§ 5.1503. Use regulations.  


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  • A.

    The uses allowed in the C-3 District are shown in Table 5.1503.A. with additional limitations on uses as listed.

    B.

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

    Table 5.1503.A. Use Table

    Land Uses
    Permitted (P) or
    Conditional Use (CU)
    1. Adult uses
    CU
    2. Amusement park
    CU
    3. Auction sales
    P
    4. Bar
    CU
    5. Big box
    P (1), CU (1)
    6. Bowling alley
    P
    7. Bus station, excluding overnight parking and storage of buses
    CU
    8. Carwash
    CU
    9. Civic and social organization
    P (2)
    10. Community buildings and recreational facilities not publicly owned
    CU
    11. Courier and messenger
    P
    12. Cultural institution
    P (2)
    13. 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 (2)
    14. 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 (2)
    15. Educational service, elementary and secondary school
    P (2) (3)
    16. Educational service, other than elementary and secondary school
    P
    17. Equipment sales, rental, and storage yard
    CU
    18. Financial institution, including drive-through and drive-in service
    P
    19. Funeral home and funeral services
    CU
    20. Furniture and home furnishing sales
    P
    21. Game center
    CU
    22. Gas station
    CU
    23. Gun shop
    P
    24. Health and fitness studio
    P
    25. Internalized community storage
    P
    26. Live entertainment
    CU
    27. Medical and diagnostic laboratory
    P
    28. Miniature golf course
    CU
    29. Multimedia production without communication tower
    P
    30. Municipal use
    P
    31. Office
    P
    32. Outdoor sales display area
    CU
    33. Pawnshop
    P
    34. Personal care service
    P
    35. Place of worship
    P (2)
    36. Plant nursery
    P
    37. Pool hall
    CU
    38. Repair and maintenance
    P
    39. Residential health care facility
    P (2) (4)
    40. Restaurant, including drive-through and including drive-in
    P
    41. Retail
    P
    42. Seasonal art festival
    CU
    43. Sports arena
    CU (2)
    44. Swimming pool sales office, including display pools only; but excluding construction equipment storage yard
    P
    45. Teen dance center
    CU
    46. Theater
    P (2)
    47. Travel accommodation
    P (2)
    48. Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor vehicle display and storage located in an enclosed building
    P (5)
    49. 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 (5)
    50. 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
    51. 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 (6)
    52. 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
    53. Vehicle storage facility
    CU (7)
    54. Veterinary and pet care service
    P (8)
    55. Wholesale sales
    P
    56. Wireless communications facility, Type 1, 2, and 3
    P
    57. Wireless communications facility, Type 4
    CU

     

    Use Limitations:

    (1)

    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.

    (2)

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

    (3)

    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.

    b.

    The net lot area for the facility shall be a minimum of forty-three thousand (43,000) square feet.

    c.

    The facility shall not have outdoor speaker systems or bells.

    d.

    A maximum of one-third ( 1/3 ) of the required parking may be shared parking with other uses located within six hundred (600) feet of the building front entrance.

    e.

    Outdoor playgrounds and recreation areas shall be:

    i.

    Located not less than fifty (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.

    f.

    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.

    g.

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

    h.

    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.

    i.

    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).

    (4)

    Residential health care facilities.

    a.

    Specialized residential health care facilities.

    i.

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

    ii.

    Required open space.

    (1)

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

    (a)

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

    (i)

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

    (ii)

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

    (b)

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

    iii.

    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.

    b.

    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.

    iii.

    Required open space.

    (1)

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

    (a)

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

    (i)

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

    (ii)

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

    (b)

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

    iv.

    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.

    (5)

    Vehicle leasing, rental or sales with indoor vehicle display and storage is subject to the following:

    a.

    Required parking shall not be used for vehicle storage and 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 facility.

    (6)

    Vehicle repair is subject to the following:

    a.

    All repairs shall be performed within an enclosed building.

    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 ii. or iii. above.

    c.

    If the lot 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.

    (7)

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

    (8)

    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 one hundred (100) feet from any lot line abutting a residential district, 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.

(Ord. No. 4043, § 1(Res. No. 9209, § 1(Exh. A, § 2), 10-16-12; Ord. No. 4143, § 1(Res. No. 9678, Exh. A, §§ 90, 91), 5-6-14)