1. Provide high quality, complete neighborhoods to meet the varying lifestyles of the City’s residents.

2. Provide for the orderly, well-planned, and balanced growth of residential neighborhoods.

3. Establish design standards to help create distinct and attractive residential neighborhoods.

1. Agricultural District. Allows agricultural, ranching, and related uses within the City, and it acts as a “holding district” for annexed lands that have been used for agricultural purposes until a suitable rezoning occurs.

2. Agricultural Urban. To provide a low-density, estate-type residential use that allows for non-commercial agricultural uses and Large Animal and Small Animal privileges.

The Agricultural Districts include:

3. Single Family Residential. To provide areas for detached and attached single family dwellings with each dwelling being located on a separate lot. It also includes Two-Family Residential, which allows for one single family dwelling or two single family dwellings (a duplex) to be located on a single lot. These districts also allow for other uses under certain circumstances and allow for other uses when compatible with a residential environment subject to a Use Permit.

The Single Family Residential Districts include:

4. Multi-Family Residential. To provide areas for a variety of multiple residence housing types, manufactured home parks and subdivisions, and recreational vehicle parks. These districts also allow for other uses under certain circumstances and allows for other uses when compatible with a multifamily residential environment subject to a Use Permit.

The Multi-Family Residential Districts include:

a. Open Space Requirements. Minimum open space shall be provided as listed in Table 3-2-3-A.

b. Parks. A portion of the required open space shall be provided as park space or useable open space for recreation purposes. Facilities such as, but not limited to, pools and clubhouses can be counted toward useable open space. The following useable open space shall be provided:

c. Useable Open Space Design Standards. The required useable open space (i.e., neighborhood parks) must meet the following standards:

d. Entry Feature. Each project shall have a unique entry feature at its primary entrance to provide individual identity to the development. Entry features are encouraged to be creative and may include elements such as: entrance paving, distinctive landscaping treatment, planters, special wall treatment, gates and other entry features.

e. Perimeter Walls and Lot Fences.

1. In addition to the requirements listed in Section 3-2-3-C, each subdivision shall be designed with at least the number of Design Elements set forth Table 3-2-3-E.

2. The minimum lot width may be reduced, administratively, up to five (5) feet in R1-6 and R1-4 if additional Design Elements are provided as set forth in Table 3-2-3-E.

3. The Total Both Sides setback may be reduced to ten (10) feet in the R1-6 and R1-4 districts if additional Design Elements are provided as set forth in Table 3-2-3-E. Both the lot width and setback may be reduced by providing the Design Elements set forth in the table.

4. The descriptions of the Design Elements for each category are listed below in Sections 3-2-3-D-4-a, 3-2-3-D-4-b, and 3-2-3-D-4-c.

For example, if an owner of property zoned R1-6 wants to develop fifty (50) foot wide lots, the owner would need to comply with the requirements of Section 3-2-3-D and provide at least; one (1) Amenity Elements listed in Section 3-2-3-D-4-a, two (2) Connectivity Elements listed in Section 3-2-3-D-4-b, and two (2) Streetscape Element listed in Section 3-2-3-D-4-c.

b. Connectivity Elements. The purpose of connectivity elements is to create an inclusive community that promotes a sense of community and provides a walkable and bikeable community with easy and quick access to nearby amenities such as schools, commercial areas, trails, and parks.

i. Infill Development. The site is located in areas that will provide easy and quick access to nearby amenities such as schools, trails, and parks and that also have been identified as growth areas as defined by the General Plan.

ii. Trail System Connections. Publicly accessible trail connections are provided within the community and connect to larger trail systems or have the ability to connect to future trail systems (i.e., trails are not limited to use by only those who live within the H.O.A.).

iii. Smaller Blocks. Smaller blocks create a more walkable community. They should be designed in a way to reduce street lengths and foster neighborhood interactions. Maximum block lengths shall be no more than six hundred sixty (660) feet. The maximum number of continuous blocks with side yards facing the street is limited to three. The blocks should be broken up with some homes facing the side street and/or should be staggered.

iv. No subdivision perimeter wall. The subdivision is designed and homes are oriented so that subdivision perimeter walls are not necessary in order to increase connectivity from the neighborhood to surrounding amenities.

v. Lot Diversity. At least thirty (30) percent of the lots within the subdivision exceed the minimum lot width by five (5) feet. (e.g., in a one hundred (100) lot subdivision in the R1-4 district seventy (70) homes are forty-five (45) foot wide and thirty (30) homes are fifty (50) foot wide).

vi. Additional Connectivity Elements. Other connectivity elements not minimally required by any other regulation, ordinance, policy, standard or master plan adopted by the City that meet the stated purpose of creating an inclusive community that provides easy access to amenities and services and provide the same impact to the community as the listed elements may be approved.

5. Creation of a new lot that is less than the required minimum lot area requires approval of a Planned Area Development (PAD) (Am. Ord. 24-1607, passed 4-29-24)

a. There shall be no buildings or structures other than those permitted in the district.

b. No offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or glare, shall be produced or caused by the business or the nature of the business.

c. Parking for the business shall be in driveway or garage only

d. Activity shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.

e. The home business shall obtain and maintain an annual business registration permit as required by City Code

f. Shall not occupy more than twenty-five (25) percent of the living area

1. A minimum separation distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet, one-quarter (1/4) mile for all group homes, from another group home, unless a Use Permit is approved by the City Council. Distance between group homes shall be measured as indicated in Arizona Revised Statutes 9-462.09.

2. Vehicles belonging to employees and residents are required to park onsite, in the garage or on an approved driveway.

3. Deliveries or routine stops (exclusive of visitors) specific to a group home shall be restricted to day light hours only.

4. The group home shall obtain and maintain an annual business license permit as required by City Code.

5. The Development Services Director, or his designee, shall have the right to review, provide corrective action and if necessary, revoke any approval of a group home if it is found to be endangering the public health, welfare, or safety of the residents of the home or surrounding community.

6. The group home shall meet all requirements of the prevailing City of Goodyear Building and Fire Codes to be determined by the Chief Building Official and the Fire Chief, or their designees.

7. Prior to operating, the group home shall obtain and keep current all necessary licenses and certifications from the Arizona Department of Health Services and/or any other state agency responsible for licensing assisted living homes.

8. Zoning Clearances issued to group homes shall be valid for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance. Zoning Clearance, in the absence of obtaining all other required licenses, does not authorize the operation of a group home in the city of Goodyear. Only One (1) extension not to exceed an additional one hundred eighty (180) days may be granted at the discretion of the Development Services Director. Extension must be submitted prior to the expiration of the original zoning clearance. A new zoning clearance shall be required for a change in ownership, operator, or type of group home, prior to operating.

a. In the AG district, there is no maximum number of animals. Dairies, egg and poultry farms are not permitted except through a use permit.

b. In AU district, the number of animals allowed on a property shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) large animals and (5) small animals for each one (1) acre of lot area, or any combination thereof. Animals may only be kept for purposes of non-commercial gain.

c. Requirements for corrals, stables, and other similar structures used or required for the keeping of animals in both AG and AU Districts:

d. A resident of a single-family detached residence is permitted to keep Fowl on the property in the AU, R1-10, R1-7, R1-6, R1-4, R1-C and R2 Districts, subject to the following:

a. May not be located closer than 500-feet from any dwelling.

b. May not be located 200 feet from any lot line.

c. All activities shall be conducted and maintained in a manner that prevents noxious odors, noise, dust, insects, and other negative impacts from intruding upon residential enjoyment or reasonable use or properties in the vicinity. (Am. Ord. 24-1604, passed 4-29-24; Am. Ord. 24-1614, passed 9-23-24)

1. Recreational open space is that portion of a project site not divided into individual lots and made available to residents for the purpose of outdoor living space for residents and may include lawn areas, walkways, sitting areas, courtyards, pools, and outdoor recreation facilities. Buildings, structures, or other impervious surfaces devoted to recreation or common open space uses shall be considered as open space. This space shall be the central focus of the project and must be easily accessible by the occupants. Driveways, parking areas, and required yard areas shall not be considered as outdoor living area.

2. Private outdoor open space is that portion of the unit devoted to outdoor recreational use by the individual resident(s) of the unit or lot. This area is provided in addition to the recreational open space. Private outdoor space shall be provided in the form of private yards, patios, or balconies. The minimum length and the minimum width of patios and balconies shall be six (6) feet.

3. Required yards and landscaping setback areas fronting onto public streets shall be entirely landscaped except for necessary driveways and walkways. Parking is not permitted within the required setback area, including driveway area.

4. No more than fifty (50) percent of the required front yard landscaped area or any other street frontage area may be used for storm water retention purposes. Side slopes of basins shall not exceed a 6:1 slope. The maximum side slope ratio shall be 4:1 ratio.

1. Individual design situations may dictate additional conditions or considerations to minimize the impact of a multi-family, manufactured/mobile home or recreational vehicle park development on adjacent residential uses through the imposition of one or more of the following design considerations:

2. Common recreation facilities in a project shall be located to minimize the intrusion of noise on adjacent residential areas.

3. Pedestrian and visual linkages shall be made between a project and off-site amenities.

4. The project shall be designed to minimize negative traffic impacts on the surrounding uses. (Am. Ord. 20-1476, passed 9-28-20)

a. One manufactured home shall be permitted on each approved manufactured home lot or space. No recreational vehicles or conventional construction units shall be permitted on a manufactured home lot for dwelling purposes.

b. MH/RVP Only. One recreational vehicle permitted on each approved recreational vehicle lot. No mobile home or conventional construction units shall be permitted on recreational vehicle lots for dwelling purposes. Recreational vehicles shall not remain in a Recreational Vehicle Park for more than six (6) months in any one (1) year.

c. MHS Only. PROPERTY OWNER’S ASSOCIATION – Each subdivision shall establish a Property Owner’s Association and a Board of Directors, to administer and enforce required covenants, conditions and restrictions, and to oversee the operation of common facilities.

d. MH/RVP Only. MANAGEMENT – Each park shall maintain full-time management to handle daily enforcement and property management for park residents and with the express responsibility to ensure that the park is in current compliance with all City codes.

e. PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES:.

f. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

1. Offices for professional, administrative, clerical and sales services.

2. Financial institutions, including drive-through window, but excluding non-chartered financial institutions.

3. Medical offices or clinics.

4. Medical laboratories, excluding animal research.

1. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

2. Ancillary uses, intended primarily to serve tenants, employees and business invitees of the principal building and use, such as restaurants, snack bars, cafeterias, gift shops or similar retail uses, provided that public advertising of such accessory uses does not occur on the exterior of the building.

3. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

1. Veterinary offices, provided such facilities are constructed to prevent objectionable noises and odors outside the walls of the office. Boarding of animals shall be permitted only for short time periods for the purpose of observation incidental to care.

2. Day care (elderly or youth).

3. Studios for the practice and sale of the fine arts.

4. Public utility facilities to serve the immediate area, but not including outside storage or maintenance yards for public utility use.

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. All uses shall be conducted within entirely enclosed buildings, except drive-through windows for financial institutions.

3. Outdoor displays and outdoor storage of materials, supplies or inventory are prohibited.

4. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

5. Off-Street Parking. Paved, screened parking, which may be covered, subject to setback standards, shall be provided in accord with the requirements of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

6. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvement Standards.

7. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23; Am. Ord. 24-1600, passed 2-26-24)

1. Auto sales, leasing.

2. Banks and financial institutions, including drive-thru facilities, but excluding non-chartered financial institutions.

3. Business and professional offices.

4. Crematory.

5. Equipment rental.

6. Day care (elderly or youth).

7. Manufactured home sales.

8. Personal and household services, such as barber and hair styling shops, beauty salons, clothing alterations, dry cleaning shops, furniture and appliance repair, copying shops, self service laundry, shoe repair shops, but excluding drive through window facilities.

9. Retail stores with sales only, not to exceed ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area, individually; and not to exceed fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in a commercial complex. Drive through facilities and convenience uses require Use Permit approval.

10. Self-service storage facilities, subject to the requirements of Section 4-2-20 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Regulations).

11. Studios for the practice and sale of the fine arts.

12. Restaurants, including Drive-Through Restaurants with drive-through lanes located more than five hundred (500) feet from any residential zoning district, but excluding Drive-In Restaurants, Drive-Through Restaurants with drive-through lanes located within five hundred (500) feet from any residential zoning district. The area in the restaurant devoted primarily to the consumption of alcoholic beverages shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total public floor area. Drive-Through Restaurants permitted herein shall meet the requirements of Section 4-2-18 (Drive-Through Restaurants).

1. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

2. Signs, on-site, as permitted in Article 7 of this Ordinance.

3. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

1. Automobile service stations subject to Article 4.

2. Convenience store use subject to Article 4.

1. Hospitals and health care facilities which may include assisted living facilities.

2. Veterinary Offices, provided such facilities are constructed to prevent objectionable noises and odors outside the walls of the office. Boarding of animals shall be permitted only for short time periods for the purpose of observation incidental to care.

5. Public utility facilities to serve the immediate area, but not including outside storage or maintenance yards for public utility use.

6. Drive-In Restaurants. The required information and evaluation criteria shall be the same as for convenience uses under Section 4-2-2.

7. Drive-Through Restaurants when any portion of a drive-through lane is located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential zoning district. The required information and evaluation criteria shall be the same as for convenience uses under Section 4-2-2. Drive-Through Restaurants shall meet the requirements of Section 4-2-18 (Drive-Through Restaurants).

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. All uses shall be conducted within entirely enclosed buildings, except drive-through windows for financial institutions.

3. Outdoor displays and outdoor storage of materials, supplies or inventory are prohibited.

4. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

5. Off-Street Parking. Paved, screened parking, which may be covered, subject to setback standards, shall be provided in accord with the requirements of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

6. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvement Standards.

7. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 22-1534, passed 6-27-22; Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23; Am. Ord. 24-1606, passed 7-08-24)

1. Adult bookstore, adult novelty store and adult theater, subject to the conditions of Section 4-2-1.

2. Automotive repair and upholstering.

3. Banks and financial institutions, excluding non-chartered financial institutions.

4. Bar/cocktail lounge subject to the following conditions or limitations:

5. Bus terminals.

6. Business and professional offices.

7. Carpet and rug cleaning services.

8. Cleaning and dying plants.

9. Costume rentals.

10. Day care (elderly and youth).

11. Drive through windows and outdoor teller facilities for banks and financial institutions.

12. Employment agency.

13. Entertainment establishments, general, including athletic facilities, bowling alleys, electronic game centers and arcades, ice and roller rinks, miniature golf, performing arts centers, pool halls and theaters.

14. Express office, including railway.

15. Fine arts studios.

16. Frozen food lockers.

17. Funeral home.

18. Fur cleaning and storage.

19. Health club.

20. Hospital supplies.

21. Hotels and motels.

22. Key and lock service.

23. Large Retail User, subject to the provisions of Article 4-2-7.

24. Parking lots.

25. Pawn shop.

26. Personal and household services, such as barber and hair styling shops, beauty salons, clothing alterations, dry cleaning shops, furniture and appliance repair, copying services, self service laundry, shoe repair shops (but excluding drive through facilities).

27. Plumbing shop.

28. Private business, professional, and trade schools.

29. Public utility facilities and offices including facilities to serve the immediate area, but not including outside storage or maintenance yards for public utility use.

30. Restaurants, including Drive-Through Restaurants with drive-through lanes located more than five hundred (500) feet from any residential zoning district, but excluding Drive-In Restaurants and all other Drive-Through Restaurants except as set forth herein, subject to the following conditions or limitations:

31. Retail stores with sales only, excluding drive through facilities and convenience uses as defined in Article 4.

32. Second hand stores.

33. Seed and feed, retail and sales office.

34. Self-service storage facilities, subject to the requirements of Section 4-2-20 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Regulations).

35. Sign painting shop.

36. Taxidermist.

37. Travel bureaus.

38. Typewriter and business machine sales and repair.

39. Window glass installation shops.

40. Veterinary Offices, provided such facilities are constructed to prevent objectionable noises and odors outside the walls of the office. Boarding of animals shall be permitted only for short time periods for the purpose of observation incidental to care.

41. Non-Chartered Financial Institution, subject to the provisions of Article 4-2-8.

42. Massage Establishment, Tattoo Studio and Body Piercing Studio, subject to the provisions of Article 4-2-10.

43. Brewpub, subject to the provisions of Article 4-2-15.

44. Microbrewery, producing fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of beer or less per year.

1. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

2. Signs, on site, as provided in Article 7 of this Ordinance.

3. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

1. Automobile service stations, subject to the provisions of Article 4.

2. Car wash (hand or automatic), subject to the provisions of Article 4.

3. Convenience use subject to the provisions of Article 4.

4. Hospitals and related uses.

5. Limited outdoor display of nursery stock, lawn furniture, garden supplies and outdoor accessory items, in conjunction with a primary retail use, when not in conflict with pedestrian and/or traffic movement or established parking areas.

6. Mobile home sales.

7. Veterinary Hospitals, provided such facilities are constructed to prevent objectionable noises and odors outside the walls of the office.

8. Drive-In Restaurants. The required information and evaluation criteria shall be the same as for convenience uses under Section 4-2-2.

9. Drive-Through Restaurants when any portion of a drive-through lane is located within five hundred (500) feet of any residential zoning district. The required information and evaluation criteria shall be the same as for convenience uses under Section 4-2-2. Drive-Through Restaurants shall meet the requirements of Section 4-2-18 (Drive-Through Restaurants).

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

3. Off-Street Parking. Paved, screened parking, which may be covered, subject to setback standards, shall be provided in accord with the requirements of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

4. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvements Standards.

5. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 22-1534, passed 6-27-22; Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23; Am. Ord. 24-1606, passed 7-08-24)

1. Banks and financial institutions, excluding drive-thru’s and non-chartered financial institutions.

2. Business and professional offices.

3. Cultural facilities for the arts, such as dance, theater, art, music.

4. Entertainment establishments and uses, excluding adult bookstore, adult theater and adult live entertainment establishments.

5. Exhibition hall and convention facilities.

6. Governmental offices, libraries, auditoriums, museums, and amphitheaters.

7. Hotel and motel.

8. Parking lots and structures.

9. Personal and professional services including barber and hair styling shops, beauty salons, ticket offices, bonding companies, brokerage firms, credit bureaus, credit unions, employment agency, messenger service, public relations consultants, real estate office, title insurance companies, copying services and travel bureaus.

10. Public utility offices.

11. Retail stores with sales only, excluding drive through facilities, Large Retail Users, and convenience uses as defined in Article 4.

12. Restaurant, excluding drive in and drive through facilities.

1. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

2. Signs, on site as provided in Article 7 of this Ordinance.

3. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

1. Day care (elderly or youth).

2. Institutions of a religious, educational or philanthropic nature; private clubs, lodges, or fraternal organizations.

3. Outdoor seating for food and drinking establishments.

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

3. Permitted commercial uses are restricted to closed buildings, with exceptions included in Article 4, including outdoor storage of materials and supplies, displays.

4. Off-Street Parking. Paved, screened parking, which may be covered, subject to setback standards, shall be provided in accord with the requirements of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

5. Landscaping, Walls, Screening, Pools. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvements Standards.

6. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23)

1. Signs, on site, as permitted in Article 7 of this Ordinance.

2. Wireless communications facilities, subject to the provisions of Subsection 4-2-4.

3. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

1. Adult and juvenile detention facilities.

2. Food banks.

3. Maintenance facilities, excluding those required for building maintenance within the complex.

4. Vehicle maintenance buildings and facilities.

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

3. Off-Street Parking and loading, in accord with the provisions of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

4. Landscaping, Walls, Screening, Pools. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvements Standards.

5. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23)

1. The purpose of the Business Park (BPD) District is to provide an attractive environment for modern offices, light assembly, and warehouse development and to create employment and economic development opportunities in a campus-like setting. The standards promote development intended to create an environment compatible with nearby, existing developed areas.

2. The Business Park (BPD) District allows a mix of business and employment uses in a design-integrated development consisting of one (1) or more buildings having an exterior appearance and pedestrian-friendly park-like walkability of a business park, with all loading docks, outdoor storage, and other higher intensity uses and activities occurring within internalized courts visible and accessible only from the interior of the development.

1. On a site that is adjacent to or near an arterial or major non-residential collector street.

2. On a site that is adjacent to a rail line.

3. Near existing or proposed employment uses.

4. On a site that functions as a transition between commercial and industrial uses.

5. Adjacent to a residential use or district only if the physical location of the site allows for significant buffering and a project design that mitigates potential adverse effects of the Business Park (BPD) District on the residential use or district.

1. Automobile Repair, but excluding collision and body work.

2. Auto sales, leasing, and rental, from within an enclosed building, and with no more than three (3) vehicles displayed outdoors.

3. Bar or cocktail lounge subject to conditions or limitations set forth in Section 3-3-3-A-8 of this Ordinance.

4. Brewpub, subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-15 of this Ordinance.

5. Business and professional offices.

6. Cultural facilities for the arts, such as dance, theater, art, music.

7. Data centers and chip making facilities.

8. Fine arts and crafts studios.

9. Governmental offices, libraries, auditoriums, and museums.

10. Indoor entertainment establishments and uses, including athletic facilities, health clubs, bowling alleys, electronic game centers and arcades, ice and roller rinks, miniature golf, performing arts centers, pool halls and theaters, but excluding adult bookstores, adult theaters, and adult live entertainment establishments.

11. Institutions of a religious, educational, or philanthropic nature.

12. Manufacturing, assembling, and processing.

13. Medical office.

14. Microbrewery, producing 15,000 barrels of beer or less per year subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-16 of this Ordinance.

15. Private business, professional, and trade schools.

16. Professional services including but not limited to ticket offices, bonding companies, brokerage firms, credit bureaus, credit unions, employment agency, messenger service, delivery services, public relations consultants, real estate office, title insurance companies, copying services, graphic design businesses, office equipment sales and repair, and travel bureaus.

17. Public utility offices.

18. Restaurant, excluding drive-in and drive-through facilities.

19. Retail stores with sales only, excluding drive-through facilities and convenience uses.

20. Scientific, research, and development laboratories, including those related to medical research.

21. Trades wholesales and sales, including plumbing, electrical, building materials and HVAC.

22. Warehouse, wholesale, or distribution facility with loading docks on only one side of each building (cross-dock buildings are prohibited).

23. Similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

1. All accessory uses permitted in the C-2 General Commercial District.

2. Outdoor storage conducted within internalized courts, in an area enclosed and screened from view by a solid masonry wall on all sides, with no storage higher than the wall.

1. Buildings shall be oriented and designed with truck courts, loading docks, service bays, and bay doors on only one (1) side of the building and facing internally to the site, within an internalized court screened by other onsite primary buildings, and not visible from development boundaries.

2. Development shall comply with the screening standards in the Development Standards for Commercial Districts set forth in Section 3-3-7-B-7 of this Ordinance, except to the extent those standards conflict with more stringent requirements set forth in this Section.

3. As more strictly applied herein, above ground structures and equipment, such as silos, generators, chiller units, storage tanks, and other similar accessory structures, shall be located within internalized courts adjacent to the primary buildings onsite and shall not exceed the height of the building. Such accessory uses and structures shall not be visible from adjacent properties or surrounding roadways.

4. Developments within the Business Park (BPD) District shall provide a minimum of five (5) percent of the net site area as recreational open space, in conformance with the following:

5. Artificial turf shall be used for all turf areas.

6. Office and similar uses shall face the street that provides primary access or shall face a major collector or higher classification roadway.

7. Where a lot in the Business Park (BPD) District abuts a residential district or an existing residential use, the existing landscape buffer requirements of Section 5-1-4-B-3-b shall be increased by an additional twenty-five (25) feet, with a double row of trees planted within the buffer.

8. All principal uses shall take place within entirely enclosed buildings.

9. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

10. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in Commercial Districts standards, Section 3-3-7.

11. Off-Street Parking. Paved, screened parking, which may be covered, subject to setback standards, shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 6, Parking and Loading.

12. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvements Standards.

13. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23)

1. Substantial additions to or remodeling fifty percent (50%) or more of existing buildings shall be subject to Site Plan review.

2. Required yards fronting on a public street shall be entirely landscaped except for driveways and walkways. Parking and maneuvering areas shall not be permitted in required yard fronting on a public street.

3. A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or similar vehicle shall be prohibited as a facility for any commercial use permitted in this Ordinance except construction trailers and offices which are allowed while construction is being conducted on the site, or manufactured buildings that have staff-approved architectural treatments (i.e., stucco).

4. Design Standards shall be submitted by the developer to the City for commercial subdivisions.

5. Commercial uses are restricted to closed buildings, except as permitted with a Use Permit, including storage of materials and supplies, displays, and listings, except automobile service stations, which are allowed as a use.

6. Commercial uses located adjacent to or separated by an alley from any residential use or District shall provide:

7. Screening standards shall be observed as follows:

8. Buildings with metal or steel exteriors shall be architecturally altered through the construction of veneers, facades, or other architectural treatments and installation of landscaping to minimize the extent of metal surfaces visible from the street.

9. Drive-through windows shall not face onto a public street. Stacking lanes shall be screened from the street with three (3) foot masonry walls or berms. This paragraph does not apply to Drive-Through Restaurants, which are subject to the more specific requirements set forth in Section 4-2-18 (Drive-Through Restaurants).

10. All buildings located within a unified, planned development, such as a community or neighborhood commercial center shall be architecturally styled to achieve harmony and continuity of design. Building elevations shall be coordinated with regard to color, texture, materials, finishes, and form.

11. All lighting shall be screened in a downward direction and directed away from adjacent properties and streets.

12. Electrical utility, cable TV and all other utility lines for buildings shall be placed underground. Overhead lines are permitted only for 69kV or greater electrical transmission facilities.

13. Mechanical equipment, whether ground-level or roof mounted, and other fixtures such as, but not limited to, telephones, vending machines and ice machines shall be screened from public view and be so located to be perceived as an integral part of the building.

14. All four sides of a building shall receive consistent architectural treatment. (Am. Ord. 20-1463, passed 3-23-20; Am. Ord. 20-1464, passed 4-27-20; Am. Ord. 22-1534, passed 6-27-22; Am. Ord. 23-1592, passed 9-25-23. Formerly 3-3-6)

1. Manufacturing, assembling, and processing.

2. Marijuana Dual Facility subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-17.

3. Medical Marijuana Dispensary subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-11.

4. Medical Marijuana Cultivation Location subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-12.

5. Microbrewery, producing fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of beer or less per year.

6. Office buildings.

7. Parking lot or garage.

8. Private business, professional, and trade schools.

9. Public utility facilities.

10. Scientific or research laboratories.

11. Self-service storage facilities, subject to the requirements of Section 4-2-20 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Regulations).

12. Veterinary Offices.

13. Veterinary Hospitals and animal boarding facilities, provided:

14. Warehouse, wholesale, or distribution facility.

15. Similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator, or his or her designee.

1. Car wash, fueling station, and minor automotive repair for vehicles related to the primary use and not operated as a general commercial operation.

2. Facilities and storage areas incidental to a construction project.

3. Outdoor storage, provided it is conducted within an area enclosed and screened from view by a solid masonry wall on all sides and there is no storage taller than the wall.

4. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

5. Signs, on site, as provided by Article 7 of this Ordinance.

6. Temporary construction offices.

7. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

8. Retail sales limited to 25% of total gross floor area.

1. Day care (elderly or youth).

2. Dwelling for a watchman or caretaker employed on the premises.

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. Operations, including storage of anything except merchandise displayed for sale, shall be conducted in a fully enclosed building or entirely behind walls, fences or planting screens which fully conceal them from visibility off the lot. No merchandise shall be displayed outside a building for sale or rent.

3. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in the Industrial Districts Standards, Subsection 3-4-3.

4. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article 6, Parking and Loading.

5. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvement Standards.

6. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 20-1487, passed 10-26-20; Am. Ord. 24-1606, passed 7-08-24)

1. Adult bookstore, adult novelty store and adult theater, subject to the conditions of Section 4-2-1.

2. Food Bank.

3. Animal boarding, breeding, shelter, or pound.

4. Automotive repair including body and fender works.

5. Brewery, producing forty thousand (40,000) barrels of beer or less per year.

6. Cement and paving material mixing plant.

7. Egg handling facility.

8. Parking lot or garage.

9. Private business, professional, and trade schools.

10. Public utility facilities, wastewater treatment plants, and water reclamation facilities.

11. Emissions testing and vehicle licensing.

12. Foundry or casting of metal which does not cause noxious odors or fumes.

13. Highway maintenance facilities.

14. Machine shop.

15. Manufacturing, assembling, and processing.

16. Marijuana Dual Facility subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-17.

17. Meat products, packing, smoking and curing, providing no objectionable fumes are emitted.

18. Medical Marijuana Cultivation Location subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-12.

19. Medical Marijuana Dispensary subject to the provisions of Section 4-2-11.

20. Monument Works.

21. Office buildings.

22. Private Commercial Outdoor Entertainment Venue.

23. Public works facilities.

24. Radio and television transmitting tower and facilities.

25. Sand blasting.

26. Scientific or research laboratories.

27. Self-service storage facilities, subject to the requirements of Section 4-2-20 (Self-Service Storage Facilities Regulations).

28. Sewage disposal and treatment plant.

29. Tire retreading and vulcanizing.

30. The following uses, provided they are conducted within a building or an area enclosed and screened from view by a solid masonry wall on all sides:

31. Veterinary Offices.

32. Veterinary Hospitals.

33. Warehouse, wholesale or distribution facility.

34. Similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator, or his or her designee.

1. Car wash, fueling station, and minor automotive repair for vehicles related to the primary use and not operated as a general commercial operation.

2. Facilities and storage areas incidental to a construction project.

3. Outdoor storage, provided it is conducted within an area enclosed and screened from view by a solid masonry wall on all sides and there is no storage taller than the wall.

4. Portable Storage Containers, subject to Article 8-2 of this Ordinance.

5. Signs, on site as provided in Article 7 of this Ordinance.

6. Temporary construction offices.

7. Uses of land or structures customarily incidental and subordinate to one of the permitted principal uses, unless otherwise excluded.

1. Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture.

2. Distillation of bones, coal, refuse, grain or wood.

3. Fertilizer manufacture.

4. Gas manufacture and cylinder recharging.

5. Glue or gelatin manufacture.

6. Hazardous processes or explosives storage, including those materials or products such as manganese or fuel oil and similar materials which represent fire hazards, only upon Fire Chief approval.

7. Rubber goods manufacture.

8. Mineral extraction, including sand or gravel pits.

9. Smelting of tin, copper, zinc, or iron ores.

10. Transmitting stations.

11. Tannery.

1. All uses are subject to Site Plan review.

2. Area, Setback and Height and related requirements shall conform with the standards for the District, as set forth in the Industrial Districts Standards, Subsection 3-4-3.

3. No use is permitted which will create or is likely to create conditions detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community, as determined by the Zoning Administrator or his designee.

4. No use is permitted which will emit any offensive odor, dust, noxious gas, noise vibration, smoke, heat or glare beyond the boundaries of the lot on which such use is conducted.

5. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article 6, Parking and Loading.

6. Landscaping, Walls, Screening. Refer to Article 5, Property Improvement Standards.

7. Supplemental Regulations. Refer to Article 8, General Provisions. (Am. Ord. 20-1487, passed 10-26-20; Am. Ord. 24-1606, passed 7-08-24)

1. All new buildings and uses of land or substantial additions to or remodeling twenty percent (20%) or more of the total building area of existing buildings shall be subject to Site Plan review.

2. Required yards fronting on an arterial street shall be entirely landscaped except for driveways and walkways. Along all other public streets, a minimum landscaped area of thirty (30) feet per side shall be provided. Parking and maneuvering area shall not be permitted within the landscaped area.

3. Performance Standards. No use shall be established, maintained or conducted within any Industrial District which may cause any of the following:

4. All principal buildings and all accessory buildings or structures, including loading and unloading facilities shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet away from any existing or planned residential use, except where adjoining a railroad right of way.

5. A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or similar vehicle shall be prohibited as a facility for any industrial Use Permitted in this Ordinance except construction trailers and offices may be allowed while construction of the primary structure is being completed.

6. Manufactured buildings would be permitted if their architecture complies with Staff-approved exterior materials.

7. Industrial uses located adjacent to or separated by an alley from any existing or planned residential use shall provide:

8. Screening standards shall be observed as follows:

9. Buildings with metal or steel exteriors shall be architecturally altered through the construction of veneers, facades, or other architectural treatments and installation of landscaping to minimize the extent of metal surfaces visible from the street.

10. All buildings located within a unified, planned industrial park development shall be architecturally styled to achieve harmony and continuity of design. Building elevations shall be coordinated with regard to color, texture, materials, finishes, and form.

11. All lighting shall be screened in a downward direction and directed away from adjacent properties and streets.

12. Electrical utility, cable TV and all other utility lines for buildings shall be placed underground. Overhead lines are permitted only for 69kV or greater electrical transmission facilities.

13. Mechanical equipment, whether ground-level or roof mounted, and other fixtures such as, but not limited to, telephones, vending machines and ice machines shall be screened from street view and be so located to be perceived as an integral part of the building.

14. All four sides of a building shall receive consistent architectural treatment.

15. Above ground silos, tanks, and other similar structures that are accessory uses to the primary building and are not occupied may be either freestanding or integrated into a building, up to a maximum height of 65 feet, exclusive of mechanical equipment, screening, and architectural embellishments, which shall be limited to five (5) feet above the height of the silo, tank, or structure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum height of any above ground silo, tank or similar structure provided for herein that will penetrate a slope of 100:1 from the runway centerline or runway end of an operating airport shall only exceed 40 feet upon a determination by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) that the proposed height presents no hazard to air navigation as evidenced by the receipt of a Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation issued by the FAA.

16. Any part of the silos, tanks, and other similar structures visible from the public way shall be painted to match the primary building and shall be located at the side or rear of the primary building so as to be partially screened by the primary building.

1. Location information including an area map showing adjacent property ownership and existing uses within five hundred (500) feet of the parcel, and a legal description of the metes and bounds of the parcel.

2. Physical constraints to the site’s development. existing topographical features, including any portions of the site that are subject to flooding (indicating the extent and frequency, retention areas, calculations and maintenance responsibility); proposed roadway or major utility line extensions which may impact development; areas within aircraft approach and holding patterns and such other impediments to the property’s use and improvement as may be present or planned for the future.

3. Proposed site development that depicts the following:

1. Applications for a Preliminary PAD shall be decided by the City Council following receipt of recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Such applications shall be processed pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 1-3-1 of this Ordinance for processing an application to amend the boundaries of a Zoning District as supplemented herein. The Development Review Committee’s and Planning and Zoning Commission’s reviews and recommendations shall be guided by the same considerations set for in section 1-3-1 of this Ordinance that are to be considered in their review of an application to amend the boundaries of a Zoning District.

2. The City Council may approve, approve with conditions, or reject and application for a Preliminary PAD district.

3. Upon City Council approval of an application for the Preliminary PAD district zoning, the zoning of the property shall be, by Ordinance, reflected on the City zoning map as a Preliminary PAD district. No preliminary or final plat, building permit, zoning permit or any other approvals of any development or use shall be issued for property under a Preliminary PAD zoning designation.

1. A final development plan, which includes, at a minimum, all information required on the preliminary development plan as revised in response to preliminary plan approval, with plans showing location and type of all improvements including schematic grading plans with proposed treatment of sloped retention areas; and the following explanatory, supporting details:

2. Conceptual water, sewer and drainage master plans that conform to the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines, including, but not limited to, this Ordinance, the Subdivision Regulations, the Engineering Standards, the Flood Prevention Standards and the City’s General Plan.

1. Applications for a Final PAD zoning district shall be decided by the City Council following receipt of recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Such applications shall be processed pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 1-3-1 of this Ordinance for processing an application to amend the boundaries of a Zoning District as supplemented herein. The Development Review Committee’s and Planning and Zoning Commission’s reviews and recommendations shall be guided by the same considerations set for in Section 1-3-1 of this Ordinance that are to be considered in their review of an application to amend the boundaries of a Zoning District.

2. The City Council may approve, approve with conditions, or reject an application for a Preliminary PAD district.

3. Development of property within a Final PAD shall meet all applicable standards of design and construction required by applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines, including, but not limited to, this Ordinance, the Subdivision Regulations, the Engineering Standards, the Flood Prevention Standards and the City’s General Plan, unless modifications are accepted by the City Council when approving the Final PAD district. The applicant shall submit and the Development Services Department shall make a part of the case file record statements regarding any and all approved deviations from the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

4. Upon City Council approval of an application for Final PAD district, the zoning of the property shall be, by Ordinance, reflected on the City zoning map as being in the Final PAD District.

1. Density/Intensity. Specific dwelling unit yields or Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) may be proposed for individual parcels and development units, notwithstanding otherwise applicable standards, so long as they are consistent with the principles of the General Plan.

2. Minimum Lot Area. Single-family residential developments may propose lotting arrangements with a portion of the site in parcels with less than the otherwise applicable minimum lot area of 5,500 square feet, in consideration of the following criteria as well as other justifications which the applicant may provide:

3. Property Improvement Specifications. Unless otherwise requested, approved and specified on the final development plan, improvements to individual lots or sites shall conform with the standards set forth in the Zoning District tables for the district most nearly approximating proposed uses and intensities of use. (See, for example, Residential District Table in Section 3-2-7.)

1. Common open space useable for recreation or leisure purposes shall constitute not less than seventy-five (75) percent of residential development’s open space requirements in development units where the number of multi-family units and lots of R1-7 area standard or less represents the majority of dwelling units. Percentages for larger lot development units or non-residential parcels shall be specified in the final development plan.

2. Peripheral landscape tracts are required along arterial roadways and the outer edges of planned development units. Tract widths, wall treatments and improvements such as pathways or street furniture shall be specified on the final development plan. Tracts thirty-five (35) feet or greater in width may be abutted by lots with two-story dwellings.

1. Design. Planned neighborhoods’ visual appearance shall be enhanced by creative, masterplanned response to Section 8-1-A, Design Standards.

2. Facilities. Housing areas are expected to provide and maintain amenities to enhance neighborhood livability and sustainability for residents of all ages.

3. Community Integration. Neighborhood design contributes to City-wide enhancements as well as features which provide residential diversity and linkages among neighborhoods.

b. Neighborhood identity. Entry monumentation, banners, public art, variations in lighting fixtures or street furniture help to distinguish neighborhood units.

1. Design. Planned neighborhoods’ visual appearance shall be enhanced by creative, masterplanned response to the guiding considerations of Section 8-1-A-2.

2. Facilities. Community-benefiting spaces, fixtures and conveniences should be installed and maintained in accessible, secure locations.

3. Community integration. Non-residential development should seek to relate, both visually and functionally, with its surrounding neighborhood.