arterial or collector Street.
4. Landscaping along Street frontages complies with Landscaping requirements for the LC Zoning District where adjacent to arterial Streets, and at minimum substantially complies with LC Zoning District Landscaping requirements where adjacent to Streets not classified as a collector or arterial Street.
B. Signs associated with this activity:
1. All signs facing Single Residence land uses shall remain non-illuminated.
2. The maximum area of any individual sign shall be 32 square feet.
3. The maximum height of any detached sign shall be no higher than 8-feet.
4. The number of signs shall not exceed two per Street front in which direct vehicular access to the Storage Lot is available.
Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11ZOOR_ART4DERE_CH31STSPUSAC_11-31-35REVESTREZODIFetched: 11/1/2026