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Pinal County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 2

325.- C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT

2.325.010.- Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for a variety of retail and wholesale business allowing for outdoor display of merchandise that is for sale or rent.

(Ord. No. 011812-ZO-PZ-C-007-10, § 46)

2.325.020. - Uses permitted.

The following uses and their accessory buildings and uses are permitted subject to all regulations of this title, including, but not limited to, chapter 2.150 PCDSC; parking, signage, and lighting regulations; and the development standards in this chapter:

A.

Amusements such as billiard or pool hall, bowling alley, theaters, gymnasium, arcade, shooting gallery, skating rink, archery range, miniature golf or practice driving or putting range, games of skill or science, swimming pool, or tennis court.

B.

Assisted living facility.

C.

Automotive repair, garages, welding shops, machine shops, outdoor storage or sales.

D.

Bar, cocktail lounge, night club, or tavern, not within a restaurant, dance floor permitted.

E.

Builders' supplies including sales of lumber.

F.

Child care center.

G.

Church, subject to the requirements set forth in PCDSC 2.150.220.

H.

College and arts, business, technical, and trade schools.

I.

Community service agency, library or museum.

J.

Government structures, fire district stations, sheriff's facilities, and their accessory uses.

K.

Health club or fitness center.

L.

Hospital, health care facility or urgent care facility.

M.

Light manufacturing or assembling incidental to retail sales by business engaged in manufacturing, processing, assembling, treatment, installation and repair of products.

N.

Motel or hotel with accessory uses, including restaurant, incidental retail sales and services, personal services and recreational facilities.

O.

Offices.

P.

Parks.

Q.

Private club or lodge, fraternal and service organizations (nonprofit).

R.

Private schools.

S.

Restaurant. This allows the following:

1.

Indoor and outdoor food service with or without alcoholic beverage service at the table;

2.

Indoor and outdoor live entertainment; and

3.

Drive-through food service for food and nonalcoholic beverages only.

T.

Restaurant, including a cocktail lounge or bar; dance floor permitted.

U.

Retail sales establishments.

V.

Sale, rental or display of automobiles, airplanes, boats, trucks, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, motor homes, manufactured homes, motorcycles and accessories, agricultural supplies and machinery.

W.

Service establishments.

X.

Self-storage facility.

1.

All access to the facility shall be from arterial or collector streets;

2.

All access lanes within the facility shall be of paved or concrete surface;

3.

There shall be a landscaped buffer setback with a minimum six-foot or maximum eight-foot decorative masonry wall;

4.

There shall be no razor or barbed wire; and

5.

The light source of any outdoor security lighting shall not be visible from adjoining residential properties.

Y.

Veterinary hospitals or kennels, provided no building or structure housing animals is within 40 feet of any site boundary abutting property in a rural or residential zone.

Z.

Wireless communication facilities, subject to the requirements set forth in chapter 2.205 PCDSC.

AA.

One dwelling unit, conventional construction, as an accessory to an established use.

BB.

Some uses are allowed in all zoning districts based on statutory exemptions (see PCDSC 2.05.050) or because a governmental entity or governmental agency is performing a governmental function.

(Ord. No. 011812-ZO-PZ-C-007-10, § 46)

2.325.030. - Special uses.

The following uses and their accessory buildings and uses are permitted subject to obtaining approval of a special use permit as set forth in PCDSC 2.151.010 and the general regulations of this title, including, but not limited to, chapter 2.150 PCDSC; parking, signage, and lighting regulations; and the development standards in this chapter. Special uses that are not listed are prohibited.

A.

Heliport.

B.

Light manufacturing and assembly of products from previously prepared materials.

C.

Medical marijuana dispensary.

D.

Medical marijuana dispensary off-site cultivation location.

E.

Medical marijuana food establishment.

F.

Wholesale activities.

G.

Warehouse.

H.

Wireless communications facility.

I.

Heavy truck parking, staging and point of operation for trucking operations and their accessory equipment.

(Ord. No. PZ-C-003-12, § 7; Ord. No. 011812-ZO-PZ-C-007-10, § 46)

2.325.040. - Development standards.

A.

Minimum lot area for commercial without a detached accessory dwelling: None.

B.

Minimum lot area for commercial with a detached accessory dwelling: 3,500 square feet.

C.

Minimum width: None.

D.

Minimum front setback: 20 feet.

E.

Minimum side setbacks: None except where the commercial use abuts rural or residential zones, then 25-foot side setbacks are required; seven feet each for detached accessory dwelling.

F.

Minimum rear setback: 25 feet; 25 feet for detached accessory dwelling.

G.

Minimum distance between main buildings: None; 14 feet between detached accessory dwelling and commercial.

H.

Maximum building height: 40 feet.

I.

Detached accessory buildings.

1.

Permitted coverage: 40 percent of the total area of the rear and side setbacks;

2.

Maximum height: 20 feet within the required rear setback; 35 feet within the buildable area;

3.

Minimum distance to main building: Seven feet;

4.

Minimum distance to front lot line: 15 feet;

5.

Minimum distance to side lot lines: None, except where it abuts rural or residential zones, then 15-foot side setbacks are required; and

6.

Minimum distance to rear lot line: Four feet.

J.

Minimum six-foot wall between this zone and a rural or residential zone; minimum ten-foot landscape strip between the wall and any use in this zone, including parking. The landscape strip shall be planted with trees 30 feet on center and with mature trees next to any existing homes.

(Ord. No. 011812-ZO-PZ-C-007-10, § 46)