Surprise City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sec. 106-6.1.- General.

Purpose. The commercial zoning districts are intended to provide locations, standards and regulations for all varieties of retail shopping, service establishments, neighborhood convenience, entertainment, and office uses in a manner that is consistent with the General Plan while providing employment opportunities for existing and future residents of the city.

Applicability and intensity.

The commercial zoning district(s) may be applicable for land that is within the neighborhood, commerce and office, and employment character areas of the General Plan.

The commercial zoning districts listed below represent the different levels of allowed intensity of a development or land use in relation to the building size, scale, and overall impact on surrounding neighborhoods (i.e. corner store vs. traditional grocery store vs. typical big box with outdoor display area) as delineated in the land use matrix Table 106-1c in Article I of this chapter.

Outdoor uses such as dining, display, storage, drive-through facilities, entertainment uses, and sound systems may be allowed only in certain zones and under certain conditions as delineated in the land use matrix Table 106-1c in Article I of this chapter.

Process. A type 3 review is required to establish a commercial zoning district. All development within a commercial zoning district shall require a type 1 site plan review prior to submittal for a building and/or grading permit. Some proposed uses may require a type 3 review for conditional use permits per Table 106-1c in Article 1 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2022-10, § 1(Exh. A), 4-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-03, § 1(Exh. A), 3-5-24)

Sec. 106-6.2. - Establishment of commercial zoning districts.

Office commercial (C-O). The office commercial (C-O) zoning district provides for offices and services with smaller, supportive shops and dining.

The intent of the C-O zoning district is to create an employment friendly environment by permitting an office and/or service uses that limit impact on and can be integrated within the residential neighborhood.

Applicable in rural, suburban, urban, and community commercial development types of the General Plan.

Neighborhood commercial (C-1). The neighborhood commercial (C-1) zoning district provides for the development of smaller shops, dining, recreation, entertainment, offices, and services in convenient locations to meet the daily needs of the immediate residential neighborhoods.

The intent of the C-1 zoning district is to create a pedestrian friendly, neighborhood environment by permitting a range of commercial, office, and/or service uses which are limited to a residential scale and integrated within the residential neighborhood.

The C-1 zoning district may be applicable to the neighborhood (rural and suburban) and commerce and office (mixed use residential) character areas of the General Plan.

Community commercial (C-2). The community commercial (C-2) zoning district provides for retail, office, and service activities to satisfy the needs of the community with emphasis on shopping commerce centers, clustered office commerce centers, and medium sized commercial developments.

The intent of this district is to create a pedestrian friendly, neighborhood environment and discourage the sprawl of strip commercial development by assembling community-serving businesses and services in commerce centers rather than in a strip or linear pattern.

The C-2 zoning district may be applicable for land that is within the neighborhood (suburban and urban), commerce and office (office, mixed use and regional commercial), and employment (business park) character areas of the General Plan; if the overall development meets the size and intensity guidelines outlined in the General Plan.

Regional commercial (C-3). The regional commercial (C-3) zoning district accommodates the development of large-scale planned commercial and office complexes that provide goods, recreation, entertainment, food, and services to regional trade areas.

The C-3 zoning district provides for a diversity of general business and commercial uses at a large building size, scale, and overall intensity. The C-3 zoning district shall emphasize safe and convenient pedestrian mobility in many forms, with planning that concentrates parking areas for trip reduction and accommodates internal vehicular traffic flow.

The C-3 zoning district may be applicable for land that is within the commerce and office (office and regional) character area of the General Plan.

Sec. 106-6.3. - Commercial development standards.

Developments within a commercial zoning district(s) shall comply with development standards shown in Table 106-6a.

Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments.

Pad sites within a commerce center may have reduced setbacks along boundaries internal to the site plan if the whole development complies with parking and landscaping regulations. Approval by the community development director or designee is required.

Table 106-6a—Commercial Zoning Districts
	C-O	C-1	C-2	C-3
Minimum lot area (sf)	12,000	12,000	18,000	90,000 ¹
Min. setback to arterial ROW	35	35	35 ^{5, 6}	35 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback to collector and local ROW (ft)	15	20	20 ^{5, 6}	20 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to residential zoning (ft)	20	20	30 ^{5, 6}	45 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to non-residential zoning (ft)	15	15	15 ^{5, 6}	15 ^{5, 6}
Max. bldg. height (ft)	30	35 ²	40 ²	45 ²
Max. size per use/tenant (sf) ³	5,000	5,000	45,000	No limit
Max size per commerce center (ac) ⁴	10	10	20	No limit
Notes: 1. Minimum lot area may be reduced to 18,000 square feet for pad sites within a commerce center with a minimum size of 90,000 square feet. 2. The height of any structure, or portions thereof, shall not exceed 30 feet in height measured at the setback line when adjacent to rural residential (RR), residential low density (R-1), and residential medium density (R-2) zoning. The height increase at a ratio of one-foot vertical for every one-foot horizontal as measured relative to the property line to a maximum height equal to the zoning district. 3. Area combines the total square footage of the use, which may include but is not limited to the gross floor areas of the building, outdoor activities and dining areas (when allowed), storage areas, and all display or sales areas. 4. Contain uses designed around common circulation, parking, and pedestrian connectivity, including but not limited to shared access or access easements. 5. Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments. 6. Pad sites within a commerce center may have reduced setbacks along boundaries internal to the master site plan if the whole development complies with parking and landscaping regulations. Approval by the community development director or designee is required.

Surprise City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sec. 106-6.1.- General.

Applicability and intensity.

The commercial zoning district(s) may be applicable for land that is within the neighborhood, commerce and office, and employment character areas of the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 2022-10, § 1(Exh. A), 4-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-03, § 1(Exh. A), 3-5-24)

Sec. 106-6.2. - Establishment of commercial zoning districts.

Office commercial (C-O). The office commercial (C-O) zoning district provides for offices and services with smaller, supportive shops and dining.

Applicable in rural, suburban, urban, and community commercial development types of the General Plan.

The C-1 zoning district may be applicable to the neighborhood (rural and suburban) and commerce and office (mixed use residential) character areas of the General Plan.

The C-3 zoning district may be applicable for land that is within the commerce and office (office and regional) character area of the General Plan.

Sec. 106-6.3. - Commercial development standards.

Developments within a commercial zoning district(s) shall comply with development standards shown in Table 106-6a.

Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments.

Table 106-6a—Commercial Zoning Districts
	C-O	C-1	C-2	C-3
Minimum lot area (sf)	12,000	12,000	18,000	90,000 ¹
Min. setback to arterial ROW	35	35	35 ^{5, 6}	35 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback to collector and local ROW (ft)	15	20	20 ^{5, 6}	20 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to residential zoning (ft)	20	20	30 ^{5, 6}	45 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to non-residential zoning (ft)	15	15	15 ^{5, 6}	15 ^{5, 6}
Max. bldg. height (ft)	30	35 ²	40 ²	45 ²
Max. size per use/tenant (sf) ³	5,000	5,000	45,000	No limit
Max size per commerce center (ac) ⁴	10	10	20	No limit
Notes: 1. Minimum lot area may be reduced to 18,000 square feet for pad sites within a commerce center with a minimum size of 90,000 square feet. 2. The height of any structure, or portions thereof, shall not exceed 30 feet in height measured at the setback line when adjacent to rural residential (RR), residential low density (R-1), and residential medium density (R-2) zoning. The height increase at a ratio of one-foot vertical for every one-foot horizontal as measured relative to the property line to a maximum height equal to the zoning district. 3. Area combines the total square footage of the use, which may include but is not limited to the gross floor areas of the building, outdoor activities and dining areas (when allowed), storage areas, and all display or sales areas. 4. Contain uses designed around common circulation, parking, and pedestrian connectivity, including but not limited to shared access or access easements. 5. Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments. 6. Pad sites within a commerce center may have reduced setbacks along boundaries internal to the master site plan if the whole development complies with parking and landscaping regulations. Approval by the community development director or designee is required.

Surprise City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sec. 106-6.1.- General.

Applicability and intensity.

The commercial zoning district(s) may be applicable for land that is within the neighborhood, commerce and office, and employment character areas of the General Plan.

(Ord. No. 2022-10, § 1(Exh. A), 4-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-03, § 1(Exh. A), 3-5-24)

Sec. 106-6.2. - Establishment of commercial zoning districts.

Office commercial (C-O). The office commercial (C-O) zoning district provides for offices and services with smaller, supportive shops and dining.

Applicable in rural, suburban, urban, and community commercial development types of the General Plan.

The C-1 zoning district may be applicable to the neighborhood (rural and suburban) and commerce and office (mixed use residential) character areas of the General Plan.

The C-3 zoning district may be applicable for land that is within the commerce and office (office and regional) character area of the General Plan.

Sec. 106-6.3. - Commercial development standards.

Developments within a commercial zoning district(s) shall comply with development standards shown in Table 106-6a.

Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments.

Table 106-6a—Commercial Zoning Districts
	C-O	C-1	C-2	C-3
Minimum lot area (sf)	12,000	12,000	18,000	90,000 ¹
Min. setback to arterial ROW	35	35	35 ^{5, 6}	35 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback to collector and local ROW (ft)	15	20	20 ^{5, 6}	20 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to residential zoning (ft)	20	20	30 ^{5, 6}	45 ^{5, 6}
Min. setback adjacent to non-residential zoning (ft)	15	15	15 ^{5, 6}	15 ^{5, 6}
Max. bldg. height (ft)	30	35 ²	40 ²	45 ²
Max. size per use/tenant (sf) ³	5,000	5,000	45,000	No limit
Max size per commerce center (ac) ⁴	10	10	20	No limit
Notes: 1. Minimum lot area may be reduced to 18,000 square feet for pad sites within a commerce center with a minimum size of 90,000 square feet. 2. The height of any structure, or portions thereof, shall not exceed 30 feet in height measured at the setback line when adjacent to rural residential (RR), residential low density (R-1), and residential medium density (R-2) zoning. The height increase at a ratio of one-foot vertical for every one-foot horizontal as measured relative to the property line to a maximum height equal to the zoning district. 3. Area combines the total square footage of the use, which may include but is not limited to the gross floor areas of the building, outdoor activities and dining areas (when allowed), storage areas, and all display or sales areas. 4. Contain uses designed around common circulation, parking, and pedestrian connectivity, including but not limited to shared access or access easements. 5. Projects designed as commerce center will comply with overall development standards regarding perimeter setbacks from abutting developments. 6. Pad sites within a commerce center may have reduced setbacks along boundaries internal to the master site plan if the whole development complies with parking and landscaping regulations. Approval by the community development director or designee is required.