MID-RISE
Mesa City Code § 11-59-13
in effect11-59-13: - MID-RISE
A. Description
Mid-Rise: This Building Type is a medium-to-large-sized structure, four (4) to eight (8) stories tall built on a large lot that incorporates structured parking. This building type can be used to provide a vertical mix of uses with ground-floor commercial, service, or retail uses and upper-floor commercial, service, or residential uses; or may be a single use building, typically service or residential, where ground floor retail is not appropriate. This Building Type is a primary component of an urban downtown providing high-density buildings.
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B. Permitted Transects
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C. Lot Requirements
Lot Coverage | 100% max.
D. Number of Units
Unrestricted
E. Building Size, Massing, and Height
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Height | 4 stories min.; 8 stories max. 1 | See Chapter 58: Building Form Standards
Footprint
Floors 1—2
Width | 200' max. 2 | [image omitted; see the official code]
Depth | 150' max. 2 | [image omitted; see the official code]
Floors 3+
Depth | 65' max. 2 | [image omitted; see the official code]
F. Frontage Requirements
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Allowed Private Fronages | Dooryard Shopfront Gallery Arcade Terrace | See Chapter 60: Private Frontage Standards for private frontage type descriptions and regulations
Entrance Locations
Upper Floor Units | Accessed by a common entry along the front. | [image omitted; see the official code]
Ground Floor Units | May have individual entries along the front or side street. | [image omitted; see the official code]
G. Vehicle Access and Parking
Parking shall be accessed from the front, alley or side street.
Parking may be accessed from the front only when there is no adjacent alley or side street.
On-site parking spaces shall be in a structured garage. 3
H. Open Space
No private open space requirement.
Building rooftops, including parking structures, should be used to provide open space.
Courtyard(s)
Width | 20' min.; 50' max. | [image omitted; see the official code]
Width-to-Height Ratio | 1:2 to 2:1
Depth | 20' min.; 150' max. | [image omitted; see the official code]
Depth-to-Height Ratio | 1:1 to 3:1
Footnotes:
1. Height must also comply with Building Form Standards.
2. The floorplate of any floor may not be larger than the floor below.
3. A limited number of surface parking spaces along an alley may be approved by the Planning Director.
(Ord. No. 5948, § 1, 7-1-25)
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_ART6FOSECO_CH59BUTYST_11-59-13MSEFetched: 11/1/2026