1. The Districts. The city's commercial zoning districts are listed below. When this zoning ordinance refers to "commercial" zoning districts or "C" districts, it is referring to these districts.
   
   

   Zoning District	Abbreviation/Map Symbol	Formerly Known As
   Office	CO	AA Professional Office
   		AA Medical Clinic
   Neighborhood/Village Trade	C1	Trade
   		Village Trade
   General Commercial	C2	AA Business
   		AA Commercial

2. Purposes. Wauwatosa's commercial zoning districts are primarily intended to accommodate and promote neighborhood- and community-serving business and commercial (e.g., retail, service, office) uses, as well as vertical mixed-use development consisting of nonresidential uses on the ground floor and residential uses on the upper floors of the same building. Encouraging mixed-use development can help reduce vehicle travel demand and provide increased housing choice and transit-oriented densities.
   1. CO, Office Commercial. The CO, Office Commercial district is primarily intended to accommodate office, professional, and medical uses in a low- to moderate-intensity setting. While primarily nonresidential, the district also allows limited residential uses in areas of transition from commercial to residential.C1, Neighborhood & Village Commercial. The C1, Neighborhood & Village Commercial district is primarily intended to accommodate mixed-use development and small-scale, neighborhood-serving retail and service uses in pedestrian-oriented storefront buildings.
   2. C1, Neighborhood & Village Commercial. The C1, Neighborhood & Village Commercial district is primarily intended to accommodate mixed-use development and small-scale, neighborhood-serving retail and service uses in pedestrian-oriented storefront buildings.
   3. C2, General Commercial. The C2, General Commercial district accommodates a broad range of business and commercial uses. While designed to support regional shopping and commercial activity, the district also allows mixed-use, and multi-unit residential uses.

Principal uses are allowed in commercial zoning districts in accordance with the use table of Section 24.07.030.

1. General. This section establishes basic lot and building regulations that apply in C districts. These regulations offer certainty for property owners, developers and neighbors about the limits of what is allowed; they are not to be construed as a guarantee that maximum allowed densities and development yields can be achieved on every lot. Other factors, such as topography, the presence of floodplains or protected resources, off-street parking, landscaping requirements and other factors may work to further limit actual development potential.
2. Basic Standards. The following lot and building standards apply to all principal and accessory uses allowed in C districts, except as otherwise expressly stated in this zoning ordinance. General exceptions to these standards and rules for measuring compliance can be found in Section 24.18.030.
   
   

   Lot and Building Standards	DISTRICTS
   	CO	C1	C2
   Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	7,200	None	None
   Minimum Lot Width (feet)	60	None	None
   Minimum Setbacks (feet)
   Front	10[2]	0	10
   Street Side	5	0	5
   Interior Side	3[3]	0	3[3][5]
   Rear	25	0	10[4][5]
   Rear and Interior Side (Accessory Buildings)	1.5	0	3
   Rear Alley (Accessory Buildings)	5	5	10
   Maximum Height (feet)
   Principal Buildings	35	40	No max.[1]
   Accessory Buildings	20	20	20
   Maximum Building Coverage (% of lot area)
   Interior Lots	35	No max.	No max.
   Corner Lots	40	No max.	No max.

   [1] See Section 24.03.040.J.
   [2] If abutting a zoning district that requires a greater front setback, the abutting district's (greater) front setback applies.
   [3] No side setback is required abutting another C-zoned lot occupied by a building with no side setback along the shared lot line.
   [4] No rear setback required on lot abutting railroad right-of-way.
   [5] See Section 24.05.020.C. for Mayfair Corridor Overlay regional mall standards.

(Ord. O-13-17, § II, 11-19-2013)

Uses and development in commercial districts are subject to all other applicable regulations and standards of this zoning ordinance, including the following:

1. Drive-through and Drive-in Facilities. Drive-through and drive-in facilities require conditional use approval and must be associated with an otherwise allowed use. They are also subject to the regulations of Section 24.11.100.
2. Large-format Retail Developments. Individual freestanding buildings and group developments with a cumulative gross floor area of 50,000 square feet or more of retail sales area are subject to the large-format retail development regulations of Section 24.09.090.
3. Nonconformities. See Chapter 24.15.
4. Accessory Uses and Structures. See Chapter 24.10.
5. Parking and Loading.
   1. Parking spaces may not be located in front or street side setbacks.
   2. Loading docks must be set back at least 10 feet from alleys and 20 feet from all street rights-of-way.
   3. See also the general off-street parking and loading regulations of Chapter 24.11.
6. Landscaping and Screening. See Chapter 24.12.
7. Temporary Uses. See Section 24.10.080.
8. Overlay Zoning Districts. See Chapter 24.05.
9. Outdoor storage activities in the C districts require conditional use approval in accordance with Section 24.16.040.
10. Building Height for C2 (General Commercial) District: For C2 zoned properties located within 65 feet of a Residential (R) zoned property, the maximum building height is 60 feet. Exceptions to this standard are as follows:
    1. The Regional Mall (Mayfair Mall) properties are not subject to these regulations.
    2. Additional height of up to 85 feet is allowed for:
       1. Multi-unit and/or mixed-use projects proposing 20% or more affordable housing units at 80% or below the average median income (AMI) for the Milwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis region, as established by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
       2. Transit-oriented development projects located along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor.
11. Attached and Semi-Detached Building Design Standards. See Section 24.14.045.