9.4.C Commercial Uses | Sedona Land Development Code

C. Commercial Uses

This category includes animal-related uses involving the boarding and care of animals on a commercial basis. Accessory uses may include confinement facilities for animals, parking, and storage areas. Specific use types include:

Any establishment where five or more domestic animals are kept, housed, boarded, lodged, fed, hired, trained, sold, or bred as a commercial activity.

A facility or area where farm animals are kept, housed, boarded, lodged, fed, hired, trained, sold, or bred as a commercial activity. The definition includes accessory uses such as riding lessons, clinics, and similar activities.

Facility for the diagnosis, treatment, or hospitalization of domestic animals, operated under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The incidental temporary overnight boarding of animals that are recuperating from treatment is included in this definition.

This category includes indoor and outdoor recreation and entertainment activities. Accessory uses may include limited retail, concessions, parking, and maintenance facilities. Specific use types include:

An outdoor facility designed for overnight accommodation in tents and other temporary or mobile shelters for recreation, education, naturalist, or vacation purposes. Campgrounds are not an allowable use in the LDC. The term “campground” does not include an RV park.

A commercial recreational use conducted entirely within a building, including amusement arcades, bowling alleys, billiard halls, skating rinks, theaters, art galleries and studios, art centers, athletic and health clubs, community centers, exhibit halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, and tennis courts. Accessory uses may include limited retail, concessions, and maintenance facilities.

Recreation and entertainment activities operated by a commercial enterprise that are mostly outdoors or partially within a building, including picnic areas, outdoor swimming pools, skateboard parks, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, soccer and football fields, amphitheaters, outdoor arenas, and outdoor theaters. Accessory uses may include limited retail, concessions, and maintenance facilities but such accessory uses are only allowed in mixed-use and nonresidential zoning districts.

A mobile structure designed as temporary living quarters for recreation, vacation, camping, or travel use, which is either self-propelled or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. Examples include, but are not limited to, a travel trailer, camping trailer, fifth-wheel trailer, truck camper, motor home or camper van.

An outdoor facility designed for accommodation of RVs for recreation, education, naturalist, or vacation purposes. Accessory uses may include office, retail, and other commercial uses commonly established in such facilities.

Establishments involved in serving prepared food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Accessory uses may include food preparation areas, offices, and parking. Specific use types include:

An eating and drinking establishment providing or dispensing by the drink for on-site consumption fermented malt beverages, and/or malt, special malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors, and in which the sale of food products is secondary. A bar, tavern, lounge, or tasting room may include live entertainment and/or dancing; however, shall not include any adult entertainment.

An establishment whose principal business is to prepare food on site, then to transport and serve the food off site. No business consumption of food or beverages is permitted on the premises.

A small brewery, winery, or distillery operated separately or in conjunction with a drinking establishment or restaurant. The beer, wine, or liquor may be sold for consumption on site, or off the premises to other drinking establishments, restaurants, or wholesalers.

A vehicle, typically a van, truck, or towed trailer, from which food and beverages are sold. This definition shall not include hand carts or trailers towed from anything other than a vehicle.

An eating/drinking establishment that is open to the public, where food and beverages are prepared, served, and consumed within the principal building, or off the premises as carry-out orders; or in an outdoor seating area on the premises. Accessory uses may include an outdoor dining area or sidewalk café.

An eating/drinking establishment that is open to the public, where food and beverages are prepared, served, and consumed within the principal building, within a motor vehicle parked on the premises, off the premises as carry-out orders; or in an outdoor seating area on the premises, and has drive-in or drive-through facilities so that patrons may be served while remaining in their automobiles. Accessory uses may include an outdoor dining area or sidewalk café.

Uses in this category provide lodging services for a defined period of time with incidental food, drink, and other sales and services intended for the convenience of guests. Specific use types include:

A building, portion of a building, or buildings consisting of fewer than seven units offered for transient lodging accommodations at a daily rate. Accessory uses may include additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms and recreational facilities. This use includes hotels, motels, timeshares, boarding house, bed and breakfast, cottages, bungalows and similar lodging, but does not include foster homes, sheltered care homes, nursing homes or primary health care facilities. In the OC zoning district, alternative lodging types may include cabins and other similar permanent structures, but do not include RVs and tents or tent-like structures.

A building, portion of a building or buildings consisting of seven or more units offered for transient lodging accommodations at a daily rate and that meets the standards in Section 3.3.C(14)c. Accessory uses may include additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreational facilities. This use includes hotels, motels, timeshares, boarding house, bed and breakfast, cottages, bungalows and similar lodging, but does not include foster homes, sheltered care homes, nursing homes, or primary health care facilities.

A building, portion of a building or buildings consisting of seven or more units offered for transient lodging accommodations at a daily rate and that meets the density and other standards in Section 3.3.C(14)b. Accessory uses may include additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreational facilities. This use includes hotels, motels, timeshares, boarding house, bed and breakfast, cottages, bungalows and similar lodging, but does not include foster homes, sheltered care homes, nursing homes or primary health care facilities. In the OC zoning district, alternative lodging types may include cabins and other similar permanent structures, but do not include RVs and tents or tent-like structures.

Uses in this category provide executive, management, administrative, governmental, or professional services, but do not sell merchandise except as incidental to a permitted use. Typical uses include real estate, insurance, property management, investment, employment, travel, advertising, law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting, call centers, and similar offices. Accessory uses may include cafeterias, health facilities, parking, or other amenities primarily for the use of employees in the firm or building. Specific use types include:

A building in which services are provided and/or business is conducted including administrative, professional, governmental, or clerical operations. Typical examples include fire service, ambulance, judicial court or government offices, post office, real estate, campaign headquarters, political and philanthropic offices, radio stations, call centers, insurance, property management, investment, financial, employment, travel, advertising, law, architecture, design, engineering, accounting, and similar offices. This use includes accessory uses such as restaurants, coffee shops, health facilities, parking, limited retail sales, or other amenities primarily for the use of employees in the firm or building.

An establishment that provides retail banking, mortgage lending, and financial services to individuals and businesses, and including check-cashing facilities. Accessory uses may include automatic teller machines, drive-through service, offices, and parking.

Uses in this category provide individual services related to personal needs directly to customers at the site of the business, or that receive goods from or return goods to the customer, which have been treated or processed at that location or another location. Specific use types include:

An establishment that provides repair, care, maintenance or customizing of wearing apparel or other personal articles or human grooming services and includes such uses as beauty/barber shops, shoe repair, laundry or dry cleaning services, alterations, spas, tanning salons, photography studios, house cleaning services, small appliance repair, weight reduction centers, florist, pet grooming shops, massage or yoga.

An establishment providing washing, drying, or dry-cleaning machines on the premises for rental use to the general public. This definition includes automatic, self-service only, or hand laundries.

Uses involving the sale, lease, or rent of new or used products directly to the final consumer for whatever purpose but not specifically or exclusively for the purpose of resale. Accessory uses may include offices, parking, storage of goods, assembly, repackaging, or repair of goods for on-site sale. Specific use types include:

A place where the property of others, such as objects of art, furniture, and other goods (except livestock), are offered by a broker or auctioneer for sale to persons who bid on the items in competition with each other at scheduled sales periods or events.

A business involved in the sale, storage, and distribution of structure supplies and services including lumber, brick, tile, cement, insulation, floor covering, lighting, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cabinetry and roofing materials. Accessory uses may include repair or delivery services, outside sale of plants and gardening supplies, and incidental wholesale trade.

An entity that holds both a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration and a marijuana establishment license.

Retail sales containing not more than 10,000 square feet of floor area.

Retail sales containing between 10,000 square feet and 25,000 square feet of floor area.

Retail sales containing more than 25,000 square feet of floor area.

A nonprofit entity defined in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, A.R.S. § 36-2801.11, that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells or dispenses marijuana or related supplies and educational materials to qualifying patients, caregivers or dispensary agents defined in A.R.S. § 36-2801.2. A dispensary may also include a medical marijuana infusion facility.

The one additional location, if any, where marijuana may be cultivated for the use of a medical marijuana dispensary as disclosed pursuant to the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, A.R.S. § 36-2804(B)(1)(b)(ii).

An establishment, including a building, part of a building, or outdoor space for the growth, display and/or sale of plants, trees, and other materials used for planting for retail sales and incidental wholesale trade.

This category includes uses primarily associated with train, bus, and aircraft facilities. Examples include airports, depots, terminals, or other facilities which serve as a hub.

Any area which is used or is intended to be used for the taking off and landing of aircraft, including helicopters, and appurtenant areas which are used or are intended to be used for airport buildings or facilities, including open spaces, taxiways, tie-down areas, hangars, and other necessary buildings. Accessory uses may include restaurants, cafes, car rental or storage facilities, aircraft servicing, fueling, or leasing; and private aviation clubs or associations.

A facility where public transit vehicles load and unload patrons, and where patrons may transfer between public transit lines, when that is the principal use of the property. This use may include park and ride or ride-sharing facilities, but does not include public transit vehicle repair or maintenance facilities.

This category includes a broad range of uses for the maintenance, sale, or rental of motor vehicles and related equipment. Accessory uses may include incidental repair and storage and offices. Specific use types include:

An establishment engaged in the display, sale and rental of equipment, tools, supplies, machinery or other equipment used for building construction, manufacturing, farming or agriculture. This use includes the sale of farm-specific vehicles such as tractors, tillers, farm trailers, back hoes, graders, boom lifts, and front-end loaders, but not including car or truck rentals.

A central facility for the operation or storage of vehicles used regularly in business operation and not available for sale, or long-term storage of operating vehicles. Typical uses include courier, delivery, and express services, recreational touring fleets, taxi fleets, limousine services, and mobile-catering truck storage.

The sale, display, lease, rental, or storage of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) off-highway vehicles (OHVs), snowmobiles, and similar vehicles. This definition shall not include salvage operations, scrap operations, vehicle impound yards, or commercial parking lots available for short-term use.

As a principal use, the ownership, lease, operation, or management of a commercial surface parking lot, above-ground structure, or below-ground structure.

A lot or portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel are stored and dispersed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles. Such an establishment may offer for sale at retail other convenience items as a clearly secondary activity and may also include a freestanding, automatic car wash.

An establishment primarily engaged in the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, trailers and similar large mechanical equipment, including paint, upholstery, muffler, transmission work and major engine and engine part overhaul.

An establishment primarily engaged in the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, trailers and similar mechanical equipment, including brake, muffler, tire repair and change, lubrication and tune ups, provided it is conducted within a completely enclosed building. Major repairs such as vehicle bodywork or painting or repair of engines or drive trains is prohibited.

The sale, display, lease, rental, or storage of light motor vehicles, including automobiles, vans, light trucks, light trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles, but not off-highway vehicles (OHVs) or similar vehicles. This definition shall not include salvage operations, scrap operations, vehicle impound yards, or commercial parking lots available for short-term use.

A lot or portion of a lot used for the servicing of motor vehicles. Such servicing may include retail sale of motor fuel and oils, lubrication, incidental car washing, waxing and polishing, sale and service of tires, tubes, batteries, service of auto accessories, and may include a freestanding automatic car wash. Such servicing shall not include tire recapping, sale of major auto accessories, wheel repair or parts, sale or rebuilding of engines, battery manufacturing or rebuilding, radiator repair or steam cleaning, body repair, painting, upholstery or installation of auto glass. Accessory uses may include inspections and minor repairs.

The use of a site for washing, cleaning, and detailing of passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other light-duty equipment.

Adult entertainment establishments include the following adult uses: adult bookstores, adult live entertainment establishments, adult novelty stores, and adult theaters.

This definition includes the following terms and definitions:

Any commercial establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade books, magazines, other periodicals, motion pictures, or video cassettes, video disks or other similar means of visual communication which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.”

Any commercial establishment which provides any of the following entertainment or services during any part of more than two calendar days within a 90-day period:

1. Any dancing, such as bottomless or topless, striptease, go-go, flash, exotic dancers, or any similar performance where the dancer’s clothing does not completely and opaquely cover “specified anatomical areas” as defined herein;

2. Any modeling, wrestling, sports performance or service or retail activity where the clothing of the participants does not completely and opaquely cover “specified anatomical areas” as defined herein.

Any commercial establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade instruments, devices or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with “specified sexual activities” excluding condoms and other birth control and disease prevention products.

Any commercial establishment regularly used for presenting for observation by patrons therein any film or plate negative, film or plate positive, film or tape designed to be projected on a screen for exhibition, or films, glass slides or transparencies, either in negative or positive form, and which is designed for exhibition by projection on a screen, or in any type of viewing booth or any other visual presentation, including supportive audio or other sensory communication media, which projects images by electronic, mechanical or similar means which may be viewed by patrons alone or in groups of two or more which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.” [Ord. 2023-03 § 1 (Exh. A), 4-25-23; Ord. 2021-03 § 1, 6-8-21; Ord. 2020-07 § 1, 11-10-20 (Res. 2020-24); Ord. 2020-04 § 1, 9-8-20 (Res. 2020-16); Res. 2019-19 Exh. A, 10-8-19].