Q: I have a patio on the back of my property and I want to put a roof on it. My house is on a one-acre lot in unincorporated Pima County and there are no homeowners’ association rules about what I can do with my property. But I do want to respect my neighbors’ privacy and allow generous side-yard and backyard setbacks. I’m thinking the patio cover will be about 5 to 7 feet away from the back wall between our lots. Is that OK?
A: That’s probably going to be enough space for the setback. But you need to talk to the Pima County building department about what the legal setbacks have to be between properties. You also want to allow enough space in setbacks so that fire department equipment can have access during an emergency.
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