Commercial Zones

  1. After April 1, 2022
  2. Prior to April 1, 2022

CURRENT ORDINANCE ZONES

In the Zoning Ordinance effective April 1, 2022, the commercial zones have been consolidated from eleven zones to three zones to eliminate redundancy and allow more uses in the same zones. Offices, retail, health care, and apartments will coexist, while density and design standards will determine the look and feel of commercial areas. See descriptions and purposes of each new commercial zone below and reference the Zoning Ordinance for the full details. 

CN: Commercial, Neighborhood Zone

The purposes of the Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) Zone are:

  • To provide lands for a range of small-scale, low-intensity retail and service commercial development that provides goods and services primarily serving the daily needs of residents of the immediately surrounding neighborhoods
  • To ensure uses, development intensities, and development forms that are consistent with a pedestrian-friendly and neighborhood-scale, traditional main street character, that are well-connected to and compatible with surrounding areas, and that do not attract significant traffic from outside the surrounding neighborhoods

(Section 27-4203(b))

CS: Commercial, Service Zone

The purposes of the Commercial, Service (CS) Zone are:

  • To provide for a concentration of retail sales and services (including auto-oriented commercial uses), office, and eating or drinking establishments
  • To accommodate medium- to moderately high-density residential development as part of vertically or horizontally mixed-use development

(Section 27-4203(c))

CGO: Commercial, General and Office Zone

The purposes of the Commercial, General and Office (CGO) Zone are:

  • To provide lands for a diverse range of business, civic, and mixed-use development, typically at or near major intersections where visibility and good access are important, in a form that supports connections and a balance between automobile access and pedestrian-friendliness
  • To incorporate development with multiple uses, shared parking, and coordinated signage and landscaping
  • To accommodate higher-density residential uses as part of vertically or horizontally mixed-use development

(Section 27-4203(d))