MAIN STREET MIXED-USE
Mesa City Code § 11-59-12
in effect11-59-12: - MAIN STREET MIXED-USE
A. Description
Main Street Mixed-Use: This Building Type is a small-to-medium-sized structure, typically attached, intended to provide a vertical mix of uses with ground-floor commercial, service, or retail uses and upper-floor commercial, service, or residential uses. Smaller versions of this Building Type include live/work units. This Building Type makes up the primary component of a neighborhood main street and portions of a downtown main street, therefore being a key component to providing walkability.
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B. Permitted Transects
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C. Number of Units
Units | 2 min.
D. Building Size and Massing
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Main Body
Height | 2 stories min.; 4 stories max. 1 | See Chapter 58: Building Form Standards
Width | 150' max. | [image omitted; see the official code]
Depth | 65' max. | [image omitted; see the official code]
Secondary wing(s)/Accessory Structure(s)
Width | 100' max. 2 | [image omitted; see the official code]
Depth | 65' max. 2 | [image omitted; see the official code]
Separation from main body | 10' min. | [image omitted; see the official code]
E. Frontage Requirements
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Allowed Private Fronages | Dooryard Forecourt Gallery Arcade Shopfront Terrace | See Chapter 60: Private Frontage Standards for private frontage type descriptions and regulations
Entrance Locations
Main Body 2
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]
Secondary Wing/Accessory Structure Units | On corner lots, units may front the side street. | [image omitted; see the official code]
F. Vehicle Access and Parking
Parking shall be accessed from a side street or alley.
Parking drives and access may be shared on adjacent lots.
On-site parking spaces may be enclosed or open.
Garages may be detached or tuck-ender.
G. Private Open Space
No private open space requirement.
Footnotes:
1. Height must also comply with Building Form Standards.
2. A secondary wing/accessory structure shall have a smaller footprint, a narrower width, and a depth than the main body.
(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_11-59-12MASTMIEFetched: 11/1/2026