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Bartlesville City Zoning Code

SECTION 5

COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS

5.1 - Districts

5.1.1

0 Office District.

5.1.1.1

Purpose. This district was created to permit professional offices and related uses to be located in close relationship to residentially zoned property. It is anticipated that this zoning designation will principally be applied to individual parcels of land whose adjacency to an arterial street or other more intensive land use limits its desirability for residential use.

The uses permitted in this zoning district are low intensity uses which are most compatible with residential uses. Rezoning of parcels of land to this category shall not be construed as a precedent for rezoning similar or adjacent parcels to more intensive commercial uses.

5.1.1.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the 0 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.1.3

0 (Office) District Bulk Regulations. Zoning District Bulk Regulations for the 0 (Office) District are set forth in Tables 5.2, 6.2 and Section 7.6. Because of the sensitivity of site development adjacent to residential uses, no permit for new construction or alteration of existing construction which increases the floor area or impervious surface of the site by more than ten percent may be issued without prior site plan review by the Planning Commission and governing body.

Site Development Plans are to be submitted to the Community Development Director for review and approval by the governing body with recommendation from the MAPC. Plans shall be drawn to scale and include the location and dimensions of all existing and proposed structures and their relationship to adjoining properties and structures, driveways, parking areas and walkways; landscape areas and provisions for screening; grading plans; and provisions for drainage and public utilities. Approval of said Site Development Plan shall be processed in accordance with the PUD Regulations contained in Section 7.6.

5.1.2

C-2 Neighborhood Shopping District

5.1.2.1

Purpose. This district is designed to provide locations for the conduct of retail trade and personal service enterprises to meet the regular needs of and for the convenience of adjacent residential areas. The types of uses authorized in this district are limited to those that serve the everyday needs of the household. Because these facilities are an integral part of the neighborhood; more restrictive requirements for open space and off-street parking are made than are provided in other commercial districts.

5.1.2.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-2 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.2.3

C-2 District Bulk Regulations. Zoning district bulk regulations for the C-2 District are set forth in Tables 5.2 and 6.2 and Section 7.6.

5.1.3

C-3 Major Shopping District

5.1.3.1

Purpose. This district is designed to provide for shopping facilities covering a wide range of retailing and personal services including most of the shopping goods and services needed to satisfy the personal and household needs of the residents of a major section of the urban area.

5.1.3.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-3 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.3.3

C-3 District Bulk Regulations. Zoning district bulk regulations for the C-3 District are set forth in Tables 5.2 and 6.2 and Section 7.6.

5.1.4

C-4 Central Commercial District

5.1.4.1

Purpose. This district is designed to be the central business district or the downtown shopping and employment area for the community and surrounding trade area. This district is intended to provide space for retailing of all kinds, professional offices, financial institutions, amusement facilities, transient facilities, and limited wholesaling and warehousing.

5.1.4.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-4 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.4.3

C-4 District Bulk Regulations. Zoning district bulk regulations for the C-4 District are set forth in Tables 5.2 and 6.2 and Section 7.6.

5.1.4.4

Design Review Procedure. Certain development activities within the C-4 Downtown Commercial District are subject to compliance with the Downtown Design Guidelines adopted by the City Council on August 11, 2008 and confirmed by Ordinance No. 3335 approved by the City Council on September 7, 2010. The design review procedure shall be required for the following types of development:

A.

New construction and exterior renovations of existing structures;

B.

New or expanded accessory structures;

C.

Exterior renovations to accessory structures;

D.

Any permanent sign;

E.

Parking lots;

F.

Fencing;

G.

Screening;

H.

Requests for the usage of a public sidewalk;

I.

Planting or removal of any tree or landscape feature which is visible from a public right-of-way or alleyway;

J.

Repair, remodel, or replace any exterior building materials

If a regulated development activity requests a financial incentive, the design of said development activity shall be reviewed and approved by the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority (BRTA). If no financial incentive is being requested in connection with a regulated development activity, then the design of said development activity shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director. A decision of the BRTA or Community Development Director may be appealed to the City Council by the applicant or any property owner within 300-feet.

The design review process shall in no way be construed to influence the approval of land uses within the Downtown Redevelopment District. Approval of land use shall be obtained from the Community Development Department prior to the initiation of the design review process.

5.1.5

C-5 General Commercial Districts

5.1.5.1

Purpose. This district is designed to accommodate miscellaneous commercial enterprises serving the consumer public, business, industry, and agriculture. This district will provide for commercial uses that do not need to be in shopping centers or the central business district or which are undesirable in such areas.

5.1.5.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-5 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.5.3

C-5 District Bulk Regulations. Zoning district bulk regulations for the C-5 District are set forth in Tables 5.2 and 6.2 and Section 7.6.

5.1.6

C-6 Commercial Amusement District

5.1.6.1

Purpose. This district is designed to provide for amusement establishments that usually require a large site, generate considerable traffic, and may involve nuisance factors, including such enterprises as bowling alleys, drive-in theaters, miniature auto race tracks, and amusement parks.

5.1.6.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-6 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.6.3

C-6 District Regulations. Zoning district regulations for the C-6 District are set forth in Table 5.2 and 6.2 and Section 7.6.

5.1.7

C-7 Highway Commercial District

5.1.7.1

Purpose. This district is designed to permit and encourage the grouping, in defined areas along highways, of certain retail activities and services intended primarily to serve, and dependent on, the motoring public.

5.1.7.2

Permitted Uses. Uses permitted in the C-7 District are set forth in Table 6.2.

5.1.7.3

C-7 District Regulations. Zoning district regulations for the C-7 District are set forth in Tables 5.2 and 6.2, and Section 7.6.

TABLE 5.2 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BULK REGULATIONS