What does R1-190 zoning mean in Scottsdale?

R1-190 is Scottsdale's large-lot single-family district requiring roughly a 190,000-square-foot (about 4.4-acre) minimum lot, used mainly in the hillside and desert-preservation areas of north Scottsdale where grading and disturbance are tightly restricted.

How do I find the zoning for a parcel in Scottsdale?

Scottsdale Planning & Development Services provides an online GIS zoning viewer showing the base district and any hillside, downtown, or planned-community overlay for a given address, and can issue a formal zoning verification letter.

What is a Planned Community District (PCD) in Scottsdale?

A PCD is a custom rezoning used for Scottsdale's large master-planned developments — resorts, mixed-use, and large residential communities — where a development-specific set of standards replaces the standard base-zone rules subject to City Council approval.

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Scottsdale, AZ zoning map & districts

Scottsdale zones under a Euclidean ordinance administered by the Planning & Development Services Department, with single-family districts denoted by minimum lot size in square feet (R1-7 through the large-lot R1-190 hillside district) and multifamily districts denoted R-3 through R-5. The city relies heavily on Planned Community District (PCD) and Planned Unit Development rezonings for its master-planned resort, employment, and residential areas, and applies a dedicated Hillside District overlay with strict grading and disturbance limits in the McDowell Mountains and other steep terrain.

The code City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance

Scottsdale zoning map

Open the official City of Scottsdale Open Data - Zoning — the official interactive map is the authoritative source for current district boundaries, not the summary on this page.

The City of Scottsdale Planning & Development Services Department maintains the zoning ordinance and the city's zoning map; parcel zoning is confirmed through Scottsdale's online GIS zoning viewer or a formal zoning verification request.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Scottsdale

As a large city, Scottsdale is subject to Arizona's 2024 HB 2720 ADU mandate and has been amending its ordinance to implement by-right ADUs citywide, alongside separate 2024 state legislation affecting residential lot-size standards. Downtown Scottsdale is governed by a separate set of downtown-specific zoning districts with distinct height, intensity, and design standards from the citywide code, reflecting the area's resort, entertainment, and arts-district character.

Scottsdale zoning districts by family

The 15 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Scottsdale, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the City of Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 8 districts
R1-7	Single-Family Residential District	Part of the R1 series (R1-5 through R1-190) graded by minimum lot size.
R1-10	Single-Family Residential District	Mid-tier single-family lot-size district in the R1 series.
R1-18	Single-Family Residential District	Mid-tier single-family lot-size district in the R1 series.
R1-35	Single-Family Residential District	Larger-lot single-family district common in north Scottsdale.
R1-190	Single-Family Residential District	Largest-lot single-family district, minimum 190,000 sq ft, for low-density desert areas.
R-3	Medium Density Residential District	Corrected name: ordinance labels R-3 Medium Density Residential, not Multiple-Family.
R-4	Townhouse Residential District	Corrected name: ordinance labels R-4 Townhouse Residential, not Multiple-Family.
R-5	Multiple-Family Residential District	Highest-density standard multifamily district.
Commercial 4 districts
C-1	Neighborhood Commercial District	Small-scale commercial serving surrounding neighborhoods; missing from prior list.
C-2	Central Business District	Corrected name: ordinance labels C-2 Central Business, not Community Commercial.
C-3	Highway Commercial District	Commercial uses along major arterials/highways.
C-4	General Commercial District	Broadest standard commercial district; missing from prior list.
Downtown / core 1 district
D	Downtown District	Downtown/Old Town core district; missing from prior list.
Industrial 1 district
I-1	Industrial Park District	Scottsdale's primary industrial/employment district.
Special purpose 1 district
P-C	Planned Community District	Corrected code: ordinance uses P-C for Planned Community; PCD does not exist as a district code.

Scottsdale zoning — common questions

What does R1-190 zoning mean in Scottsdale?: R1-190 is Scottsdale's large-lot single-family district requiring roughly a 190,000-square-foot (about 4.4-acre) minimum lot, used mainly in the hillside and desert-preservation areas of north Scottsdale where grading and disturbance are tightly restricted.
How do I find the zoning for a parcel in Scottsdale?: Scottsdale Planning & Development Services provides an online GIS zoning viewer showing the base district and any hillside, downtown, or planned-community overlay for a given address, and can issue a formal zoning verification letter.
What is a Planned Community District (PCD) in Scottsdale?: A PCD is a custom rezoning used for Scottsdale's large master-planned developments — resorts, mixed-use, and large residential communities — where a development-specific set of standards replaces the standard base-zone rules subject to City Council approval.

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Scottsdale zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.