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Scottsdale City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

LAND USE TABLES

Sec. 11.201. - Use regulations.

A.

Permitted uses. The uses allowed in certain zoning districts are shown in Table 11.201.A., subject to the limitations as listed. Buildings, structures, or premises shall be used and buildings and structures shall hereafter be erected, altered, or enlarged only for uses noted.

B.

Uses permitted by conditional use permit. The uses allowed by conditional use permit in certain zoning districts are shown in Table 11.201 .A., subject to the limitations as listed, and any additional conditional use permit criteria.

C.

Drive-through and drive-in services are not permitted in the Downtown Area.

D.

Drive-through and drive-in services are not permitted in the Service Residential (S-R) zoning district.

Table 11.201.A. Land Use Table

LAND USESZONING DISTRICTS - Permitted (P) or Conditional Use (CU)
S-RC-SC-1C-2C-3C-4S-SC-OPNCPCCPCoCI-1I-GP-1P-2
Accessory Dwelling Unit P 1, 17
Adult uses CU CU
Aeronautical use, except off-airport heliport or helipad P 13
Amusement and theme parks CU CU
Animal and veterinary hospital P 4
Appliance sales P
Arts and craft production P P
Auction sales P CU
Bar CU CU CU CU
Big box P/CU 5 P/CU 5 P/CU 5 P/CU 5 P/CU 5
Bowling alley P P P
Building material and garden sales P 12 P 12
Bus station, excluding overnight parking and storage of buses CU CU
Carports P
Carwash CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU
Civic and social organization P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1
Community buildings and recreational facilities not publicly owned CU CU CU CU
Courier and messenger P P P P P P P P P
Cultural institution P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1
Data processing, hosting and related service P P
Day care center with drop off or outdoor play area farther than 100 feet from a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A. P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1
Day care center with drop off or outdoor play area within 100 feet of a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A. CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1 CU 1
Dwelling P 1, 18 P 1, 10 P 1, 10 P 1, 10 P 1, 10 P 1, 10
Educational service, elementary and secondary school P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 P 1, 2 CU 1, 2 CU 1, 2
Educational service, other than elementary and secondary school P P P P P P P P P P P
Electronic shopping and mail-order service P P
Equipment storage P
Equipment sales, rental, and storage CU P P
Farm supply sales P
Financial institution P P P P P P P P P/CU 6,14
Funeral home and funeral services CU CU CU
Furniture and home furnishing sales P P P P P P P P
Game center CU CU CU CU
Gas station CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU
General and specialty trade contractors P P
Gun shop P P
Health and fitness studio P P P P P P P P
Hospital CU 1
Industrial launderer P
Internalized community storage P P P P P P P
Light manufacturing P P P
Live entertainment CU CU CU CU CU CU
Medical and diagnostics laboratory P P P P P P P P
Medical marijuana caregiver cultivation CU
Medical marijuana use CU
Medical marijuana use, excluding medical marijuana cultivation CU
Miniature golf course CU
Multifamily Conversion P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16 P 1, 16
Multimedia production with communication tower equal to or less than 100 feet in height P P
Multimedia production with communication tower over 100 feet in height CU CU
Multimedia production without communication tower P P P P P P P P P
Municipal use P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Off-airport heliport or helipad CU
Office P P P P P P P P P P P
Outdoor sales display area CU CU
Parking structures P
Pawnshop P P
Permitted uses of Downtown Overlay (DO), Central Business (C-2), or Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning districts, in a building above ground-level parking P
Personal care service P P P P P P P P 14
Place of worship P 1, 3 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1
Plant nursery P P P P
Pool hall CU CU
Public utility buildings, structures or appurtenances thereto for public service uses CU CU
Recyclable material collection center P CU
Refuse enclosures P
Repair and maintenance P P
Residential health care facility P 1, 9 P 1, 9 P 1, 9 P 1, 9 P 1, 9 P 1, 9
Restaurant, excluding drive-through restaurant and excluding drive-in restaurant P P P P P P P P
Restaurant, including drive-through restaurant but excluding drive-in restaurant P P P P P
Restaurant, including drive-through restaurant and including drive-in restaurant CU P CU 14
Restoration service P
Retail P P P P P P P
Scenic and sightseeing transportation P
Scientific research and development P CU P P
Seasonal art festival CU CU CU CU
Sports arena CU 1
Storage buildings P 15
Surface parking lots P P
Swimming pool sales, including display pools only and including construction equipment storage yard P
Swimming pool sales, including display pools only, but excluding construction equipment storage yard P P
Taxi and limousine service P
Teen dance center CU CU
Theater P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1 P 1
Towing service CU CU
Travel accommodation P 1 P 1 P 1
Utility service yard P P CU
Vehicle emissions testing facility P P
Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor or outdoor vehicle display and storage CU P CU
Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor vehicle display and storage located in an enclosed building P 7 P 7 P 7 CU 7
Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with outdoor vehicle display and storage located more than 150 feet from a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., measured from the property boundary to the zoning district line all within the City limits P P
Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with outdoor vehicle display and storage located 150 feet or less from a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., measured from the property boundary to the zoning district line all within the City limits CU CU
Vehicle repair CU P 8 CU
Vehicle repair, located more than 150 feet from a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., measured from the property boundary to the zoning district line all within the City limits P 8 P 8
Vehicle repair, located 150 feet or less from a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., measured from the property boundary to the zoning district line all within the City limits CU CU
Vehicle storage adjacent to residential districts CU 11 P 11 CU 11
Vehicle storage not adjacent to residential districts CU 11 P 11 P 11
Veterinary and pet care service P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4 P 4
Wholesale, warehouse and distribution P P P P
Wireless communications facility, Type 1, 2, and 3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Wireless communications facility, Type 4 CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU CU

 

Use Limitations:

(1)

Uses are allowed except in the AC-3 area as described in the City's procedures for development near the Scottdale Airport and Chapter 5 of the Scottsdale Revised Code, as amended.

(2)

Educational services, elementary and secondary school, are subject to the following standards:

a.

The facility shall be located not less than five hundred (500) feet from any adult use, except for a facility located within the S-R zoning district, which shall be located not less than 1,320 feet from any adult use.

b.

Net lot area. Minimum: 43,000 square feet.

c.

The facility shall not have outdoor speaker systems or bells.

d.

Outdoor playgrounds and recreation areas shall be:

i.

Located not less than 50 feet from any residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A;

ii.

Located within the rear or side yard; and

iii.

Enclosed and screened by a six-foot wall or fence.

e.

All lighting adjacent to residential districts shall be set back a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the property line.

f.

A minimum twenty-four (24) foot setback shall be provided and maintained where parking is adjacent to a residential district.

g.

A drop-off area accommodating a minimum of five (5) vehicles shall be located along a sidewalk or landing area connected to the main entrance to the facility. This area shall not include internal site traffic aisles, parking spaces, or fire lanes.

h.

Public trails or pedestrian connections shall link to the front door of the main building, subject to Development Review Board approval.

i.

The circulation plan shall show minimal conflicts among the student drop-off area, any vehicle drop-off area, parking, access driveways, pedestrian and bicycle paths on site.

j.

Facilities located in the AC-2 area, described in the City's procedures for development near the Scottsdale Airport and Chapter 5 of the Scottsdale Revised Code, as amended, shall be constructed with sound transmission requirements of the International Building Code (IBC). In the I-1 and I-G zoning districts, facilities shall be constructed with sound attenuation measures to reduce outdoor to indoor noise by a minimum of twenty-five (25) decibels. Compliance with the noise attenuation measures set forth in Appendix F to FAA Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study Section 4.00 is deemed compliance with this requirement.

(3)

Places of worship are subject to the following standards:

a.

Net lot area. Minimum: 20,000 square feet.

b.

Floor area ratio. Maximum: 0.2.

c.

Building and structure height.

i.

Building height including mechanical equipment (such equipment shall be screened). Maximum: 30 feet. However:

(1)

Non-habitable steeples, towers and spires that cover a maximum of ten (10) percent of the roof area, maximum: 45 feet.

(2)

Non-habitable freestanding steeples, towers and spires. Maximum: 45 feet.

ii.

Building height exceptions contained in Article VII shall not apply.

d.

Required open space.

i.

Minimum: 0.24 multiplied by the net lot area.

ii.

Building heights over twenty (20) feet: the minimum open space requirement plus 0.004 multiplied by the net lot area for each foot of building height over twenty (20) feet.

iii.

NAOS may be included in the required open space.

e.

Lighting.

i.

All pole mounted lighting shall be shielded, directed downward and a maximum of sixteen (16) feet in height.

ii.

All lighting adjacent to residential districts shall be set back a minimum of thirty (30) feet from the property line.

iii.

All lighting, other than security lighting, shall not be operated between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

f.

Screening. Screening shall be as approved by the Development Review Board.

g.

Access. All places of worship must have primary access to a street classified in the Transportation Master Plan as a minor collector or greater.

h.

Operations.

i.

No outdoor activities shall be permitted after 10:00 p.m.

ii.

The use shall not have outdoor speakers.

(4)

Veterinary and pet care services are permitted if all facilities are within a soundproof building. However, outdoor activities are permitted if:

a.

An employee or pet owner shall accompany an animal at all times when the animal is outside the building.

b.

The property owner and operator maintain all outdoor areas in a clean and sanitary condition, including immediate and proper disposal of animal waste.

c.

The outdoor areas are set back at least 100 feet from any lot line abutting a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A., or the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C, or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., measured from the property boundary to the zoning district line all within the City limits.

d.

There is no outdoor kennel boarding, except within the C-4 zoning district.

(5)

Big box retail sales are not allowed in the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Overlay District and are subject to a conditional use permit if:

a.

Primary access is from a local residential street, or

b.

Residential property is located within 1,300 feet of the big box property line, except where the residential property is developed with nonresidential uses or separated from the big box by the Loop 101 Pima Freeway.

(6)

Drive-through and drive-in service subject to Conditional Use Permit in I-1 zoning district.

(7)

Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor vehicle display and storage located in an enclosed building is subject to the following standards:

a.

Required parking shall not be used for vehicle storage or display.

b.

None of the above criteria shall prohibit the Development Review Board from considering an application to reconstruct or remodel an existing vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor vehicle display and storage located in an enclosed building facility.

(8)

The vehicle repair use is subject to the following standards:

a.

All repairs shall be performed within an enclosed building, except vehicle repair facilities located in the C-4 zoning district.

b.

Vehicles may only enter the rear of the building, except vehicles may enter the side of the building if the lot is:

i.

A corner lot,

ii.

A lot abutting a residential district shown on Table 4.100.A.,

iii.

A lot abutting the residential portion of a Planned Community P-C or any portion of a Planned Residential Development PRD with an underlying zoning district comparable to the residential districts shown on Table 4.100.A., or

iv.

Separated by an alley from one (1) of the districts set forth in subsection b.ii. or b.iii. above.

c.

If the lots meets any requirement of subsection b. above, and side entry bays are proposed, the side entry repair bays shall be screened from street views by solid masonry walls, and the landscape plan shall demonstrate to the Development Review Board's satisfaction, that the proposed screening does not impact the streetscape by exposing repair bays, unassembled vehicles, vehicle repair activities, or vehicle parts.

d.

All vehicles awaiting repair shall be screened from view by a masonry wall or landscape screen.

e.

Required parking shall not be used for vehicle storage.

f.

None of the above criteria shall prohibit the Development Review Board from considering an application to reconstruct or remodel an existing vehicle repair facility.

(9)

Residential health care facilities are permitted subject to the following:

a.

Within the PNC zoning district: site size shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the Development Plan.

b.

Within the PCC zoning district: site size shall not exceed thirty-five (35) percent of the Development Plan.

c.

Specialized residential health care facilities.

i.

The number of beds shall not exceed eighty (80) per acre of gross lot area.

d.

Minimal residential health care facilities.

i.

The gross lot area shall not be less than one (1) acre.

ii.

The number of units shall not exceed forty (40) dwelling units per acre of gross lot area.

e.

Required open space.

i.

Minimum open space: 0.24 multiplied by the net lot area distributed as follows.

(1)

Frontage open space minimum: 0.50 multiplied by the total open space, except as follows:

(a)

Minimum: Twenty (20) square feet per one (1) linear foot of public street frontage.

(b)

Not required to exceed fifty (50) square feet per one (1) linear foot of public street frontage.

(2)

The remainder of the minimum open space, less the frontage open space, shall be provided as common open space.

f.

The site shall be designed, to the maximum extent feasible, so that on-site parking is oriented to the building(s) to provide convenient pedestrian access for residents, guests, and visitors.

(10)

Dwelling units permitted subject to the following:

a.

Dwelling units shall be physically integrated with commercial establishments.

b.

Limited to one (1) dwelling unit per each business establishment. The dwelling unit limitation of one (1) dwelling unit per each business establishment does not apply to property in the PNC zoning district, the PCC zoning district, or the Downtown Area.

(11)

Vehicle storage facilities may include an apartment/office for on-site supervision but no vehicle shall be used as a dwelling, even temporarily.

(12)

Excludes concrete mixing/manufacturing.

(13)

Aeronautical uses are subject to Chapter 5 of the Scottsdale Revised Code.

(14)

Uses that are not accessory uses shall front on a major collector or higher street classification.

(15)

Subject to Zoning Administrator's approval and if the storage building meets the following requirements:

a.

Is smaller than five hundred (500) square feet, and

b.

Occupies an area unusable as a parking space.

(16)

Multifamily Conversion permitted subject to the requirements of Section 7.1300.

(17)

Accessory Dwelling Unit subject to the requirements of Section 7.900.

(18)

Accessory buildings and structures permitted on single-family residential lots subject to the requirements of Section 7.200.A.

(Ord. No. 4404, § 1(Res. No. 11515, § 1(Exh. A, § 3)), 6-25-19; Ord. No. 4503, § 1(Res. No. 12191, § 1, Exh. 1), 6-8-21; Ord. No. 4629, § 1(Res. No. 13058, § 1(Exh. A, § 13)), 2-20-24; Ord. No. 4651, § 1(Res. No. 13253, § 1(Exh. A, § 5)), 11-25-24, eff. 4-22-25; Ord. No. 4652, § 1(Res. No. 13255, § 1(Exh. A, § 8)), 11-25-24)