Fountain Hills Declaration of Reservations
C-2 ZONE: INTERMEDIATE COMMERCIAL
The following regulations shall apply in the C-2 zone unless otherwise provided in this Declaration of Reservations:
Uses Permitted
A building or premises shall be used for only the following purposes:
Stores, shops, and premises for conduct of the following types of general retail business:
Any permitted in the "C-1" zone of this Declaration of Reservations as regulated and unless otherwise regulated in this C-2 zone.
Antique stores.
Art and dance instruction.
Art galleries.
Automobile rentals.
Bakeries and candy stores, including the manufacturing of bakery and candy products for on-site retail sales only.
Bars, including retail sales of package goods for off-site consumption.
Baths, Turkish, including masseurs.
Blueprinting and photostating establishments.
Bowling alleys.
Clock and watch repair shops.
Clothing and costume rentals.
Craft shops which include ceramics, mosaics, fabrics, jewelry, leather goods, silk screening, dress designing, sculpturing, and wood carving.
Drive-in restaurants and refreshment stands.
Funeral homes and chapels.
Furniture stores.
Hotels.
Key and gun shops, including incidental repair work.
Liquor stores.
Motels.
Music conservatory and music instruction.
Paint and wallpaper stores.
Parking lots.
Pet shops, not involving the treatment or boarding of cats or dogs.
Pool halls.
Precision and musical instrument repair shops, including optical repair.
Radio and television repair shops.
Radio and television broadcasting stations and studios, but not including transmitter towers and stations.
Restaurants and cafes.
Retail stores.
Theaters, but not including drive-in theaters.
Accessory buildings necessary to the above uses.
- Such other types of businesses including Service Stations shall be permitted where in the sole opinion of the Committee such businesses are compatible with the above uses and with the other businesses conducted or planned for the immediately adjacent zones.
- The operations from such stores, shops, or businesses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.
- Unless otherwise restricted by other Unit Declaration of Reservations, the top level of commercial buildings may be designed to provide for residential occupancy, including single-family, two-family, and multi-family dwellings and boarding and lodging houses. Each dwelling unit shall contain its own sanitary facilities and have a minimum living area of six hundred (600) square feet exclusive of patios and covered porches. This type of use is permitted where in the sole opinion of the Committee of Architecture such use is compatible with other uses conducted and planned for this zone and immediately adjacent zones.
Height Regulations
The maximum height of buildings shall not exceed forty (40) feet or three
stories.
Yard regulations
Yards are not required except as follows:
Front Yard
Where the frontage between two (2) intersecting street is located partly
in the "C-2" zoning district and partly in a rural or residential zoning
district, there shall be a front yard equal to the front yard required
in the adjoining rural or residential zoning district, but such yard need
not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in depth.
Side Yard
If a lot is occupied by a dwelling, there shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling having a width of not less than five (5) feet.
Where a lot is adjacent to a rural or residential zoning district, there shall be a side yard on the side of the lot adjacent to such rural or residential zoning district having a width of not less than five (5) feet.
Where a corner lot abuts a rural or residential zoning district whether or not separated by an alley, there shall be a side yard on the street side of such corner lot having a width of not less than ten (10) feet.
If a side yard is otherwise provided, it shall have a width of not less than three (3) feet.
Rear Yard
If a lot is occupied by a dwelling, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty five (25) feet.
Where a lot abuts a rural or residential zoning district, whether or not separated by an alley, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty five (25) feet.
Intensity of Use Regulations
The intensity of use regulations are as follows:
Lot Area
Any lot used for dwelling purposes shall have a minimum lot area of six
thousand (6,000)
square feet.
Lot Width
Any lot used for dwelling purposes shall have a minimum width of sixty (60) feet.
Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be one thousand
(1,000) square feet.
Lot Coverage
The maximum lot coverage shall be fifty (50%) per cent of the lot area.
Paving Regulations
The paving regulations are as provided in the General Land Use Regulations
for all zones set forth within this Declaration of Reservations.
Loading and Unloading Regulations
Loading and Unloading for Commercial Buildings
For all commercial buildings there shall be provided one (1) loading and
unloading space for each twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor
area, or fraction thereof, devoted to such use in the building.
Location of Required Loading and Unloading Spaces
The required loading and unloading spaces shall, in all cases, be on the
same lot as the use they are intended to serve. In no case shall
required loading and unloading spaces be part of the area used to
satisfy the parking requirements. They shall not be located on the
street side of a parcel or lot, not on the side of a lot or parcel generally
used by the public.
Additional Regulations
The additional regulations are as follows:
Incidental or accessory storage and display area shall be within a completely enclosed building and the space required for the storage shall not constitute more than forty (40%) per cent of the floor area.
Any lighting shall be placed so as to reflect the light away from adjoining rural or residential zoning districts.
Subdivision of Lots
No lot or parcel of land shall be divided into smaller lots or parcels
whether for lease, sale, or rental purposes, provided that variations may be
granted by the Committee of Architecture in accordance with provisions of
this Declaration of Reservations and in compliance with any local, county,
or state regulations.