21-2-2.6: MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES:

   A.   Multiple Family Residential Requirements: Each multiple family project shall have a unique entry feature at its primary entrance to provide individual identity to the development. Entry features may include a combination of some of the following elements: entrance paving, fountains, distinctive landscaping treatment, planters, special wall treatment, gates and other entry features.

      1.   A minimum six foot (6') and maximum eight foot (8') wall shall be required along the rear of reverse frontage single-family lots along collector or arterial streets. Such walls shall be constructed of slump block, brick, or masonry with stucco or mortar wash finish and decoratively designed with details such as inlaid tile or brick work, cap tiles, wall inserts, offsets, or pilaster treatments. Long, straight, unbroken walls are not permitted. Landscaping is required to be installed in accordance with City standards within collector or arterial rights-of-way.

      2.   The undergrounding of all utilities less than sixty nine (69) kilovolts (kV) within and abutting the proposed development prior to issuance of construction permits for the applicable phase of development.

      3.   All new residential developments (subdivisions) shall be subject to all requirements set forth in the Eloy subdivision regulations.

      4.   Compliance with the City's Engineering Design Standards for Public Works Construction and with Maricopa Association of Governments Standards for Public Works Construction, except for modifications agreed to by the City.

      5.   Compliance with the Floodplain Management Ordinance or the receipt of a letter of approval from the Pinal County Flood Control District explaining that the development is not in the floodplain.

      6.   Separation of any production crops on ground owned by the property owner for whom the rezoning is sought or such owners and successors on the property herein zoned by not less than fifty feet (50') from occupied dwelling units, if applicable.

      7.   The creation of a property management association shall be required for a new multiple family development project.

   B.   Multiple Family Residential Site Design Requirements:

      1.   All new multiple family residential developments (subdivisions) shall be subject to all requirements set forth in the Eloy subdivision regulations.

      2.   Parking areas adjacent to the required front yard shall be screened by a decorative wall or landscape berm or combination thereof to a height not to exceed three feet (3') measured from the finish grade in order to adequately screen the undercarriages of the parked vehicles.

      3.   Trash and refuse collection locations shall be screened with a six foot (6') decorative masonry wall that is finished to match the exterior elevation of the dwelling units. Trash and refuse areas shall be located such that they are not the visual focal point of a driveway or parking area, and cannot be viewed directly from a public street.

      4.   All multiple family residential developments, having more than four (4) dwelling units, shall provide amenities for the residents' use. Examples of such amenities are swimming pool, clubhouse, health and fitness center, tennis courts, etc. The area utilized by these amenities may be credited as open space.

      5.   Required covered parking shall provide motion sensor/detector light fixtures which are to be placed under the parking shade canopy. The design and materials of the covered parking canopy shall be compatible with the main structure.

   C.   Multiple Family Residential Open Space Requirements:

      1.   All multiple family residential developments shall be required to provide a minimum of four hundred (400) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit. Usable open spaces may include both active and passive uses including, but not limited to pool facilities, open turf areas, trails (not including sidewalks between buildings), ballfields, tot lots and other similar features.

      2.   All multiple residential developments shall adhere to the open space requirements of subsection 15-4-3B of this Code.

   D.   Multiple Family Residential Architectural Requirements:

      1.   Mechanical equipment, electrical meter and service components, propane tanks, coolers, water filters and similar utility equipment shall be installed at ground level or wall mounted and shall be screened from public view and designed to appear as an integral part of the building.

   2.   The building materials of a project shall be durable, require low maintenance, and be of the same or higher quality as surrounding developments. All multiple residential buildings shall have a permanent foundation and a garage, carport or covered parking canopy.

   E.   Multiple Family Residential Architectural Guidelines:

      1.   All buildings should incorporate three hundred sixty degree (360°) architecture, a variety of massing and building heights, and stepping rooflines. Straight rooflines should be varied by using offsets, differing heights, stepping, or different orientations to produce more variety within a development. Roof material should not be wood shake shingles.

      2.   All of the exterior elevations of the structures should provide interest and relief and utilize architectural detailing and overhanging eaves. Embellish window treatments on buildings by adding architectural features, which enhance the elevations, e.g., gabled roof features over windows, structural pop outs, recesses, headers, tile inlays, different window designs and styles.

      3.   Reflective building materials are strongly discouraged. Mirrored surfaces or any treatment that changes ordinary glass into a mirror surface are discouraged. Metallic surfaces, including roof materials, should be chemically treated to be non-reflective. Earth tone paint and material colors should have a light reflective value (LRV) no greater than forty percent (40%). Limited use of contrasting accenting colors in excess of forty percent (40%) LRV for small elements such as entryways and special architectural features of the building may be allowed.

      4.   All of the dwelling units within the development should have a strong design/orientation to one another, to the common open space and to the neighborhood street. A walkway from the street to the front entry is strongly encouraged. (Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018; Ord. 20-891, 1-27-2020)

21-2-3: COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS:

21-2-3.1: GENERAL PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts is to provide for a variety of goods, services and housing, each suited to specific retail, office, entertainment, and moderate to high density residential uses in order to foster economic health, community sustainability and also to maintain compatibility with adjacent uses. These districts are intended to provide attractive, well-designed developments that are appropriately located along primary roadways and multi-modal transportation facilities to serve Eloy residents, customers, and visitors. (Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018)

21-2-3.2: COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS ENUMERATED:

   A.   Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1): The purpose of this Commercial Zoning District is to provide a location for small scale, well designed professional offices and smaller shops and services in convenient locations to meet the daily needs of residents in the surrounding neighborhood. It is intended that this district restrict its range of uses to those that satisfy the daily commercial, office, and service needs of the immediate surrounding neighborhood.

   B.   General Commercial District (C-2): The purpose of this Commercial Zoning District is to provide a location for general business and commercial uses. The intent of this district is to allow for larger commercial uses to satisfy the needs of the community at large while providing for a broad range of retail, office and service oriented activities.

   C.   Mixed-Use District (MU): The purpose of this Mixed-Use District is to allow the inclusion of both residential and non- residential uses, either vertically or horizontally, on one parcel of land. The intent is to promote site and building design that accommodates multi-modal mobility that creates opportunities to live, work and recreate within newly developing greenfield sites, near existing neighborhoods and/or near the Downtown Core area. Residential densities ranging from ten (10) to twenty four (24) dwelling units per acre are permitted. (Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018)

21-2-3.3: COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE STANDARDS:

Table 2.3-1, "Table Of Allowed Uses For Commercial And Mixed-Use Districts", of this section, lists land uses and indicates whether they are permitted by right or with approval of a conditional use permit (CUP), or prohibited within each zoning district. The use table also includes references to additional use-specific standards that may be applicable to that use. The organization headings and individual abbreviations utilized in the table are identified as follows:

   A.   Use Category: The "use category" is intended to provide a quick reference to organize the specific uses. Such categories are not regulatory.

   B.   Specific Use Type: The "specific use type" is regulatory and functions as the basis for listing the existing and future land uses that are considered in each zoning district. Rather than list every possible individual land use type, this list classifies individual land uses and activities into specific use types based on common functional, product or physical characteristics; such as the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, and how goods or services are sold or delivered and site conditions. The definitions of each specific use type are located in section 21-9-1, "Definitions", of this chapter.

   C.   Permitted Uses (P): A "P" in a cell indicates that the use is allowed by right in that zoning district.

   D.   Conditional Uses (C): A "C" in a cell indicates that the use is allowed with a conditional use permit in the respective zoning district. Conditional use permits must be reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures of section 21-6-7 of this chapter.

   E.   Not Permitted (NP): An "NP" in a cell indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

   F.   Use-Specific Standards: Section numbers listed in the "Supplemental Use Regulations" column denote the location of additional regulations that are applicable to the specific use type; however, provisions in other sections of this chapter may also apply.

   G.   Non-Specified Uses: When a use cannot be reasonably classified into a specific use type, or appears to fit into multiple specific use types, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to determine the most similar and thus most appropriate specific use type based on the actual or projected characteristics of the individual use or activity (including but not limited to size, scale, operating characteristics and external impacts) in relationship to the specific use type definitions provided in section 21-9-1 of this chapter. Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision may be filed with the Community Development Department and heard by the Board of Adjustment in conformance with the procedures of section 21-6-2.11 of this chapter.

   TABLE 2.3-1

   TABLE OF ALLOWED USES FOR

   COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS

 

P = Permitted use

C = Conditional use

NP = Not permitted

 

Use Category	Specific Use Type	Commercial And Mixed-Use Zoning Districts
		C-1	C-2	MU	PF	Supplemental Use Regulations
Residential	Assisted living center	NP	C	P	NP	21-3-1.5
	Boarding/shelter care	NP	C	NP	NP
	Caretaker's quarters	NP	C	C	NP	21-3-1.9
	Dwelling, live/work	NP	NP	P	NP
	Dwelling, multi-family	NP	NP	P	NP
	Dwelling, single-family attached	NP	NP	P	NP
	Nursing home	NP	C	P	NP	21-3-1.28
	Vacation home rentals	NP	NP	P	NP
Public and semi public	Arboretum or botanical garden	C	P	P	NP
	Assembly hall/auditorium	C	P	P	P
	Bus terminal	NP	C	C	NP
	Campground	NP	NP	C	NP	21-3-1.8
	Cemetery	C	C	C	C
	Child care, center	C	C	P	NP	21-3-1.11
	College or university	NP	P	P	P	21-3-1.13
	Community playfields and parks	NP	C	P	NP
	Community recreation center	P	P	P	P
	Crematorium or funeral parlor	C	P	C	NP
	Cultural facility	C	P	P	P
	Fraternal or social club, nonprofit	C	P	P	NP
	Government offices and civic buildings	P	P	P	P
	Health care/medical facility or clinic	C	P	P	P
	Hospitals	NP	P	P	P
	Library	P	P	P	P
	Museum, cultural facility	NP	P	P	P
	Non-profit/non- governmental organization	C	C	C	C
	Public safety facility	P	P	P	P
	Religious assembly	P	P	P	NP	21-3-1.33
	School, boarding	C	C	C	P	21-3-1.35
	School, public or private, K - 8	C	C	C	P	21-3-1.35
	School, public or private, 9 - 12	C	C	C	P	21-3-1.35
	Social service facility	C	C	C	P
	Solar generation facility	C	C	C	C	21-3-1.38
	Utility facility and service yard, major	NP	C	C	P
	Utility facility, minor	P	P	P	P
	Wireless facility (including tower and supporting facilities)	C	C	C	C	21-4-4
Commercial	Adult entertainment business	NP	NP	NP	NP	21-3-1.2
	Alcoholic beverages, retail sale	C	P	P	NP
	Animal, hospital/veterinarian	NP	C	NP	NP	21-3-1.4
	Animal kennel/shelter	NP	C	NP	NP
	Automobile rentals	NP	P	P	NP
	Automobile repair	NP	C	NP	NP
	Automobile sales and leasing	NP	P	NP	NP
	Bar, lounge, or tavern	NP	P	P	NP
	Business services	P	P	P	NP
	Car wash	NP	C	NP	NP
	Coffee shop/cafe	P	P	P	NP
	Coffee shop/cafe with drive through	C	C	C	NP	21-3-1.18
	Commercial entertainment, indoor	NP	C	C	NP
	Commercial entertainment, outdoor	NP	C	C	NP
	Convenience store	P	P	P	NP	21-3-1.15
	Farmers market	C	P	P	NP
	Feed store	C	P	P	NP
	Financial institution (chartered; bank)	C	P	P	NP
	Financial institution (chartered), with drive through	C	P	P	NP
	Fitness and sports center	C	P	P	NP
	General market	P	P	P	NP
	General personal services	P	P	P	NP
	General personal services with drive through	C	P	P	NP	21-3-1.18
	General recreation, indoor	NP	P	P	NP
	Hotel or motel	NP	P	P	NP
	Instructional services or trade schools	NP	P	C	P
	Medical marijuana dispensary	NP	C	NP	NP	21-3-1.25
	Medical marijuana infusion	NP	C	NP	NP	21-3-1.26
	Microbrewery, craft distillery or tasting room	NP	P	P	NP	21-3-1.27
	Movie theater	NP	P	P	NP
	Nightclub	NP	C	C	NP
	Non-chartered financial institution (payday loan/check cashing)	NP	C	NP	NP
	Nursery, commercial	NP	C	C	NP
	Office, business or professional	P	P	P	NP
	Outdoor/mobile vending	C	C	C	NP	21-3-1.31
	Parking lots and parking structure	NP	P	P	P
	Recreational marijuana establishments and dual licensee facilities	C	C	NP	NP	21-3-1.33
	Restaurant	P	P	P	NP
	Restaurant, with drive through	C	C	C	NP	21-3-1.18
	Restaurant, with off track betting	NP	C	C	NP
	Retail, general	P	P	P	NP
	Retail, general with drive through	C	C	C	NP	21-3-1.18
	Retail, large format	NP	P	P	NP
	Retail, smoke shop	NP	C	C	NP
	Self-storage, indoor	NP	C	C	NP	21-3-1.36
	Service station	NP	P	P	NP	21-3-1.37
	Service station with car wash	NP	C	C	NP	21-3-1.37
	Tour services	NP	P	P	NP
	Truck stop	NP	C	NP	NP
Industrial	Building materials sales, indoor retail	NP	C	C	NP
	Building materials sales, outdoor or wholesale	NP	C	NP	NP
	Heavy rental, outdoor	NP	C	NP	NP

 

(Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018; amd. Ord. 21-904, 3-22-2021)