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A person may reduce the setback to 25 feet if natural or constructed erosion protection is approved by the appropriate floodplain administrator. Natural erosion protection will be evaluated based the Arizona State Standard 5-96 recommended setback to a watercourse utilizing the minimum 25’ setback or recommended setback to a watercourse, whichever distance is greater. |\n| Water main or branch waterline | 10 | None. |\n| Domestic service water line and water holding tanks | 5 | Measured horizontally between the water line and the wastewater pipe, except that the following are allowed:\u003Cbr>A water line may cross above a wastewater pipe if the crossing angle is between 45 and 90 degrees and the vertical separation distance is 1 foot or more and a water line may parallel a wastewater pipe with a horizontal separation distance of 1 foot to 5 feet if the bottom of the water line is 1 foot or more above the top of the wastewater pipe and is in a separate trench or on a bench in the same trench. |\n| Downslopes or cut banks greater than 15 percent, culverts, ditches, and small washes or concentrated drainage (washes with a peak discharge rate of 11- 49 cfs) from:\u003Cbr>Treatment works components | 10 | A person may reduce the setback if system design places the components beneath the lowest finished or natural grade elevation of the downslopes or cut banks greater than 15 percent, culverts, ditches, and small washes or concentrate","cbCaiaUUXcP60G4R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaUUXcP60G4R","pdf",151830,"English","# Setback Distance Chart\n## Setback requirements by feature\n## Special provisions and measurement methods","[{\"question\":\"What setback distance applies to buildings or structures near an on-site wastewater treatment facility?\",\"answer\":\"A 10-foot setback applies to building/structure features, including porches, decks, and steps, breezeways, roofed patios, carports, covered walks, and similar appurtenances.\"},{\"question\":\"Can setback distances be reduced along certain property lines?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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