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Permitted uses in Queen Creek, AZ

What the Queen Creek zoning ordinance says about permitted uses, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

A-1 — Agricultural District - Rural Development

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right. Accessory uses and accessory dwelling units are permitted as accessory (A). Home-based occupations are permitted as an accessory use citywide (Sec. 6.4). Full use table is in Table 4.6-1.

R1-190 — Rural Development District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). Accessory dwelling units are permitted as accessory.

R1-145 — Rural Development District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-108 — General Rural Development District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-54 — Rural Estate District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). This is the default classification applied to annexed unincorporated property outside the Rural Preservation Tier context of R1-108 (Table 4.3-1).

R1-43 — Suburban Residential Type A District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-35 — Suburban Residential Type B District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). Bee keeping and small livestock keeping standards allow additional animal units in this and larger rural districts (Sec. 6.2).

R1-18 — Suburban Development Type B District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-15 — Suburban Development Type B District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-12 — Urban Development Type A District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1).

R1-9 — Urban Development Type A District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right; multiple dwelling and duplex/triplex/townhouse uses are permitted with conditions (P) only in HDR/MDR, not R1-9 (Table 4.6-1). Confirm current use table entries for this code before acting.

R1-7 — Urban Development Type A District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). R1-8 and R1-6 appear on some legacy plats and the general plan table but designation of new R1-8 or R1-6 zoning has been prohibited since August 1, 1998 (Ordinances 127-98 and 128-98); treat any parcel still carrying that legacy code as a legal nonconformity, not an available new designation.

R1-5 — Urban Development District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). Single-family attached, duplex/triplex/townhouse, and multiple dwelling uses are not permitted in the R1-9 through R1-4 column of Table 4.6-1; those uses are permitted in HDR/MDR instead.

R1-4 — Medium Density Residential District

Single-family detached homes are permitted by right (Table 4.6-1). Single-family attached and multiple dwelling uses are marked as not permitted (dash) in the R1-9 through R1-4 column of Table 4.6-1 despite R1-4's master-planned, smaller-lot character; those uses are permitted in HDR/MDR instead. Confirm with Development Services if a specific master-planned project's PAD document authorizes attached product on R1-4 land.

MDR — Medium Density Residential District

Single-family detached and attached, duplex/triplex/townhouse, multiple dwelling, and assisted living uses are all permitted by right (P) in the HDR/MDR column of Table 4.6-1; boarding houses are permitted with conditions (C).

HDR — High Density Residential District

Multiple dwelling, duplex/triplex/townhouse, single-family attached, and assisted living uses are all permitted by right (P) in the HDR/MDR column of Table 4.6-1; boarding houses are permitted with conditions (C).

MU — Mixed Use District

Mixture of residential (up to 18 units per acre), office, commercial, personal and professional services, institutional and civic uses. Requires a Planned Area Development overlay; the specific mix of permitted uses is fixed in the PAD document for the property (Table 4.3-2, Sec. 4.11).

DC — Downtown Core District

Specialty retail, commercial office, open space, residential, and event uses in a compact, connected, pedestrian-oriented format. Drive-thru restaurants, suburban shopping centers, and large big-box commercial are prohibited (Table 4.3-2). Sign standards follow the DC Design Guidelines and Chapter 7 of the Design Standards, not the citywide sign article, where the two conflict (Sec. 7.2, exceptions).

RC — Residential Commercial District

Small-scale office and professional services combined with limited retail, scaled to surrounding residential uses. Requires a Planned Area Development overlay; specific permitted uses are set in the PAD document (Table 4.3-2, Sec. 4.11).

AT — Agritainment District

Agriculture-supporting and agriculture-compatible uses, open space, natural resource management, outdoor recreation, and compatible commercial or residential uses. Requires a Planned Area Development overlay; specific permitted uses and all dimensional standards are set in the PAD document, not the citywide chart (Table 4.3-2, Table 4.7-3 note 5).

PCD — Planned Community District

PCD is an alternative to standard zoning for large planned developments (200 acre minimum), implemented through a Development Agreement. Uses, densities, and intensities are fixed in that agreement, not in a citywide use table (Sec. 4.10, Table 4.2-1).

C-1 — Light Commercial District

Indoor retail sales and services, book stores, contractor and trade shops (indoor operations and storage), supermarkets, delivery/dispatch services, farm-related businesses, and food service are permitted by right; drive-thru service facilities, large format retail, and department stores are prohibited or conditional in C-1 (Table 4.6-1). Confirm the specific use row.

C-2 — General Commercial District

General commercial activities, including repair shops, wholesale businesses, warehousing, and limited outdoor retail display, plus most retail sales and service uses, are permitted by right; large format retail and department stores are permitted by right in C-2 (Table 4.6-1). Confirm the specific use row.

C-3 — Regional Commercial Center District

Regional-serving mix of shopping, housing, recreation, and employment; large format retail, department stores, and in-vehicle ("drive-thru") service facilities are all permitted by right (P) in C-3 per Table 4.6-1, unlike C-1 (where all three are prohibited) and C-2 (where large format retail and department stores are permitted by right but drive-thru is conditional). Requires a Planned Area Development overlay (Table 4.3-2, Table 4.6-1).

EMP-A — Office/Industrial Park District

Light manufacturing, office park, and limited retail service uses supporting the industrial uses, in an attractive business park setting with screening and buffering (Table 4.3-2).

EMP-B — General Industrial District

Heavy and concentrated fabrication, manufacturing, and industrial uses located where conflicts with other uses can be minimized (Table 4.3-2).

PRC — Parks, Recreation and Conservation Zone District

Conserves and protects open space, washes, natural desert lands, wildlife habitats, and land agreed to remain undeveloped through the plan approval process (Table 4.3-2).

P/QP — Public/Quasi Public District

Large-scale governmental, institutional, and quasi-public uses (Table 4.3-2 continued).

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