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Section 623. Commercial C-2 District—Intermediate Commercial.
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A. Purpose. The C-2, Commercial Intermediate District, is a district of commercial uses of medium intensity designed to be compatible with each other and to provide for a wide range of types of commercial activity within the district.

B. Reserved.

C. District Restrictions.

1. Except as otherwise provided, all permitted uses and storaging of materials or supplies shall be conducted entirely within a closed building.

2. The display of merchandise outdoors as an accessory use to the permitted uses set forth in Section 623.D is prohibited unless a use permit is obtained and subject to the following standards for the outdoor display area:

a. A maximum 300 square feet of display area can be located anywhere along the building except as noted in Section 623.C.2.b;

b. No display or sale is permitted within ten linear feet of either side of the building entrance or exit;

c. The depth, measured from the front facade of the building, may not exceed ten feet unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department upon a determination that a greater depth does not interfere with any pedestrian passage;

d. Payment for the products displayed must occur indoors;

e. Outdoor display or sales shall not be located within any required setbacks or in the parking lot;

Large scale commercial retail uses shall meet the requirements set forth in section 623.E.5.f. and 623.E.5.g.;

f. Outdoor display of second hand/used merchandise sales is prohibited.

3. Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect the light away from adjacent residential districts. No noise, odor or vibration shall be emitted so that it exceeds the general level of noise, odor or vibration emitted by uses outside the site. Such comparison shall be made at the boundary of the site.

4. Promotional Events: The requirements for promotional events within this zoning district shall be the same as those set forth in the Planned Shopping Center District, Section 637.A.4, of this ordinance.

5. All commercial uses restricted to closed buildings except parking lots and liquid fuel pump services.

6. No use shall be considered an accessory use which is listed as a permitted use in any of the following districts: C-3, A-1, A-2, or S-2, unless otherwise specifically provided.

7. No boats or other types of watercraft, motorcycles, tractors, or similar vehicles that are built to carry passengers or cargo can be sold or displayed for sale on-site except by a registered vehicle retail sales dealership.

8. A commercial property owner can display for sale vehicles, which for purposes of this provision includes trailers, watercraft or other types of transportation that are built to carry passengers or cargo, when the display is being done on behalf of or in conjunction with a registered vehicle retail sales dealership and a use permit has been obtained in compliance with Section 307. The actual sale of the vehicle displayed must be completed by the registered retail sales dealership at their vehicle sales dealership site.

9. With the exception of those instances listed above in 623.C.7. and C.8., no other types of vehicle built to carry passengers or cargo can be sold or displayed for sale on-site except by a registered vehicle retail sales dealership and upon obtaining a special permit pursuant to Section 647.

D. Permitted Uses. All uses permitted in R1-6 if zoned commercial prior to January 5, 1994, non-single-family residential, and single-family attached uses permitted in R-3, R-4, R-5, R-4A, and C-1 districts; and in addition the following:

1. Adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theatre, adult live entertainment establishment, erotic dance or performance studio, subject to the following conditions or limitations:

a. None of the above listed uses may be located within 1,000 feet of the same type of adult use or any of the other adult uses listed above. This distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the buildings or portions thereof in which the businesses are conducted or proposed to be conducted.

b. None of the above listed uses may be located within 1,320 feet of a child care facility licensed by the State, private, public or charter school, a publicly owned playground, a publicly owned park recreation facility, or place of worship. This distance shall be measured from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing the specified use. In addition an adult use shall not locate within 1,320 feet of any of the following use districts: RE-43, RE-35, RE-24, R1-18, R1-14, R1-10, R1-8, R1-6, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-4A, R-5, S-1, PAD-1 through PAD-15. This distance shall be measured from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest zoning district line.

An adult use lawfully operating in conformity with this section does not violate this section if the uses listed or zoning districts in this subsection subsequently locate within 1,320 feet of the adult use.

c. Adult live entertainment, or erotic dance or performance studio, subject to a use permit.

d. These provisions shall not be construed as permitting any use or act which is otherwise prohibited or made punishable by law.

e. Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, an adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theatre, adult live entertainment establishment, or erotic dance or performance studio which is a nonconforming use or which does not conform to the separation standards set forth in this section shall not be converted to another of the above listed adult uses. An adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theatre, adult live entertainment establishment, or erotic dance or performance studio which is a nonconforming use or which does not conform to the separation standards set forth in this section shall not be expanded beyond the floor area devoted to such adult use on the effective date of this ordinance.

2. Agricultural Implements, Distributions and Display, Retail Sales

3. Ambulance Service Office

4. Antiques, Wholesale

5. Architects’ Supplies

6. Artificial Limbs, Braces, Sales

7. Artist’s Materials and Supplies, Wholesale

8. Assayers (See "Laboratory")

9. Assembly Halls, Auditoriums and Banquet Halls, subject to the following conditions:

a. Any assembly hall or banquet hall of less than 25,000 square feet in gross floor area shall be permitted only upon securing a use permit pursuant to Section 307.

b. Outdoor uses shall be permitted only upon securing a use permit pursuant to Section 307.

10. Auctioneers’ Auditorium, for Antiques, Fine Arts and Furniture, subject to a Use Permit.

11. Automobile Parts and Supplies, New Retail and Wholesale

12. Auto Seat Covers and Trim Shop

13. Automobile Rental excluding household moving centers, subject to the following regulations:

a. No on-site maintenance/washing allowed.

b. Maximum of 15 rental cars at any one location.

14. Awnings, Custom Fabrication and Sales

15. Bakers and Baked Goods, Manufacturing Wholesale and Storage

16. Balls and Bearings, Retail Sales

17. Bank Vault Storage

18. Barbers’ Supplies, Retail and Wholesale

19. Bathroom Accessories, Display and Retail Sales Only

20. Baths, Public

21. Beauty Shop

a. Massage Therapy, performed by a licensed massage therapist, is permitted as an accessory use.

22. Beauty Shop Equipment, Retail Sales

23. Beer, Ale and Wine Distributor, Wholesale and Storage (no bottling)

24. Beverages, Wholesale and Storage (no bottling)

25. Bingo

26. Biomedical and Medical Research Office and/or Laboratory

27. Blood Banks and Blood Plasma Centers as accessory to a hospital

28. Blueprinting

29. Boats, Retail Sale

30. Bookbinders, Commercial

31. Bowling Alleys

32. Brushes, Retail Sales

33. Building Materials, Retail Sales Only

34. Burglar Alarm Equipment Sales and Service

35. Burglar Alarm Watching Service

36. Bus Terminal, subject to the following conditions and/or limitations:

a. Shall not locate within 100 feet of a residentially zoned property,

b. Maintenance and fueling operations are prohibited,

c. All operations except passenger/cargo loading and unloading shall be conducted inside the building,

d. Buses shall not park for more than 12 hours.

37. Business Machines, Distribution and Retail Sales, Repair and Service, Storage and Wholesale

38. Butchers’ Supplies, Retail and Wholesale

39. Candy, Wholesale Distribution

40. Carpet, Rug and Furniture Cleaners

a. All activity except loading and unloading restricted to a closed building.

b. All solvents, shampoos, detergents and other agents shall be non-combustible and non-explosive, and shall require approval of the City Fire Marshal, and same shall not emit odors beyond the zoned lot boundaries.

c. Only hand portable machinery shall be permitted.

41. Car Wash. May be in an open building subject to a use permit.

42. Chemicals and Drugs, Storage and Distribution

43. Cigarette Service

44. Cigars Manufacturing, Custom Hand Rolled

45. Cigars, Wholesale and Storage

46. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants

47. Clothing, Wholesale and Distribution

48. Coffee, Wholesale and Storage, No Roasting

49. Coin Machines, Rental and Service

50. Community Residence Center

51. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Retail Sales, as an accessory use to automobile service stations, subject to the following limitations:

a. A use permit shall be obtained in accordance with the standards and procedures of Section 307 when the equipment is located on a lot or parcel which is contiguous to a lot or parcel which is zoned for residential development.

b. Natural gas fueling equipment may be sheltered by an enclosure constructed of non-combustible or limited combustible materials that has at least one side predominantly open and a roof designed for ventilation and dispersal of escaped gas. This facility shall be considered outdoors for Zoning Ordinance purposes. If the fueling equipment is not sheltered by such a structure, the equipment shall be screened with a masonry block wall which is architecturally compatible with the buildings on the site; the wall shall be predominantly open on one side.

c. The equipment shall not be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to a residential property line or four hundred (400) feet to a school property line.

d. The use shall comply with all pertinent requirements of the Phoenix Fire, Building, and Electrical Codes.

e. Signage on shelter wall shall be limited to that required by the Fire Code.

f. No container shall exceed a size of three hundred (300) gallons water capacity; no more than six (6) containers shall be included at a CNG facility. The containers shall be mounted horizontally.

52. Confectioners, Wholesale

53. Contractors Equipment and Supplies, Retail Sales

54. Contractors’ Office with Inside Storage of Materials Only

55. Conveyors, Retail Sales

56. Curios, Wholesale

57. Dental Laboratories

58. Dental Supplies, Retail and Wholesale

59. Diaper Supply Service

60. Dolls, Repairing

61. Draperies, Manufacturing

62. Drawing Materials, Retail Sales and Wholesale

63. Drugs, Wholesale Storage

64. Dry Goods, Wholesale and Storage

65. Egg, Storage and Processing

66. Electric Equipment, Retail Sales and Repair

67. Engravers

68. Exhibition Hall

69. Family Game Center

70. Farm Implements and Machinery, Retail Sales

71. Feed, Retail and Sales Office

72. Fire Protection Equipment and Supplies, Retail Sales and Service

73. Floor Coverings, Retail and Wholesale

74. Florist, Wholesale

75. Frozen Foods, Wholesale Storage and Distribution

76. Furniture, Repairing and Refinishing

77. Furs, Custom Cleaning, Storage

78. Garage Equipment, Retail Sales

79. Garage, Repair, Not Body and Fender Shops

80. Garages, Public

81. Gas Regulating Equipment, Sales and Service

82. Glass Shops, Custom

83. Guns, Retail Sales and/or Repairs, subject to the following limitations:

a. Commercial loading of small arms ammunition for on-site retail sale shall be permitted as an accessory use upon compliance with the following conditions:

(1) A maximum of five thousand (5,000) cartridges loaded per day.

(2) Ammunition loading and component storage activity shall not occupy more than two hundred (200) square feet, or 10 percent (10%) of the gross building area, whichever is less.

b. Commercial loading of small arms ammunition for on-site retail sale in excess of the standards listed in subsection 1 above shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

(1) A maximum of ten thousand (10,000) cartridges loaded per day,

(2) Ammunition loading and component storage activity shall not occupy more than five hundred (500) square feet, or 25 percent (25%) of the gross building area, whichever is less, and

(3) A use permit shall be obtained subject to the provisions of Section 307

c. The quantities, arrangement, distance requirements for the storage of propellant powder, primers, and percussion caps shall be in accordance with the Fire Code.

d. A permit to load ammunition shall be obtained from the Fire Department.

e. In addition to applicable requirements listed in subsections 1-4 above, the loading of specialty or custom ammunition shall be subject to obtaining a use permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 307.

84. Gymnasiums, Private or Commercial

85. Hospice.

86. Hospital. The following shall be permitted as an accessory use to a hospital:

a. Recreational vehicle parking. Recreational vehicle parking stalls shall be located no less than 60 feet from the hospital perimeter boundary, and be delineated on a site plan. Recreational vehicle parking areas are subject to an approved parking plan for new facilities, or an amended parking plan for existing facilities.

b. Helistop, subject to the following regulations and conditions:

(1) The hospital shall be licensed by the State of Arizona either as a "general hospital" or as a "specialty hospital—children’s," and for a minimum of 50 beds.

(2) A letter from the Phoenix Aviation Department that articulates concurrence that the following items have been addressed:

(a) Compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular No. 150/5390-2C "Helistop and Heliport Design," or subsequent revisions to this advisory circular.

(b) Submission of the "Notice of Landing Area Proposal" Federal Aviation Form 7480-1 and a letter of determination with no objection from the FAA.

(3) A helicopter sitting on the touchdown pad of a helistop or heliport shall emit a maximum noise level of no greater than 90 dB(A) at the boundaries of the lot or parcel containing the nearest residential use. Noise will be measured with an IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) or ANSI S1.4-1971 (American National Standards Institute) Type 1 sound level meter with A-weighted impulse response.

87. Hotel Equipment, Supplies and Retail Sales

88. Hotel or Motel

89. Janitors’ Supplies, Storage and Warehouse

90. Jewelers, Manufacturing

91. Jewelers, Wholesale

92. Kiddieland, subject to a use permit

93. Laboratories, Testing and Research

94. Laundries

95. Laundry Equipment and Supplies

96. Lawn Furniture, New, Sales

97. Lawn Mower Repair Shops

98. Leather Goods: Repairing, Sales, Custom or Handicraft Manufacturing

99. Linen Supply Laundry Service

100. Lithographers

101. Liquor, Storage and Wholesale

102. Lockers, Food Storage

103. Locksmiths’ Repair Shops

104. Machinery Dealers, Retail Sales and Showrooms

105. Machinery Rental

106. Medical Supplies, Retail Sales and Rentals

107. Milliners, Wholesale and Manufacturing

108. Millinery and Artificial Flower Making

109. Milling Equipment. Showrooms, Retail Sales

110. Mimeographing and Multigraphing, Commercial

111. Mineral Water Distillation and Bottling

112. Miniature Golf

113. Mirrors, Resilvering; Custom Work

114. Monuments, Retail Sales and Display

115. Mortuary

116. Motion Picture Equipment, Retail Sales and Display

117. Motion Picture Theatres

118. Motorcycles, Repairing and Sales

119. Musical Instruments, Repairing and Retail Sales

120. Music Studios

121. News Dealers

122. News Service

123. Newspaper Printing

124. Nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary facility, subject to the following conditions and limitations; failure to comply with the below regulations and requirements is subject to revocation per Section 307.

a. A use permit shall be obtained in accordance with standards and procedures of Section 307 and the following:

(1) Shall be reviewed every 365 calendar days.

(2) Provide name(s) and location(s) of the off-site cultivation location.

(3) Include a copy of the operating procedures adopted in compliance with Section 36-2804(B)(1)(c), Arizona Revised Statutes.

(4) A survey sealed by a registrant of the State of Arizona shall be submitted to show compliance with the distance requirements listed below.

b. Cultivation of medical marijuana is prohibited.

c. Shall be located in a closed building and may not be located in a trailer, cargo container, motor vehicle or similar structure or motorized or nonmotorized vehicle.

d. Shall not exceed 5,000 square feet of combined net floor area dedicated exclusively to the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and marijuana establishment; this shall include all storage areas, retail space and offices for the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and marijuana establishment.

e. Shall not be located within 5,280 feet of the same type of use or a medical marijuana cultivation or infusion facility. This distance shall be measured from the exterior wall of the building or portion thereof in which the business is conducted or proposed to be conducted to the nearest exterior wall or portion thereof of another medical marijuana dispensary, cultivation, or infusion facility.

f. Shall not be located within 500 feet of the following residentially zoned districts: S-1, S-2, RE-43, RE-35, R1-18, R1-14, R1-10, R1-8, R1-6, R-2, R-3, R3-A, R-4, R-4A, R-5, and PAD-1 through PAD-15. This distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the building or portion thereof in which the dispensary business is conducted or proposed to be conducted to the zoning boundary line of the residentially zoned district.

g. Shall not be located within 1,320 feet of a preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary or high school, public park, public community center, dependent care facility, homeless shelter, or youth community center. This distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the building or portion thereof in which the dispensary business is conducted or proposed to be conducted to the property line of the protected use.

h. Shall not be located within 1,320 feet of a place of worship. This distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the building or portion thereof in which the dispensary business is conducted or proposed to be conducted to the property line of the place of worship.

i. Shall have operating hours not earlier than 8:00 a.m. and not later than 10:00 p.m.

j. Drive-through services are prohibited.

k. There shall be no emission of dust, fumes, vapors or odors into the environment from the premises.

l. The retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products to consumers in a marijuana establishment shall be permitted as accessory use only.

125. Novelties, Wholesale

126. Nursing Home

127. Office Service: Stenographic Service, Letter Preparation, Addressing and Mailing, Duplicating, Multigraphing, Machine Tabulation, Research and Statistical

128. Oil Burners, Retail Sales and Repairs

129. Optical Goods, Manufacturing and Sales

130. Orthopedic Appliances, Manufacturing and Sales

131. Outside Retail Food Sales as an accessory use to a general retailer with a minimum of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of gross business area, including outside garden centers, subject to the following limitation:

a. A use permit shall be obtained in accordance with the standards and procedures of Section 307.

132. Painters’ Equipment and Supplies Shops, Wholesale and Storage

133. Parking Lot, Commercial, Subject to Provisions of Section 702

134. Pawn Shop. Subject to the following limitations:

a. A use permit shall be obtained subject to the standards and procedures of Section 307.

b. The exterior walls of the building in which the use is located shall be at least five hundred (500) feet from a residential district.

135. Reserved.

136. Photographic Developing and Printing

137. Photo-Engraving Company

138. Physical Therapy Equipment, Retail and Wholesale

139. Plastic and Plastic Products, Retail and Wholesale

140. Playground Equipment Sales

141. Plumbing Fixtures and Supplies, Display and Retail Sales

142. Pool and Billiard Halls

143. Poster Illustration, Studio

144. Pottery and Ceramics, Wholesale

145. Precision Instruments, Custom Repair

146. Printers

147. Propane Retail Sales permitted as an accessory use to service stations.

148. Propane Retail Sales as an outside accessory use to a retail facility.

149. Public Storage Garages

150. Public Utility Service Yards subject to the following conditions:

a. Securing a use permit.

b. All outside storage or uses shall be enclosed by a minimum six (6) foot screen fence.

(1) Said fence shall be masonry construction when adjoining a residence district.

(2) A ten (10) foot wide landscaped area outside of the wall, with screen plantings maintained to a height of ten (10) feet shall be provided when adjoining a residence district.

c. No lighting standards over six (6) feet high shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of a residence district.

151. Pumps, Retail Sales and Display

152. Radio Repair Shop

153. Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations

154. Radio and Television Studios

155. Reducing Salons

156. Refrigeration Equipment, Repairs and Sales

157. Restaurants, Bars and Cocktail Lounges, subject to the following conditions or limitations:

a. Music or entertainment shall be permitted subject to the following regulations:

(1) The stage or performance area shall be a maximum of 80 square feet unless a use permit is obtained.

(2) The noise level, measured at any point on the received property, shall not exceed 55 dBa unless a use permit is obtained. An occurrence where the sound level increases up to 60 dBa for five continuous seconds or less shall not be deemed a violation of this section as long as there are no more than five occurrences within an hour long interval.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to include an adult use.

b. Patron dancing shall be permitted only upon securing a use permit.

c. Outdoor recreation uses, outdoor dining, and outdoor alcoholic beverage consumption shall be permitted as accessory uses only upon securing a use permit, if within 500 feet of a residential district zoning line. This distance shall be measured from the exterior wall of the building or portion thereof in which the business is conducted or proposed use is to be conducted closest to the residential district zoning line.

d. Drive-through facilities as an accessory use to a restaurant, subject to the following conditions:

(1) Access to the site is to be from an arterial or collector street as defined on the street classification map.

(2) Securing a use permit if the queuing lane for the drive-through facility is less than 300 feet from a residential district zoning line. This distance shall be measured from the point of the queuing lane closest to the residential district zoning line.

e. Any bar or cocktail lounge which exceeds 5,000 square feet in gross floor area and is located on a lot or parcel within 300 feet of a residential district shall be permitted only upon securing a use permit. This distance shall be measured from the exterior wall of the building or portion thereof in which the business is conducted or proposed use is to be conducted closest to the residential district zoning line.

f. Outdoor food preparation and cooking shall be permitted as an accessory use subject to the following conditions:

(1) Securing a use permit.

(2) The regularly used cooking area inside the establishment shall be of equal or greater size than the outdoor cooking area.

(3) The outdoor cooking area shall be located within 50 feet of a building entrance from where the restaurant is operated. This distance shall be measured from the appliance in the outdoor cooking area closest to the building entrance from where the restaurant is operated.

(4) The outdoor cooking area shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from a residential district. This distance shall be measured from the appliance in the outdoor cooking area closest to the residential district zoning line.

158. Restaurant Equipment, Supplies and Retail Sales

159. Riding Equipment Sales

160. Road Building Equipment, Retail Sales

161. Rug Cleaning

162. Saddlery Shops, Custom, Handmade

163. Safes, Repairing and Sales

164. Saw Sharpening Shop

165. Schools: Barber, Beauty, Business, Commercial, Correspondence, Data Processing, Dancing, Gymnastics, Health, Insurance, Martial Arts, Modeling, Private, Real Estate, and Stenographic

166. School Equipment and Supplies Wholesale

167. Second Hand/Used Merchandise, Sales

168. Service Station Equipment, Wholesale

169. Sewing Machines, Commercial and Industrial Type, Retail Sales and Repairing

170. Shoe Repairing Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale

171. Sightseeing Tours, Garages and Depot

172. Sign Painters’ Shops, Not Neon Sign Fabrication

173. Skating Rinks, Indoor

174. Slip Covers, Custom Manufacturing

175. Soaps, Wholesale and Storage

176. Soda Fountain Supplies, Retail and Wholesale

177. Sound Systems and Equipment Sales

178. Sound Systems, Rentals and Repairs

179. Special School or Training Institution not offering curriculum of general instruction comparable to public schools

180. Spices, Wholesale and Storage

181. Sporting Goods, Wholesale

a. The sale of gunpowder and primers in excess of permitted retail quantities as regulated by the Fire Code shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1) Wholesale sales revenue shall constitute a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of sales revenue on the premises.

(2) The quantities, arrangement, and distance of such storage shall be in accordance with the Fire Code.

182. Steam Baths

183. Surgical Supplies, Wholesale

184. Surplus Stores

185. Swimming Pool, Commercial, Outdoor

186. Tanning Salon

a. Massage therapy, performed by a licensed massage therapist, is permitted as an accessory use.

187. Tattoo Shops, subject to securing a use permit pursuant to Section 307.

188. Taxicab Garages

189. Taxidermists

190. Telegraph Companies, Facilities and Offices

191. Telephone Companies, Facilities and Offices

192. Theaters

193. Tire Repairing Equipment and Supplies

194. Tobacco Oriented Retailers, subject to the following limitations:

a. Shall not be located within 500 feet of the same type use. This distance shall be measured from the property line of the parcel in which the use is conducted to the nearest property line of the parcel of the same type of use.

b. Shall not be located within 1,320 feet of a public, private, or charter school providing primary or secondary education, a park or playground, dependent care facility, homeless shelter, youth community center, recreation center, or place of worship. This distance shall be measured from the property line of the parcel in which the use is conducted to the nearest property line of the protected use.

195. Tobacco, Wholesale and Storage

196. Tombstones, Sales and Display

197. Tools, Wholesale and Distribution

198. Tortillas, Manufacturing Wholesale

199. Towels, Supply Service

200. Tractors, Retail Sales, Display

201. Upholsterers, Custom, Retail Sales and Supplies

202. Venetian Blinds, Custom Manufacturing and Cleaning

203. Veterinarians’ Supplies, Retail and Wholesale

204. Veterinary offices subject to the following conditions:

a. They shall be so constructed and operated as to prevent objectionable noise and odor outside the walls of the office.

b. Keeping or boarding of animals shall not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor of the office.

(1) There shall be no outdoor kennels or runs.

(2) There shall be no direct outside exit from any room containing kennels.

205. Veterinary Hospitals subject to the following conditions:

a. They shall be no closer than one hundred (100) feet to any residential district or to any residence, hotel, motel or restaurant in any district and shall have adequate controls to prevent offensive noise and odor.

206. Washing Machines, Retail Sales and Display, Custom Repairing

207. Water or Mineral, Drinking or Curative, Bottling and Distribution

208. Water Softening Equipment, Service and Repairs

209. Window Cleaners’ Service

210. Window Display Installations, Studio and Shops

211. Window Glass Installation Shops

212. Wines, Storage and Wholesale

E. Yard, Height and Area Requirements. To protect surrounding neighborhoods and preserve the public welfare, standards are herein established for yard, height and area requirements to provide an appropriate transition between commercial uses and adjoining neighborhoods. In recognition of the goals contained in the General Plan for uses and intensities within core areas, greater heights and intensities are herein encouraged.

1. Any multiple family residential use shall conform to the yard, height, area and density requirements set forth in Section 615 except as otherwise provided herein:

a. Where dwelling units do not occupy the ground floor, a front yard shall be maintained as provided in Section 701.D.3 for property defined in Section 623.E.3.

b. A request to exceed the yard, height, area or density requirements of Section 615 up to, but not to exceed those of Section 618, may be granted by the City Council, after a recommendation is received from the Planning Commission and in accordance with Section 506 upon finding that such increase is not detrimental to adjacent property or the public welfare in general and that:

(1) The property is within an area of a village core designated on approved plans for such development, or

(2) The property is adjacent to high density residential development of similar intensity and character.

Requests to amend a previously approved application shall follow the amendment procedure set forth in Section 500.

c. A site plan approved in accordance with Section 507 of this ordinance is required for all uses approved pursuant to Section 623.E.1.b.

d. Any residential use within the downtown redevelopment area, as defined in City Council Resolution No. 15143, shall conform to the yard, height, area, and density requirements set forth in Section 618.

2. Any single-family residential use shall conform to the following requirements:

a. Such development shall be permitted only if the property is designated as residential on the General Plan Map. If this standard is satisfied, the remainder of this section shall apply.

b. The applicant shall submit in writing to the Zoning Administrator a declaration of the development option (standard subdivision, average lot subdivision, conventional, or planned residential development) and density proposed for the residential use.

c. The Zoning Administrator shall determine the residential zoning district to which the proposed single-family development is equivalent, the use shall satisfy the development standards contained in Sections 609 through 613 for the development option and density of the equivalent zoning district.

d. Upon completion of development of a single-family residential use in accordance with this section, the Planning Commission shall initiate an application for rezoning the site to the residential zoning district appropriate for the site.

3. The following yard, height and area requirements shall apply to: 1) all structures located in a core area as defined in the General Plan except that for purposes of this provision, the Central City Village Core shall be defined as the area bounded by 7th Avenue, 7th Street, Roosevelt Street and Madison Street; 2) structures located on property which abuts Central Avenue between Camelback Road on the north and Harrison Street on the south; and 3) structures that have received rezoning prior to June 15, 1988, and are subject to a City Council stipulated site plan in accordance with Section 506.B and with exceptions as provided for residential uses in Section 623.E.1.

a. A front yard is required as provided in Section 701.D.3.

b. Side yards are required as provided in Section 701.D.3.

c. Pumps dispensing liquid fuel at automobile service stations shall maintain such setbacks as required in Section 622.E (No. 140), Section 701.A.7, and as required by the City of Phoenix Fire Code.

d. A maximum building height of four (4) stories not to exceed fifty-six (56) feet shall be permitted.

4. For any other non-residential uses permitted in the district, except as provided in Sections 623.E.3 and 623.E.5, the following requirements shall apply:

a. A maximum building height of two (2) stories not to exceed thirty (30) feet shall be permitted.

b. Request to exceed the above height limits may be granted by the City Council for developments up to four (4) stories not to exceed fifty-six (56) feet upon recommendation from the Planning Commission or the Zoning Hearing Officer finding that such additional height is not detrimental to adjacent property or the public welfare in general.

c. Canal Right-of-Way Setbacks: An average 20-foot setback shall be provided for sites containing structures not exceeding two stories or 30 feet in height with a minimum 15-foot setback permitted for up to 50 percent of the structure (including projections). An average 30-foot setback shall be provided for sites containing any structure exceeding two stories or 30 feet in height with a minimum 20-foot setback permitted for up to 50 percent of the structure (including projections). Landscaping equal to the required average setback times the canal frontage (exclusive of necessary driveways or canal right-of-way access ways) shall be provided adjacent to the canal right-of-way property line and shall not be less than 15 feet in depth.

d. Except as provided in Section 622.E.4.f., the following building setbacks (excluding canal right-of-way setbacks) shall apply:

BUILDING SETBACKS

Adjacent to Streets

For structures not exceeding two stories or 30'

Average 25'

Minimum 20' permitted for up to 50% of structure, including projections

For structures exceeding two stories or 30'

Average 30'

[Same as above]

Not Adjacent to Streets

When Adjacent Zoning is:

Maximum building height

S-1, S-2, RE-43 to R-3(*)

R-3A, R-4, R-5, R-4A(*)

CP, Ind. Pk., PSC, RSC, MUA, DC, GC, RH, UR

C-1, C-2, C-3 A-1, A-2, CP, Ind. Pk., P-1, P-2

1 story (or 15')

25'

10'

10'

0'

2 story (or 30')

50'

15'

10'

0'

3 story (or 42')

100'

30'

10'

0'

4 story (or 56')

150'

45'

10'

0'

(*)An additional one foot setback shall be provided for every one foot of height above 30 feet.

e. Landscaping requirements/materials, except as provided in 623.E.4.f below:

Streetscape

Landscaped Setback

Average 25' for structures not exceeding two stories or 30', minimum 20' permitted for up to 50% of the frontage. Average 30' for structures exceeding two stories or 30', minimum 20' for up to 50% of the frontage.

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees*

Min. 2-inch caliper (50% of required trees)

Min. 3-inch caliper or multi-trunk tree (25% of required trees)

Min. 4-inch caliper or multi-trunk tree (25% of required trees)

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per tree

Parking Lot Area

Interior surface area (exclusive of perimeter landscaping and all required setbacks)

Min. 10%

Landscaped planters

At ends of each row of parking & approximately every 110'

Landscaped planters**, single row of parking

Min. 120 sq. ft.***

Landscaped planters**, double row of parking

Min. 240 sq. ft.***

Additional parking lot landscaping

As needed to meet 10% minimum requirement, evenly distributed throughout the entire parking lot. Min. interior dimension 5' (length and width).

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees

Min. 2-inch caliper (60% of required trees)

Min. 1-inch caliper (40% of required trees)

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per tree

Perimeter Property Lines (not adjacent to a street)

Property lines not adjacent to a street

Min. 10-foot landscaped setback

Property lines not adjacent to a street, but adjacent to property zoned C-1 C-2, C-3, A-1, A-2, Commerce Park

None

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees*

Min. 2-inch caliper (60% of required trees)

Min. 1-inch caliper (40% of required trees)

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per tree

Adjacent to a Building

Building facades within 100' of the public right-of-way or adjacent to public entries to the building (excluding alleys)****

Min. 25% of the exterior wall length shall be treated with either a landscaped planter a min. five (5) feet in width or an arcade or equivalent feature.

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees*

Min. 2-inch caliper (60% of required trees)

Min. 1-inch caliper (40% of required trees)

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per tree

*20 feet on center or equivalent groupings.

**Measured from inside face of curb to inside face of curb.

***Not to exceed the length of a standard City of Phoenix parking stall. Modifications to the square footage may be approved by Planning and Development Department if the overall intent of the standard is being met.

****Or as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

f. For new commercial and office development on parcels of five acres or less which are not located in commercial developments with shared access and parking that adjacent to pre-existing structures that have less than a 25-foot front building setback:

(1) The twenty-five (25) foot minimum building and landscaped setback adjacent to a street for buildings less than two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet in height shall be reduced to the minimum setback established by the average frontage of existing buildings on a block not to exceed three hundred feet on any side of the subject property. The reduced building setback shall not conflict with visibility requirements.

(2) A minimum of five (5) feet landscaping, canopy/shade structure, or combination thereof shall be provided adjacent to the street frontage.

(3) At least one (1) identifiable public entrance directly accessible within fifty (50) feet adjacent to the street frontage shall be provided.

(4) A minimum of 50% of the area of the front building facade shall be composed of windows, shadow boxes, artwork or comparable architectural feature. The area to be counted toward the 50% shall begin no higher than 12 feet above finished floor. This computation will exclude entrances to parking and loading areas.

(5) A use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 307 is required to modify:

(a) The requirements for structure setback and number or location of public entrances directly adjacent to the street frontage may be modified by up to fifty percent (50%) when:

(1) The modification furthers the intent of this section through the provision of alternative design features that enhance the urban character of the pre-existing structures on the subject block, or

(2) Due to a small or irregular lot size or configuration, reasonable compliance with the standards of this Section is precluded or impractical.

(b) The requirements involving the area of the building facade that must be composed of windows, shadow boxes, artwork, or other architectural features, and the location of said features, may be modified by up to twenty-five percent (25%) when:

(1) The modification furthers the intent of this Section through the provision of alternative design features that enhance the urban character of the pre-existing structures on the subject block, or

(2) Due to a small or irregular lot size or configuration, reasonable compliance with the standards of this Section is precluded or impractical.

g. Accessory Uses: No accessory uses except for site ingress and egress, and public transportation related pedestrian amenities shall be provided within any required perimeter landscaped setback.

Surface and above grade public utilities may be permitted within the required perimeter landscaped setback subject to a use permit as approved by the Zoning Administrator or Board of Adjustment.

h. Lot Coverage: Lot coverage shall not exceed 50 percent (50%) of the net lot area exclusive of the first six (6) feet of roof overhang, open carports, covered patios or covered walkways.

i. Site Access: Access to a site containing any structure exceeding two (2) stories or (30) feet in height shall only be from an arterial or collector street as defined on the street classification map.

j. Site Plans: A site plan approved in accordance with Section 507 is required for sites containing any structure exceeding two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet in height.

k. The lot coverage, landscape or structure setback requirements up to 25 percent of the established setback for one- and two-story structures may be modified only upon securing a use permit and when:

(1) The proposed structure or use would occupy a lot which had been developed and used prior to June 15, 1988, and

(2) Due to the lot size or configuration, reasonable compliance with the standards of this Section is precluded, and

(3) It is demonstrated that the proposed structure and use furthers the intent of this Section through the provisions of alternative measures such as enhanced landscaping, screening walls, etc. which exceed the minimum standards as contained herein.

5. Any Large Scale Commercial Retail development shall conform to the following requirements:

a. Applicability: For all Large Scale Commercial Retail developments for which unexpired preliminary or final Planning and Development Department site plan approval has been obtained prior to February 19, 2003, these standards shall not apply.

Building Setbacks

From all property lines

Minimum 60-feet

Building Height

Within 60 feet of property lines

Max. 35 feet

Greater than 60 feet

See Section 623.E.4.d

Landscape

Streetscape

Setback

Average 30-foot setback, minimum 25-foot setback permitted for up to 50% of the frontage.****

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees*

Min. 2-inch caliper (50% of required trees)

Min. 3-inch caliper or multi-trunk tree (25% of required trees)

Min. 4-inch caliper or multi-trunk tree (25% of required trees)

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per tree

Parking Lot Area

Interior surface area (exclusive of perimeter landscaping and all setbacks)

Min. 10%

Landscaped planters

At ends of each row of parking & approx. every 110'

Landscaped planters**, single row of parking

Min. 150 sq. ft.***

Landscaped planters**, double row of parking

Min. 300 sq. ft.***

Landscaping adjacent to pedestrian walkways

See b.(1) and b.(2) below

Additional parking lot landscaping*

As needed to meet 10% minimum requirement, addl. landscaping to be evenly distributed throughout the entire parking area. Min. interior dimension five (5) feet (length and width). Min. rate of one (1) for every six 6 parking spaces, evenly distributed throughout the entire parking area.

Plant Type

Minimum Planting Size

Trees

Min. one 2-inch caliper per planter****

Shrubs

Min. five (5) 5-gallon shrubs per planter

Perimeter Property Lines (not adjacent to a street)

Property lines adjacent to an existing residential use or residential zoning district

Min. 15-foot landscaped setback

All other perimeter property lines

Min. 10-foot landscaped setback

Property lines not adjacent to a street, but adjacent to property zoned C-2, C-3, A-1, A-2, Commerce Park

None

Adjacent to a Building

Buildings that face a public street

See c.(1) and c.(2) below

*20 feet on center or equivalent groupings.

**Measured from inside face of curb to inside face of curb.

***Not to exceed the length of a standard City of Phoenix parking stall. Modifications to the square footage may be approved by Development Service Department if the overall intent of the standard is being met.

****Or as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

b. For landscaping adjacent to pedestrian walkways in parking lot, provide either:

(1) Minimum 15-foot wide combination sidewalk/landscaped planter along the walkway as approved by Planning and Development Department. Where planters are adjacent to head-in parking, they shall be a minimum 7.5 feet wide. At installation, the landscape palette shall contain a mixed maturity consisting of 60% trees with minimum 2-inch caliper, 40% with minimum 1 inch caliper, or

(2) An equivalent shade structure as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

c. Buildings that face a public street shall provide either:

(1) A minimum 15-foot combination sidewalk/landscaped planter at grade level adjacent to the building. The sum total of the landscaping shall be a minimum one-third (1/3) the length of the building facade and a minimum five (5) foot wide. Landscaping shall include minimum 2-inch caliper size trees placed 20 feet on center or in equivalent groupings with 5-gallon shrubs per tree, or

(2) An arcade or equivalent feature, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

d. Access:

(1) The development shall have direct site access as follows:

(a) To a freeway frontage road, or

(b) To one arterial road, or

(c) To a collector road.

(2) Except in a Village Core, access from a minor collector street where single-family residential zoning or uses are located within one-quarter ¼ mile of the subject property shall be subject to a use permit in accordance with the provisions of Section 307.

(3) No access is permitted from a local street.

e. Loading standards:

(1) Hours of operation for developments within 300 feet of a residential district:

(a) Loading permitted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Any expansion of the above mentioned hours are subject to obtaining a use permit in accordance with Section 307.

(2) Provide designated tractor-trailer stacking area that is not any closer than 60 feet to a residentially zoned property.

(3) Loading areas/docks shall not be closer than 60 feet to a residentially zoned district.

(4) Loading docks closer than 100 feet to a residential zoning district shall be screened with a solid masonry wall at a height determined by the Planning and Development Department to completely screen loading areas and delivery vehicles.

f. Standards for permanent outdoor garden sales (garden/outdoor living center):

(1) Permanent outdoor sales areas are limited to a maximum of 35,000 gross square feet.

(2) The outdoor sales area may be increased from 35,000 gross square feet to a maximum area of 50,000 gross square feet only upon securing a use permit and when:

(A) It is demonstrated that the proposed modification is not detrimental to adjacent property or the public welfare in general, or

(B) Due to a small or irregular lot size or configuration, reasonable compliance with the standards of this section is precluded or impractical.

(3) Products sold outdoors shall be screened by a minimum eight (8) foot high solid masonry wall or screened so as not to be visible from property line or street. Wall shall have a decorative finish that is complimentary to the primary building walls for all required screening.

(4) Decorative screen material(s) may be used only in garden centers but shall not exceed 50% of the screened area. Decorative screening may include one or more of the following: wire, fabric, screen material, landscaping and/or alternative materials, as approved by the Planning and Development Department.

(5) Chain link fencing is not permitted.

g. Temporary outdoor display and sales:

(1) Designate the area reserved for outdoor display and sales at front of building on site plan and delineate decoratively on the property.

(2) Temporary outside display and sales areas are subject to the following standards:

(A) Maximum 500 square feet of display area;

(B) No display and/or sales is permitted within 25 linear feet of either side of the building entrance(s)/exit(s);

(C) The allowable square footage and/or proximity of the display area to the building entrances/exits may be modified by 50 percent only upon securing a use permit when it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed modification is not detrimental to adjacent property and the public welfare in general.

h. Temporary outdoor storage containers:

(1) Designate an area for screened temporary storage containers at rear or sides of property, if provided.

(2) Temporary storage container area shall be screened by a minimum eight (8) foot high solid masonry wall or screened so as not to be visible from property line or street.

(3) A use permit must be obtained in accordance with the provisions of Section 307 in order to install/place temporary storage container(s).

F. Outdoor Storage, Push Carts.

1. Push carts made available for use by the public may be stored in temporary cart corrals located within the parking area of the retail center during normal business hours. Push carts must be stored inside the building or in an outdoor enclosure that is fully screened so as not to be visible from the property line or street after normal business hours or when not being used on a long term basis. (Ord. No. G-3447, 1991; Ord. No. G-3461, 1991; Ord. No. G-3483, 1991; Ord. No. G-3489, 1992; Ord. No. G-3494, 1992; Ord. No. G-3498, 1992; Ord. No. G-3504, 1992; Ord. No. G-3503, 1992; Ord. No. G-3525, 1992; Ord. No. G-3562, 1992; Ord. No. G-3604, 1992; Ord. No. G-3621, 1993; Ord. No. G-3720, 1994; Ord. No. G-3721, 1994; Ord. No. G-3731, 1994; Ord. No. G-3737, 1994; Ord. No. G-3787, 1994; Ord. No. G-3908, 1996; Ord. No. G-3916, 1996; Ord. No. G-4005, 1997; Ord. No. G-4040, 1997; Ord. No. G-4041, 1997; Ord. No. G-4058, 1997; Ord. No. G-4109, 1998; Ord. No. G-4366, 2001; Ord. No. G-4498, 2003; Ord. No. G-4515, 2003; Ord. No. G-4532, 2003; Ord. No. G-4566, 2003; Ord. No. G-4678, 2005; Ord. No. G-4937, 2007; Ord. No. G-5084, 2008; Ord. No. G-5242, 2008; Ord. No. G-5268, 2008; Ord. No. G-5440, 2009; Ord. No. G-5561, 2010; Ord. No. G-5544, 2010; Ord. No. G-5573, 2010; Ord. No. G-5620, 2011; Ord. No. G-5632, 2011; Ord. No. G-5633, 2011; Ord. No. G-5716, 2012; Ord. No. G-5742, 2012; Ord. No. G-5745, 2012; Ord. No. G-5746, 2012; Ord. No. G-5743, 2012; Ord. No. G-5874, 2013; Ord. No. G-5951, 2014; Ord. No. G-5959, 2014; Ord. No. G-6150, 2016; Ord. No. G-6151, 2016; Ord. No. G-6279, 2017; Ord. No. G-6331, 2017; Ord. No. G-6451, 2018; Ord. No. G-6529, 2018; Ord. No. G-6746, § 1, 2020; Ord. No. G-6810, § 2, 2021)