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(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of the General Commercial (B-2) District is to provide for a wide range of business commercial activities, including all retail sales, tourist and highway-oriented facilities, service businesses, entertainment and commercial recreation uses which serve the entire urbanized area. It is also intended that such business activities be protected from incompatible uses by restricting new residential activities and prohibiting new industrial activities as principal uses within the district.
('80 Code, App. A, § 111) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2096, passed 11-3-1982; Ord. 2504, passed 9-17-1990; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Any use allowed within the Limited Commercial (B-1) District as either a principal or conditional use, other than drive-through facilities, motor fuel sales (retail) and convenience markets;
(2) Retail sale, rental or repair of goods, materials and equipment, including wholesale activities; provided, however, that any items wholesaled shall also be available for retail to the general public. Any warehousing, distributorship, collection center, storage yard or itinerant use not in conjunction with an established use as permitted herein, shall be prohibited;
(3) Any business providing a service or installing a product for individuals, households or other businesses;
(4) Other commercial uses such as restaurants, cocktail lounges, tourist lodging, passenger terminal facilities, indoor theaters and any form of commercial recreation or entertainment conducted wholly within an enclosed building;
(5) Parking lots as a primary activity on any lot or parcel of land for vehicles not exceeding a weight-carrying capacity of two and one-half tons; provided, however, that any storage or maintenance of vehicles exceeding a weight-carrying capacity of two and one-half tons other than as an activity which is accessory to any use permitted within an adjacent business zoning district shall be considered an industrial use and shall be prohibited;
(6) Adult oriented businesses as listed below; provided, however, that such uses shall comply with § 154-15.10 of this chapter:
(a) Adult arcade;
(b) Adult bookstore;
(c) Adult cabaret;
(d) Adult motel;
(e) Adult motion picture theater;
(f) Adult theater;
(g) Adult video store;
(h) Escort agency;
(i) Nude model studio; and
(j) Sexual encounter center.
(7) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities;
(8) Grocery stores, neighborhood grocery stores, convenience markets and specialty food and beverage stores provided that neither motor fuel sales nor drive through facility are located on the same lot;
(9) Child day care services, small;
(10) Child day care services, large;
(11) Individual and family social services;
(12) Job training and vocational rehabilitation services;
(13) Residential care home;
(14) Membership-based lodging;
(15) Miscellaneous social services;
(16) Offices and clinics; medical;
(17) Nursing and personal care facility;
(18) Hospitals;
(19) Medical and dental labs;
(20) Home health care services;
(21) Miscellaneous health and allied services;
(22) Single- and two-family dwellings which are located in an established Historic (H) District or which are on the national, state or local register;
(23) Self-storage for the warehousing of household or personal belongings, subject to the following requirements which shall be in addition to the development standards specified by this chapter:
(a) The minimum site area shall be 30,000 square feet;
(b) All storage shall be within an enclosed building;
(c) No activity shall occur other than the loading and unloading of items, and such activity shall be screened from adjacent property and street rights-of-way by a minimum six-foot high solid wall or fence;
(d) All parking, loading/unloading area and access drives shall be paved as specified in Article 16 of this chapter;
(e) Parking/access drives shall be a minimum width of 24 feet, except where access is provided to cubicles on both sides of the parking/access drives, in which case a minimum drive of 32 feet shall be required; and
(f) When only indoor access is provided to the individual storage cubicles, the one on-site loading/unloading area of 12 feet in width by 24 feet in length with a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet shall be required for each 25 cubicles.
(24) Seasonal itinerant vendors of specific products associated with certain civic, patriotic and/or religious holidays/events.
(a) No sale or display of products or goods may occur in any street right-of-way, visibility triangle, required retention areas or drive aisles.
(b) Seasonal itinerant vendors cannot be located in any parking areas required for permanent onsite use(s).
(c) Seasonal itinerant vendors must provide paved parking for their customers' use.
(d) All temporary structures related to the itinerant use must pass a building inspection prior to being utilized for business.
(e) A business license must be obtained prior to scheduling a temporary structure inspection.
(f) No bells, chimes, microphones, loudspeakers, amplified music, strobe lights, or any other audible or visual distraction are allowed as part of the itinerant operation.
(g) A seasonal itinerant vendor is allowed one banner, not to exceed 32 square feet. The banner must be attached to the seasonal itinerant vendor's temporary structure.
(25) Food truck;
(26) Community garden;
(27) New conversion and new construction company housing complex (large); per § 154-15.19 of this chapter.
('80 Code, App. A, § 111) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2523, passed 6-5-1991; Ord. 2579, passed 7-15-1992; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2002-64, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. O2004-71, passed 12-1-2004; Ord. O2013-28, passed 5-15-2013; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015; Ord. O2019-022, passed 6-5-2019; Ord. O2023-036, passed 11-15-2023)
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Fabrication, assembly or craftsmanship of such goods and materials which are sold on the premises; provided, however, that such activity is clearly incidental and essential to a principal retail or service use as provided herein; and further provided that the area devoted to such activity shall not exceed 40% of the gross floor area of the principal use. Any other manner of fabrication, manufacturing, processing or other type of industrial activity shall be prohibited;
(2) Single- and two-family dwellings in conjunction with an established business activity. They shall be located within the same building or lot and may be owner-occupied or a rental unit. These may not be freestanding buildings for a solely residential use; and
(3) Roof-mounted, wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Article 19 herein, are permitted as an accessory use for a legally established principal use. Wall strapping is permitted for poles that are two inches or less in diameter and lattice towers that are less than 24 inches in diameter as circumscribed around the outside of the support poles.
(a) The use of lattice tower structures for personal wireless communication facilities is permitted.
(b) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses.
(4) Farmers Market, subject to the following requirements which shall be in addition to the development standards specified by this subchapter:
(a) There shall be no displacement of required parking spaces;
(b) All parking, loading/unloading areas and access aisles shall be paved as specified in Article 16 of this chapter;
(c) No activity or signage shall occur within the landscaping or retention areas;
(d) A Site Plan and Traffic Control Plan shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Community Development;
(e) Vendors and patrons shall have permitted access to permanently constructed restrooms within 500 feet. A letter granting this permission shall be submitted with the Site Plan and Traffic Control Plan to the Department of Community Development.
(f) Hours of operation are limited to the hours between sunrise and sunset;
(g) Trash receptacles shall be provided during each event;
(h) The property shall be free and clear of litter and/or trash at the end of each event;
(i) Any high noise activity, such as amplified auctioneering, entertainment, or woodworking, must occur within an enclosed building.
(j) Limited to operating a maximum of 72 calendar days per year.
(5) Food truck.
(Ord. O2012-22, passed 11-21-2012; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(D) Interim uses.
(1) Food truck.
(E) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use, upon application and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission (see § 154-03.05).
(1) Drive-through facility for any restaurant, banks, retail store or service business provided, however, that such uses shall only have a minimum of 150 feet of street frontage on any one street, have a minimum lot area of 22,500 square feet, and shall provide a traffic impact study prepared in accordance with the city’s adopted standards and guidelines for traffic impact studies;
(2) Any form of commercial recreation, entertainment or spectator event conducted outdoors;
(3) Convenience markets, provided, however, that such uses shall only be located on arterial streets as classified by the transportation element of the General Plan as amended, have a minimum of 150 feet of street frontage on any one street, have a minimum lot area of 22,500 square feet and shall provide a traffic impact study prepared by an engineer which shall be reviewed by the City Engineer;
(4) Motor fuel sales (retail), provided, however, that such uses shall only be located on arterial streets as classified by the transportation element of the General Plan (as amended), have a minimum of 150 feet of street frontage on any one street, have a minimum lot area of 22,500 square feet and shall provide a traffic impact study prepared by an engineer which shall be reviewed by the City Engineer;
(5) Multi-family dwellings in conjunction with established business activities;
(6) Any retail sale of new automobiles located outside an established AutoCenter Overlay District;
(7) Swap meets;
(8) Private and charter educational facilities;
(9) Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools (2012 NAICS 611210 and 611310);
(10) Farmers market, subject to the following requirements which shall be in addition to the development standards specified by this subchapter:
(a) There shall be no displacement of required parking spaces;
(b) All parking, loading/unloading areas and access aisles shall be paved as specified in Article 16 of this chapter;
(c) No activity or signage shall occur within the landscaping or retention areas;
(d) A Site Plan and Traffic Control Plan shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Community Development;
(e) Vendors and patrons shall have permitted access to permanently constructed restrooms within 500 feet. A letter granting this permission shall be submitted with the Site Plan and Traffic Control Plan to the Department of Community Development.
(f) Hours of operation are limited to the hours between sunrise and sunset;
(g) Trash receptacles shall be provided during each event;
(h) The property shall be free and clear of litter and/or trash at the end of each event;
(i) Any high noise activity, such as amplified auctioneering, entertainment, or woodworking, must occur within an enclosed building.
(11) Mortuaries, crematory, funeral parlors, and columbariums.
(12) Cemeteries on a minimum area of 15 acres.
(13) Multiple food trucks on one property.
('80 Code, App. A, § 111) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2504, passed 9-17-1990; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995; Ord. O96-55, passed 6-5-1996; Ord. O2000-52, passed 8-2-2000; Ord. O2001-77, passed 9-19-2001; Ord. O2002-64, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. O2003-40, passed 9-3-2003; Ord. O2004-71, passed 12-1-2004; Ord. O2012-22, passed 11-21-2012; Ord. O2013-02, passed 1-16-2013; Ord. O2013-39, passed 5-15-2013; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014; Ord. O2024-027, passed 8-21-2024)
(F) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards.
(1) Area and location.
(a) The minimum area for the General Commercial District shall be eight acres. Any lot, parcel or tract of land less than eight acres may be considered for rezoning if it adjoins an existing General Commercial or Industrial Zoning District, and meets the minimum lot area requirements as specified herein.
(b) The minimum lot area within the General Commercial District shall be 12,000 square feet; provided, however, that any lot, parcel or tract of land meeting this minimum area and developed as a unit wherein common parking and points of access guaranteed by recorded agreement, may then be further divided into lots or parcels which are less than this minimum specified area, in conformance with Chapter 153 of this title.
(c) The location of any General Commercial (B-2) District shall be restricted to property which has access to and frontage on a collector or an arterial street as classified by the General Plan, as amended, or property which is contiguous to a commercial zoning district which meets this requirement.
(2) Building heights. The maximum building height shall not exceed five stories or 75 feet, subject to the exceptions as specified in § 154-15.03 of this chapter.
(3) Yards.
(a) All buildings, including any accessory structures shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from any public or private street right-of-way line; provided, however, such setbacks shall be increased to a minimum of 20 feet for any lot or parcel located within the same block on the same street as a residential zoning district.
(b) A minimum landscaped building and parking setback of 20 feet shall be required from any side or rear property line shared with a residential zoning district, except such required setback(s) may be reduced to five feet in width when the commercial property is developed with buildings and/or structures containing no more than 5,000 square feet gross floor area.
(c) Any required yard fronting on a public nor private street right-of-way shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter and shall not be used for parking, loading, maneuvering aisle or product display.
(4) Noise limitations. Refer to the noise limitation standards delineated in § 154-15.11 herein.
(5) Screening. Any lot located adjacent to a residential zoning district shall be screened by a minimum six-foot high masonry wall. The location of any wall or fence, whether provided to meet the requirements of this chapter or provided voluntarily, shall comply with any required street yard setback specified herein. In addition, for any use wherein vehicles, machinery or equipment is serviced or repaired, all service bays shall be oriented in such fashion that the door openings shall not be visible from any adjoining street, and further, that any yard area where such items may be kept awaiting repair, shall be screened by a minimum six-foot high solid wall.
(6) Parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in the manner specified in Article 16 of this chapter.
(7) Lighting. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be arranged and located as to direct the light away from any public or private street right-of-way or adjoining residential district.
('80 Code, App. A, § 111) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2687, passed 1-4-1995; Ord. O96-24, passed 3-6-1996; Ord. O96-55, passed 6-5-1996; Ord. O2000-52, passed 8-2-2000; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The principal purpose of the Business Park District is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare within the district by:
(1) Creating a cohesive, identifiable visual character in a business park setting through the use of high quality design treatments, architectural features and aesthetics;
(2) Ensuring that proposed development incorporates high quality materials, high standards of construction and design compatibility with the character of existing development in the vicinity;
(3) Requiring site development which best utilizes the district’s location, surroundings and visibility from public roads and areas;
(4) Minimizing conflicts between pedestrians and automobiles, creating parking areas which are unobtrusive, and which maintain efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation;
(5) Providing for convenient and safe pedestrian and bicycle access to and within all development in the district;
(6) Providing landscaping which enhances both on-site and off-site development; and
(7) Providing a consistent and cohesive design element that enhances the land uses by applying the Aesthetic Overlay (AO) District in conjunction with the Business Park District.
('80 Code, App. A, § 112) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2663, passed 7-20-1994; Ord. O2001-76, passed 9-19-2001)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Manufacturing. Assembly or fabrication of materials or substances that does not involve intensive mechanical or chemical transformation or processing of said materials or substances;
(2) Communications.
(a) Telephone communications;
(b) Telegraph and other message communications;
(c) Radio and television broadcasting stations;
(d) Cable and other pay television services;
(e) Wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities in accordance with Article 19 herein are permitted as an accessory use for legally established nonresidential uses only. A roof-mounted personal wireless communication facility is permitted on a commercial building or a mixed-use building which is primarily nonresidential (75% of the use is nonresidential).
1. Wall strapping of a personal wireless communications facility is not permitted.
2. Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses.
3. The use of lattice tower structures for any personal wireless communication facility is not permitted.
(f) Communications services, not elsewhere classified.
(3) Wholesale trade. Except the following:
(a) Uses requiring exterior trade or storage; and
(b) Trade and distribution of beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages.
(4) Retail trade. Retail trade shall be permitted outside the 70 db noise contour. Retail uses within 500 feet of a residential district requires a conditional use permit;
(5) Services.
(a) Auxiliary establishments, such as central administrative offices, as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987;
(b) Business services;
(c) Medical and dental laboratories;
(d) Legal services;
(e) Child day care services;
(f) Motion picture production, distribution and allied services;
(g) Research, development and testing services;
(h) Junior colleges (SIC 6112);
(i) Colleges, universities and professional schools (SIC 6113);
(j) Business schools and computer and management training (SIC 6114);
(k) Technical and trade schools (SIC 6115); and
(l) Other schools and instruction (SIC 6116).
(6) Exterior trade and storage. Exterior trade and storage of goods, products and materials is prohibited;
(7) Community garden.
('80 Code, App. A, § 112) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2663, passed 7-20-1994; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2001-76, passed 9-19-2001; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2003-01, passed 1-15-2003; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(C) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use upon application and submittal of a site plan to an approval thereof by the Planning Commission (see § 154-03.07):
(1) Retail trade. Retail trade that is located within 500 feet of any residential district; and
(2) Eating and drinking places. Eating places, except drive-through facilities.
('80 Code, App. A, § 112) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2663, passed 7-20-1994; Ord. O2001-76, passed 9-19-2001)
(D) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards.
(1) Area and location.
(a) Minimum district area:. Thirty acres for the Business Park District;
(b) Minimum lot area. Twenty thousand square feet within the Business Park District;
(c) Location of any Business Park District. Shall be restricted to lots which have direct access to or frontage on a collector or higher classification of street as classified by the circulation element of the General Plan, as amended; and
(d) Aesthetic Overlay District. All properties zoned or identified in the General Plan as Business Park (BP) shall be subject to the requirements of the Aesthetic Overlay District.
(2) Building heights. No building or structure height shall exceed 75 feet.
(3) Lot coverage. No building(s) on any lot shall occupy over 60% of the area of said lot.
(4) Setback building line.
(a) Street setback building line. All buildings and structures shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from any public or private street right-of-way line. Parking areas, loading areas and driveways shall be setback a minimum of 15 feet from any public or private street right-of-way line.
(b) Interior side setback building line. All buildings and structures (including parking areas, loading areas and driveways) shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from any side property line. If attached buildings are proposed, no setback from the attached side is required.
(c) Rear setback building line. All buildings and structures (including parking areas, loading areas and driveways) shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from any rear property line.
(d) Landscaping. Any required yard, and a minimum of 5% of off-street parking lots containing 20 or more spaces shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter.
(e) Parking structures. Covered parking structures shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from any public street right-of-way line.
(5) Screening. Any lot line located adjacent to a residential zoning district shall be screened by a minimum six-foot high masonry wall. The location of any wall or fence, whether provided to meet the requirements of this code or provided voluntarily, shall be constructed on the interior side and rear lot lines, and shall comply with any required street yard setbacks or visibility triangles as specified herein.
(6) Parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in the manner specified in Article 16 of this chapter.
(7) Lighting.
(a) All exterior lighting fixtures shall be arranged and located so as to minimize off-site illumination and direct the light away from any public or private street right-of-way; or from any adjoining residential district.
(b) All exterior lighting shall be approved as required in the Aesthetic Overlay District. Lighting shall be in accordance with Article 18 of this chapter.
(8) Landscaping. All landscaping shall be in accordance with Article 20 of this chapter.
(9) Signs. All signs shall be in accordance with the Aesthetic Overlay District and Article 17 of this chapter.
('80 Code, App. A, § 112) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2663, passed 7-20-1994; Ord. O2001-76, passed 9-19-2001; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The principal purposes of the Industrial Park (I-P) Zoning District are to accommodate office, research, fabrication and processing activities in a campus setting; to provide employment opportunities in close proximity to residential areas; and to minimize conflicts with neighboring land uses.
('80 Code, App. A, § 120) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2243, passed 12-19-1984)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Business, industrial or scientific research centers; product development and testing laboratories; training centers;
(2) Assembling or fabrication of products or articles; provided, however, that such production does not involve transforming any material from a raw or natural state to a form suitable for fabrication;
(3) General offices, including medical offices and laboratories;
(4) New freestanding monopoles or lattice towers and replacements (see § 154-19.04) are permitted as principal use that is not within 300 feet of a residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan; and
(5) Community garden.
(Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Retail sales which are clearly incidental to the principal use; provided, however, that the area devoted to the retail activity shall not exceed 10% of the gross floor area of the principal use;
(2) Storage activities which are clearly incidental to the principal use, provided, however, that the area devoted to storage shall not exceed 40% of the gross floor area of the principal use;
(3) Attached living quarters for a caretaker, watchperson or operator employed on the premises and may include the immediate family;
(4) New freestanding monopoles or lattice towers and replacements (see § 154-19.04) are permitted as an accessory use to a legally established industrial use that is not within 300 feet of a residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan;
(5) Roof-mounted, wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities in accordance with Article 19 herein are permitted as an accessory use for a legally established principal use. Wall strapping is permitted for poles that are two inches or less in diameter and lattice towers that are less than 24 inches in diameter as circumscribed around the outside of the support poles;
(6) Temporary (see § 154-19.05) placement of a mobile monopole unit is permitted for the purposes of network capacity testing and siting;
(7) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses;
(8) The use of lattice tower structures for personal wireless communication facilities is permitted; and
(9) Food truck.
('80 Code, App. A, § 120) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2243, passed 12-19-1984; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(D) Interim uses.
(1) Food truck.
(Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(E) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use upon application and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
(1) Any use permitted herein within 300 feet from any residential zoning district shall be subject to the conditional use requirements of this chapter;
(2) Retail sales directly related to the principal use which exceed 10% of the gross floor area of the principal use, provided however, that in no event shall the retail activity exceed 25% of the gross floor area;
(3) Wholesale distributors and supply;
(4) Detached living quarters for a caretaker, watchperson or operator employed on the premises, and may include the immediate family;
(5) Trade schools, training centers and other educational facilities where on-premises living accommodations are to be provided;
(6) Restaurants; provided however, that drive-in carry-out facilities shall be prohibited;
(7) Hospitals, convalescent homes, other health care facilities; provided however, that residential family care or group facilities shall be prohibited;
(8) Animal hospitals, including provisions for boarding and lodging; provided however, there shall be no outdoor kennels and that all animal facilities shall be within an enclosed building;
(9) Any use which requires a state or federal agency permit, license or other type of certification for the use or handling of dangerous materials;
(10) Any freestanding monopole or lattice tower (see § 154-19.04) that meets the principal or accessory use criteria for this industrial zoning district but is located within 300 feet of any residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route (as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan), or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan shall require a conditional use permit; and
(11) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities.
('80 Code, App. A, § 120) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2243, passed 12-19-1984; Ord. 2523, passed 6-5-1991; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(F) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards.
(1) Area.
(a) The minimum area for the Industrial Park District shall be four acres. A lot, parcel or tract of land less than four acres may be rezoned if it adjoins an existing Industrial Park District of four acres or more, and meets the minimum lot area requirements as specified herein.
(b) The minimum lot area within any Industrial Park District shall be 35,000 square feet.
(2) Building requirements.
(a) Any use allowed herein including incidental storage shall take place within an enclosed building.
(b) All buildings shall be designed and constructed so that no odor, dust, noise, vibration, smoke, heat, glare, noxious gas, radio communication interference, radiation or other emission shall occur outside the building.
(c) Maximum lot coverage including all covered structures shall not exceed 60%.
(d) Maximum building height shall not exceed three stories or 40 feet, subject to the exceptions as specified in § 154-15.03.
(3) Yards.
(a) All buildings shall be set back a minimum distance of 30 feet from any public or private street right-of-way line.
(b) All buildings shall be a minimum distance of 75 feet from any property line shared with any residential zoning district.
(c) Required yards fronting on a public or private street shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter and shall not be used for parking, loading or product display.
(4) Screening. All activities adjacent to a residential district shall be screened by a minimum six-foot high solid masonry wall or a permanently maintained dense vegetation screen; provided however, that said walls or screening shall not be located in any required yard adjacent to a public or private street.
(5) Parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in compliance with Article 16 of this chapter.
(6) Lighting. Lighting all exterior lighting fixtures shall be arranged and located so as to direct the light away from any public or private street or adjoining residential district.
('80 Code, App. A, § 120) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2243, passed 12-19-1984; Ord. 2399, passed 4-20-1988; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The principal purposes of the Light Industrial (L-I) Zoning District are to accommodate light industrial uses which are not likely to create conditions of smoke, noise, odor; dust to the detriment of adjoining properties; to ensure accessibility to major transportation routes for the movement of materials, products and employees; and to protect industrial districts from incompatible uses of land by prohibiting the use of such areas for new residential development.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Business, industrial or scientific research centers; product development and testing laboratories;
(2) Assembling or fabrication of products or articles; provided, however, that such production does not involve transforming any material from a raw or natural state to a form suitable for fabrication;
(3) Warehousing, storage or collection of products or materials;
(4) Wholesaling;
(5) New freestanding monopoles or lattice towers and replacements (see § 154-19.04) are permitted as principal use that is not within 300 feet of a residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan;
(6) Job training and vocational rehabilitation services;
(7) Offices with adjacent storage yards, for construction contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and engineering services;
(8) For master plat industrial developments greater than 40 acres and consisting of multiple industrial uses, supporting commercial services whose primary purpose is to serve businesses and employees in the industrial development, shall be permitted in multi-tenant buildings. Services shall not exceed 50% of the floor area of any multi-tenant building. No drive-thru services will be allowed. Supporting services may consist of the following:
(a) Eating establishments;
(b) Banking services;
(c) Shipping, printing, copying and binding services;
(d) Exercise facilities; and
(e) Uses which meet the intent of this subsection as determined by the Director of the Department of Community Development; and
(9) Automotive repair;
(10) Community garden;
(11) Air and water purification;
(12) Armored car service (NAICS 561613);
(13) Carpet and upholstery cleaning (NAICS 561740);
(14) Janitorial/cleaning services, commercial and residential (NAICS 561720);
(15) Equipment repair, home and garden equipment (NAICS 811411);
(16) Equipment repair, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (NAICS 811310);
(17) Equipment repair, stereo and computer equipment (NAICS 811211 and 811212);
(18) Equipment repair, medical equipment (NAlCS 811219);
(19) Clothing accessories applicator and screen printing (NAICS 313311);
(20) Farm supplies and services, repair and maintenance (NAICS 811310);
(21) Glass repair services, window tinting and coating services (NAICS 811122);
(22) Inspection services, food (NAICS 923120);
(23) Inspection services, homes and buildings (NAICS 541350);
(24) Inspection services, automotive safety (NAICS 811198);
(25) Inspection services, aircraft (NAICS 488190);
(26) Internet sales and services, warehousing and distribution (NAICS 454111);
(27) Landscape planning, irrigation, lawn and garden services (NAICS 561730);
(28) Packaging services (NAICS 561910);
(29) Pest control services (NAICS 561710);
(30) Restorations, commercial and residential (NAICS 236118 and 236220);
(31) Restorations, automotive (NAICS 811121);
(32) Restorations, furniture and antiques (NAICS 811121);
(33) Printing services; and
(34) Document shredding.
(Ord. O2010-11, passed 2-16-2010; Ord. O2014-19, passed 7-16-2014; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Living quarters for a caretaker, watchperson or operator employed on the premises and may include the immediate family;
(2) New freestanding monopoles or lattice towers and replacements (see § 154-19.04) are permitted as an accessory use to a legally established industrial use that is not within 300 feet of a residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan;
(3) Roof-mounted, wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Article 19 herein, are permitted as an accessory use for a legally established principal use. Wall strapping is permitted for poles that are two inches or less in diameter and lattice towers that are less than 24 inches in diameter as circumscribed around the outside of the support poles;
(4) Temporary (see § 154-19.05) placement of a mobile monopole unit is permitted for the purposes of network capacity testing and siting;
(5) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses;
(6) The use of lattice tower structures for personal wireless communication facilities is permitted;
(7) Food truck; and
(8) Retail sale of such goods and materials which are fabricated or assembled on the premises; provided however, such activity is clearly incidental to a principal industrial or service use as permitted herein: and further provided that the area devoted to such retail sale shall not exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the principal use.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2014-20, passed 8-27-2014; Ord. O2015-022, passed 4-15-2015)
(D) Interim uses.
(1) Food truck.
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(E) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use upon application and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
(1) Dog kennels;
(2) Any use which requires a state or federal agency permit, license or other type of certification for the use or handling of dangerous materials;
(3) Any use allowed in the General Commercial (B-2) District, except any type of medical facility;
(4) Other uses that meet the purpose and development standards as specified herein;
(5) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities;
(6) Any freestanding monopole or lattice tower (see § 154-19.04) that meets the principal or accessory use criteria for this industrial zoning district but is located within 300 feet of any residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan shall require a conditional use permit; and
(7) Large composting site.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. 2523, passed 6-5-1991; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014; Ord. O2019-001, passed 1-16-2019)
(F) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards, and further provided, that no use or activity shall create noise, odor, dust, vibration, heat, smoke, glare, noxious gas, radio communication interference or other emission beyond the property lines of the site.
(1) Area and location.
(a) Minimum area. The minimum area for the Light Industrial District shall be four acres. A lot, parcel or tract of land less than four acres may be rezoned if it adjoins an existing industrial district of four acres or more, and meets the minimum required lot area specified herein.
(b) Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area within any Light Industrial District shall be 20,000 square feet, except that existing lots of record zoned as industrial prior to the effective date of this chapter may be exempt from this area requirement.
(c) Distance from residential zoning district. Any industrial building or activity as may be permitted in the Light Industrial Zoning District shall be located a minimum distance of 600 feet from any residential zoning district and residential use, unless separated from said residential district and use by an arterial street, a state or federal highway, railroad right-of-way in use as such, or a designated truck route.
(d) Exception. An industrial building or activity may be located less than 600 feet from a residential zoning district and residential use provided such building or activity is granted a conditional use by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(e) Location. The location of any Light Industrial District shall be restricted to property which has access to and frontage on a major or minor arterial street as classified by the transportation element of the Yuma General Plan, or which gains access by a designated truck route as defined by this code, or which is contiguous to an industrial zoning district which meets either of these requirements.
(Ord. O2015-022, passed 4-15-2015)
(2) Yards.
(a) All buildings shall be set back a minimum distance of 20 feet from any public or private street right-of-way.
(b) Required yards fronting on any public or private street shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter and shall not be used for parking, loading or product display
(3) Screening. All activities not within an enclosed building shall be screened by a minimum six foot high solid wall or fence, provided, however, that said walls shall not be located in any required yard; and further provided, that no materials shall be stored in such a manner as to project or be visible above the wall or fence when viewed from any public street right-of-way.
(4) Parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall comply with Article 16 of this chapter.
(5) Lighting. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be arranged and located so as to direct the light away from any public or private street.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. 2399, passed 4-20-1988; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The principal purposes of the Heavy Industrial (H-I) Zoning District are to provide adequate space for industrial operations and related activities so that the economic base of the city may be strengthened and employment opportunities expanded; and to protect residential and commercial districts by locating those industrial uses which may create noise, smoke, odor, dust or other objectionable influences in appropriate areas.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121.5) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984)
(B) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Any use allowed in the Light Industrial District;
(2) Military installations and support facilities;
(3) Airports and related activities, including heliports;
(4) Aircraft-related uses including air transport of goods, materials or passengers;
(5) New freestanding monopoles or lattice towers and replacements (see § 154-19.04) are permitted as an accessory use to a legally established industrial use or as a permitted principal use that is not within 300 feet of a residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan;
(6) Roof-mounted, wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities, in accordance with Article 19 herein, are permitted as an accessory use for a legally established principal use. Wall strapping is permitted for poles that are two inches or less in diameter and lattice towers that are less than 24 inches in diameter as circumscribed around the outside of the support poles;
(7) Temporary (see § 154-19.05) placement of a mobile monopole unit is permitted for the purposes of network capacity testing and siting;
(8) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses;
(9) The use of lattice tower structures for personal wireless communication facilities is permitted; and
(10) Community garden.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121.5) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(C) Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Food truck.
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(D) Interim uses.
(1) Food truck.
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014)
(E) Conditional uses. Any of the following uses may be established or operated as a conditional use upon application and approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission:
(1) Utility plants;
(2) Any use allowed in the General Commercial (B-2) District, except medical care facilities;
(3) Extraction, processing or packing of raw materials, including agricultural products;
(4) Any use which requires a state or federal agency permit, license or other type of certification for the use or handling of dangerous materials;
(5) Other uses that meet the purpose and development standards as specified herein;
(6) Religious institutions including related buildings and activities;
(7) Any freestanding monopole or lattice tower (see § 154-19.04) that meets the principal or accessory use criteria for this industrial zoning district but is located within 300 feet of any residential use or zone, arterial street, state or federal highway, a designated scenic/historic or gateway route, as identified in the transportation element of the City of Yuma General Plan, or a future or existing park area as identified in the parks and recreation element of the City of Yuma General Plan shall require a conditional use permit; and
(8) Large composting site.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121.5) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. 2523, passed 6-5-1991; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014; Ord. O2019-001, passed 1-16-2019)
(F) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards.
(1) Area and location.
(a) The minimum area for the Heavy Industrial (H-I) District shall be 20 acres. A lot, parcel, or tract of land less than 20 acres may be rezoned if it adjoins an existing Heavy Industrial District of 20 acres or more, and meets the minimum required lot area specified herein.
(b) The minimum lot area within any Heavy Industrial District shall be 20,000 square feet, except that existing lots of record zoned as Heavy Industrial prior to the effective date of this chapter may be exempt from this area requirement.
(c) Any industrial building or activity as may be permitted in the Heavy Industrial Zoning District shall be located a minimum distance of 600 feet from any residential zoning district. Exception: an industrial building or activity may be located less than 600 feet from a residential zoning district provided such building or activity is granted a conditional use by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(d) The location of any Heavy Industrial District shall be restricted to property which has access to and frontage on a major or minor arterial street as classified by the transportation element of the Yuma General Plan, or which gains access by a designated truck route as defined by this code, or which is contiguous to an industrial zoning district which meets either of these requirements.
(2) Yards.
(a) Any building, outdoor area, or portion thereof where the public may be received, shall be set back a minimum distance of 20 feet from any public or private street right-of-way.
(b) Required yards fronting on any public or private street shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter and shall not be used for parking, loading or product display.
(3) Screening. All activities not within an enclosed building shall be enclosed by a minimum six foot high security fence, provided, however, that any dismantling, salvage or wrecking yards shall be screened by a solid fence or wall, and no materials shall be stored in such a manner as to project or be visible above the wall or fence when viewed from any public street right-of-way.
(4) Parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall comply with Article 16 of this chapter.
(5) Lighting. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be arranged and located so as to direct the light away from any public or private street.
('80 Code, App. A, § 121.5) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 1979, passed 1-7-1981; Ord. 2235, passed 11-20-1984; Ord. 2399, passed 4-20-1988; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. 2014-20, passed 8-27-2014) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The Old Town (OT) District is intended to be a retail, business and government center with a special emphasis on tourism and historic preservation, due to the unique qualities present in the Old Town (OT) District that set it apart from all other districts in the city. In this district, commercial establishments are intended to serve the residents of the city, as well as visitors to the area. The priority of this district is to establish and support a mixture of commercial, cultural, governmental and residential uses that will help to ensure a lively pedestrian-oriented district. The Old Town District is designated as an Entertainment District as defined by § A.R.S. 4-207(D)(2).
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995)
(B) Applicability. The Old Town (OT) District shall be applicable to those historic downtown business and government centers and surrounding support uses established in the early history of the city.
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995)
(C) Permitted principal uses. The following uses as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987), (Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget), or in § 154-01.07 of this chapter shall be permitted as a matter of right in the Old Town (OT) District:
(1) Local and suburban passenger transportation (SIC 411);
(2) Taxicabs (SIC 412) and horse drawn carriages and other non-motorized conveyances;
(3) Intercity and rural bus transportation (SIC 413);
(4) Bus charter service (SIC 414);
(5) Terminal and service facilities for motor vehicle passenger transportation (SIC 417);
(6) United States postal service (SIC 431);
(7) Arrangement of passenger transportation (including travel agencies and tour operators) (SIC 472);
(8) Water supply (SIC 494);
(9) Paint, glass and wallpaper stores (SIC 523);
(10) General merchandise stores (SIC 53);
(11) Food stores (SIC 54);
(12) Apparel and accessory stores (SIC 56);
(13) Home furniture, furnishings and equipment stores (SIC 57);
(14) Eating and drinking places (including outdoor dining) (SIC 58);
(15) Miscellaneous retail (SIC 59, except fuel dealers, SIC 598, shall not be permitted);
(16) Depository institutions (SIC 60);
(17) Nondepository credit institutions (SIC 61);
(18) Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services (SIC 62);
(19) Insurance carriers (SIC 63);
(20) Insurance agents, brokers and service (SIC 64);
(21) Real estate (SIC 65);
(22) Holding and other investment offices (SIC 67);
(23) Hotels and motels (including bed and breakfast inns and conference facilities) (SIC 701);
(24) Rooming and boarding houses (SIC 702);
(25) Membership based lodging (SIC 704);
(26) Laundry, cleaning and garment services (SIC 721; excluding industrial launderers SIC 7218);
(27) Photographic studios, portrait (SIC 722);
(28) Beauty shops (SIC 723);
(29) Barber shops (SIC 724);
(30) Shoe repair shops and shoe shine parlors (SIC 725);
(31) Tax return preparation services (SIC 7291);
(32) Miscellaneous personal services (SIC 7299);
(33) Advertising agencies (SIC 7311);
(34) Consumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies and adjustment and collection agencies (SIC 732);
(35) Mailing, reproduction, commercial art and photography and stenographic services (SIC 733);
(36) Personnel supply services (SIC 736);
(37) Computer programming, data processing and other computer related services (SIC 737);
(38) Passenger car rental (SIC 7514);
(39) Automobile parking (temporary) (SIC 7521);
(40) Motion picture theaters (except drive-in) (SIC 7832);
(41) Video tape rental (SIC 784);
(42) Amusement and recreation services (including auditoriums, performing arts centers and physical fitness facilities) (SIC 79);
(43) Medical and dental offices (SIC 801 through 804);
(44) Legal services (SIC 81);
(45) Individual and family social services (SIC 8322);
(46) Child day care services (SIC 835);
(47) Residential care home;
(48) Nursing and personal care facility;
(49) Social services (not elsewhere classified) (SIC 839);
(50) Museums, art galleries and botanical and zoological gardens (SIC 84);
(51) Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services (including architects, designers, landscape architects and urban planners) (SIC 87);
(52) Public administration (SIC 91 through 97);
(53) Single-family dwellings;
(54) Duplex dwellings;
(55) Multiple-family dwellings;
(56) Planned unit developments;
(57) Artist’s and crafters studios and lofts;
(58) Itinerant uses;
(59) Correction centers;
(60) Visitor’s centers;
(61) Other uses as approved by the Zoning Administrator consistent with the purpose of the Old Town (OT) District;
(62) Wall-mounted and concealed/disguised personal wireless communication facilities in accordance with Article 19 herein are permitted as an accessory use for legally established nonresidential uses only;
(63) A roof-mounted (see § 154-19.06) personal wireless communication facility is permitted on a commercial building or a mixed-use building which is primarily nonresidential (75% of the use is nonresidential);
(64) The following permitted uses are allowed in combination with and may be contained in the same unit as a residential use as a live/work space:
(a) Holding and other investment offices (SIC 67);
(b) Photographic studio, portrait (SIC 722);
(c) Tax return preparation services (SIC 7291);
(d) Commercial art and photography and stenographic services listed under SIC 733 (mailing and reproduction services under this SIC are not included);
(e) Computer programming, data processing and other computer related services (SIC 737);
(f) Legal services (SIC 81);
(g) Engineering, accounting, research, management and related services (including architects, designers, landscape architects and urban planners) (SIC 87); and
(h) Artist’s and crafter’s studios and lofts.
(65) Farmers Markets on the Main Street right-of-way as approved through the City of Yuma special event permit process.
(66) Farmers Markets at the Depot State Historic Park as approved through the City of Yuma Heritage Area.
(67) Streets fairs on Main Street as approved through the City of Yuma Special Event Permit process.
(68) Streets fairs on Madison Avenue as approved through the City of Yuma Special Event Permit process.
(69) All other principal permitted uses within the Old Town District not listed above may be contained within the same building as residential units (see live/work building) within the Old Town District but must have separate entrances and be independent from the residential use. Required parking spaces are determined by the gross square footage attributed to each use as further defined in this section and Article 16.
(70) Community garden.
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2002-09, passed 2-20-2002; Ord. O2004-52, passed 8-4-2004; O2012-22, passed 11-21-12; Ord. O2013-08, passed 2-20-2013; Ord. O2013-37, passed 8-7-2013; Ord. O-2015-021, passed 4-15-2015; Ord. O2023-036, passed 11-15-2023)
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses shall only be permitted upon the granting of a conditional use permit and compliance with all conditions as required therein:
(1) Drive-through facilities;
(2) Gasoline service stations (SIC 554);
(3) Carwashes (SIC 7542);
(4) Educational services (SIC 82);
(5) Job training and vocational rehabilitation services (SIC 833);
(6) Religious organizations (SIC 8661);
(7) Outdoor sales (except outdoor eating and drinking places and itinerant uses which are principal permitted uses);
(8) Utility installations;
(9) Membership organizations (SIC 86); and
(10) Other uses as approved by the Zoning Administrator which further the purpose of the Old Town (OT) District.
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995; Ord. O2013-08, passed 2-20-2013)
(E) Prohibited uses.
(1) Any adult oriented business as defined by § 154-01.07 shall be prohibited in the Old Town (OT) District;
(2) Wall strapping of a personal wireless communications facility is not permitted;
(3) Personal wireless communication facilities are not permitted in conjunction with legal nonconforming uses; and
(4) The use of lattice tower structures for any personal wireless communication facility is not permitted.
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995; Ord. O2000-35, passed 6-21-2000) Penalty, see § 154-999
(F) Property development standards. In addition to the regulations and requirements contained in other sections of this chapter, the following minimum property development standards apply to all land and buildings in the Old Town (OT) District as may be designated on the official zoning map.
(1) Lot size. The minimum lot size in the Old Town (OT) District shall be 1,500 square feet.
(2) Lot width. The minimum lot width in the Old Town (OT) District shall be 15 feet.
(3) Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage in the Old Town (OT) District shall be 100%.
(4) Density. Projects with a residential component are required to provide the following square footage of lot area per residential unit:
(a) Single-family projects shall provide a minimum of 2,000 square feet of lot area per residential unit.
(b) Two-family projects shall provide a minimum of 1,500 square feet of lot area per residential unit.
(c) On lots less than two acres in size, multi-family projects shall provide a minimum of 630 square feet of lot area per residential unit. On lots greater than two acres in size, multi-family projects shall provide a minimum of 1,000 square feet of lot area per residential unit.
(d) For multi-family projects regulated by Section (c) above, the Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to consider density increases, through site plan approval which incorporate sustainability, mixed-use, walkability, and/or public art into the development or provide parking in excess of the requirements of this code. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to approve up to a 40% density increase beyond the densities permitted in Section (c) above.
(Ord. O2021-030, passed 10-6-2021)
(5) Setbacks. The following is a list of the minimum yard setbacks for the Old Town (OT) District:
(a) Minimum front yard building setback. Zero feet;
(b) Minimum side yard building setback. Zero feet;
(c) Minimum rear yard building setback. Zero feet;
(d) Minimum street side yard building setback. Zero feet;
(e) Minimum on-site landscape setback to on-site parking. Three feet; and
(f) Note. No structures shall be constructed within a required visibility triangle.
(6) Building height. Except as provided in § 154-15.03 of this chapter, the maximum building height shall be 75 feet. The minimum building height in the Old Town (OT) District shall be 16 feet. The maximum building height shall be reduced to 20 feet (one story maximum) for all land located within 60 feet of any single-family residential district located on the same side of a street.
(7) Landscaping and irrigation. No landscaping or irrigation materials required by this subchapter shall be installed without a permit issued by the Zoning Administrator. All landscaping and irrigation design plans for property within the Old Town (OT) District shall be submitted for review and approved by the Zoning Administrator. The Design and Historic Review Commission shall hear all appeals of such decisions made by the Zoning Administrator for property in the Old Town (OT) District. Landscaping and irrigation shall be provided as follows:
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(a) For all development, landscaping shall be provided as required in Article 20 of this chapter;
(b) Street landscape setbacks adjacent to on-site required and provided parking shall include the following items:
1. A mixture of minimum size five-gallon shrubs and vegetative ground cover;
2. One minimum size 24-inch box tree at minimum 50 foot intervals; and
3. A three foot to four foot high wrought iron fence or fence of similar open design.
(c) Automatic irrigation system.
(8) Off-street parking. Off-street parking in the Old Town (OT) District shall be provided in accordance with Article 16 of this chapter, off-street parking and loading regulations and further provided as follows:
(a) For buildings erected with building permits issued on or before November 1, 1995, no off-street parking shall be required;
(b) For buildings containing 5,000 square feet or less gross floor area, erected with building permits issued after November 1, 1995, no off-street parking shall be required; and
(c) For buildings containing more than 5,000 square feet gross floor area, erected with building permits issued after November 1, 1995, off-street parking shall be provided as required by Article 16 of this chapter.
(d) Properties located within the Main Street Mall and Off Street Parking Maintenance District No. 1 shall be exempt from the minimum parking space requirements of the zoning ordinance.
(Ord. O2021-030, passed 10-6-2021)
(9) Encroachments. Building encroachments, including outdoor dining areas, planter boxes, benches, landscape features, architectural features, awnings, arcades, columns, building floors above the first floor, signs and lighting may encroach into any portion of the public right-of-way not used for vehicular or pedestrian circulation upon submittal of detailed plans for receipt of administrative approval by the Zoning Administrator and issuance of an encroachment permit by the City Engineer.
(Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010)
(A) Applicability. Property located in the Old Town (OT) District, but not also located in the Historic Overlay District, shall automatically be included within the Aesthetic Overlay (AO) District. The City Design and Historic Review Commission shall review any proposed development, alteration or demolition permit for property located in the Old Town (OT) District.
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(B) General requirements. The following design guidelines are used in the review of designs within the Old Town (OT) District and contain important considerations for projects under review by the Design and Historic Review Commission:
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(1) The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), and The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes (1996) are applied to the review of any properties that are within the Historic District Overlay and the Old Town (OT) District;
(2) Main Street Historic District Design Guidelines, as prepared by the Urban Design Studio. These guidelines pertain to those properties located within the Yuma Main Street National Historic District;
(3) City of Yuma Downtown Kit of Parts, as prepared by EDAW and Deardorff Design Resources, July 7, 2000. This guideline contains elements that are utilized in the Old Town (OT) District rights-of-way and has preferences for a variety of elements and should be consulted for all items to be placed in or adjacent to the Old Town (OT) District rights-of-way;
(4) Yuma Crossing Design Guidelines, as prepared by Wayne Donaldson Architects, June 2, 2003. These design guidelines apply to those properties located between 4th Avenue, Penitentiary Avenue, the Colorado River and 1st Street; and
(5) Aesthetic Overlay (AO) District Design Guidelines, as presented within the creation of the Aesthetic Overlay Zoning District, Planning and Zoning Case Z93-2 and adopted by City Ordinance No. 2263 on July 20, 1994. These guidelines pertain to all properties within the Old Town (OT) District which are not also located within the Historic (H) Overlay District.
(Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010)
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