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Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 59-6200
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§ 59-6200. - Office and Commercial Districts. 6200.1. Purpose Statements. A. O-1 Limited Office District. The O-1 District is intended to provide a location for those administrative and professional offices that can occupy smaller structures in a landscaped setting. This type of development can serve as a buffer between more intense retail and office commercial uses, and established residential neighborhoods. Emphasis is placed on smaller, individual freestanding buildings, landscaping, setbacks, sign control and restricted building height in order to promote protection for nearby residences. B. O-2 General Office District. The O-2 District is intended to provide a place for those office and institutional activities that require separate buildings, or building groups, and whose employees and clientele may come from a wide geographic area. Land, space and aesthetic requirements of these uses make either a central location or a location on large sites between more intense retail commercial areas and established residential neighborhoods desirable, so as to act as a buffer. C. RC Rural Commercial District. The RC District is intended to provide locations for commercial and service uses which primarily serve outlying agricultural areas and/or businesses. D. NB Neighborhood Business District. The NB District is intended to promote a mix of commercial, office and residential uses which serve the day-to-day needs of residents and the residents of surrounding neighborhoods. It is particularly applicable to older areas of Oklahoma City developed prior to the off-street parking requirements typically mandated in today's commercial zoning districts. E. C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District. The C-1 District is intended to provide a location for a limited number of retail commercial goods and personal services that serve the day-to-day needs of residents of surrounding neighborhoods. Because these shops and offices are lower intensity uses, they may be designed to be located at, or near, arterial street intersections, in close proximity to housing areas, or as limited service facilities in larger planned high density housing areas. This district is limited to the types of uses that will not create increased traffic, noise or other incompatible factors caused by uses serving a larger part of the City and, therefore, would have a negative impact on surrounding neighborhoods. F. C-2 Shopping Center District. The C-2 District is intended to provide for a unified grouping, in one or more buildings, of retail shops, stores and offices, which are planned and developed as a single operating unit, and under single or multiple ownership. A development will typically contain such features as shared parking, driveways and common facilities, adequate setbacks and landscaping, and sufficient on-site parking for customers and employees. G. C-3 Community Commercial District. The C-3 District is intended for business activity that is located at the edge of residential areas but serves a larger trade area than the immediately surrounding residential neighborhoods. Business uses will most often be found in a wide variety of commercial structures, normally on individual sites with separate ingress, egress and parking. Because of the varied uses permitted, it is important to separate them as much as possible, both visually and physically, from any nearby residential areas and to limit the harmful effects of increased traffic, noise and general non-residential activity generated. H. C-4 General Commercial District. The C-4 District is intended for the conduct of wholesale, retail and office business activities that serve the needs of citizens from anywhere in the metropolitan area, rather than being oriented only to surrounding residential areas. Because the permitted uses may serve and employ a large number of people from a large part of the metropolitan area, the activities conducted, and the traffic generated, make this district very much incompatible with residential development. The Comprehensive Plan policy does not support further expansion of the C-4 District. I. C-CBD Central Business District. The C-CBD District is intended for the conduct of all forms of business activity within the central area of the City. Because of extensive private and public development controls already in existence, via covenants and urban renewal activities, development regulations in this district are kept to a minimum and reflect previously established regulations only. C-CBD zoning shall only be granted as an extension of an existing C-CBD District. To be eligible for rezoning to this district, a parcel shall abut, or be directly across a street or alley from, an existing C-CBD District. J. C-HC Highway Commercial District. The C-HC District is intended to provide commercial facilities for the traveling public along freeways in those areas where surrounding urban development does not exist and normal urban services are not available. Commercial uses permitted are limited to those types which directly serve automobile and truck needs, and provide basic convenience goods for cross country travelers. Because these areas will be located in low density agricultural areas, their location should be limited to freeway or highway intersections. They should be relatively small in size, and care should be taken in the location and development of structures to minimize their impact on surrounding land uses. 6200.2. District Use Regulations. A. Special standards for specific uses identified in Table 6200.1 as Special Exception (SE), Special Permit (SP) or Conditional (C) are found in Section 59-9350, Standards for Specific Uses. B. Table 6200.1 lists the uses allowed in the office and commercial districts. C. Unless allowed conditionally as annotated in Table 6200.1, the owner/operator of any property who wishes to serve or sell alcoholic beverages, as defined by State law and subject to State licensing requirements, for on-premises consumption as an accessory function of the primary use of the property, may apply for a Special Permit, subject to the following condition, providing that the primary use is permitted within the zoning district, and providing that the facility in which the alcoholic beverages are served or sold complies with the City's building code requirements. If food or beverages are consumed in an outdoor seating/activity area between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., the outdoor seating/activity area shall be separated by a distance of at least 100 feet from the nearest abutting property line of a residential use. Distances shall be measured from the closest edge of the outdoor seating/activity area to the nearest abutting property line of the residential use. TABLE 6200.1: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT USES REGULATIONS KEY: P = Permitted // C = Conditional // SE = Special Exception // SP = Special Permit // V = Variance Reference Section 59-9350 for standards for specific uses identified as (C), (SE), or (SP). USE | O-1 | O-2 | RC | NB | C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | C-4 8350.2 | Aboveground Flammable Liquid Storage: Restricted | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE 8300.1 | Administrative and Professional Offices | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.2 | Adult Day Care Facilities | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.3 | Adult Entertainment Uses | C | C 8150.1 | Agricultural Processing: General | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8150.2 | Agricultural Processing: Limited | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8150.2.1 | Animal Raising: Chickens and Quail | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8300.4 | Agricultural Supplies and Services | P | P 8300.5 | Alcoholic Beverage Retail Sales | P | P | P | P 8150.3 | Animal Raising: Commercial | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8150.4 | Animal Raising: Commercial Feedlots | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8150.5 | Animal Raising: Personal | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8300.7 | Animal Sales and Services: Auctioning | SP 8300.8 | Animal Sales and Services: Grooming | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.10 | Animal Sales and Services: Kennel and Veterinary, General | P | SP 8300.11 | Animal Sales and Services: Kennel and Veterinary, Restricted | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.12 | Automotive: Parking Garages | P | P | P | P | P 8300.13 | Automotive: Parking Lots, as a Principal Use | P | P | P | P | P 8300.14 | Automotive and Equipment: Cleaning and Repairs, Light Equipment | C | C | C | C 8300.15 | Automotive and Equipment: Heavy Repairs, Heavy Equipment | P 8300.16 | Automotive Auction | P 8300.17 | Automotive Vehicle Impound Yards and Damaged Vehicle Auctions | C 8300.18 | Automotive and Equipment: Automobile Dealerships and Malls | SP | P 8300.19 | Automotive and Equipment: Sales and Rentals, Farm and Heavy Equipment | P 8300.20 | Automotive and Equipment: Sales and Rentals, Trucks, Manufactured (Mobile) Homes and Recreational Vehicles | P 8300.21 | Automotive and Equipment: Storage | P 8300.22 | Bingo Parlors | P 5 | P 5 8300.23 | Building Maintenance Services | P | P | P 8300.24 | Business Support Services | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.25 | Child Care Centers | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.26 | Commercial Blood Centers | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.27 | Communications Services: Antennas | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8300.28 | Communications Services: Broadcast Towers | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8300.29 | Communications Services: Limited | P | P | P | P | P 8300.30 | Communications Services: Telecommunication Towers | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8150.6.1 | Community Garden | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8250.2 | Community Recreation: General | P | P | P | P 8250.3 | Community Recreation: Property Owners Association | P | P | P 8250.4 | Community Recreation: Restricted | P | P | P | P | P 8150.6.2 | Composting | C | C | P | C | C | C | C | C 8300.31 | Construction Sales and Services | P 8300.32 | Convenience Sales and Personal Services | C 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8250.5 | Cultural Exhibits | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8350.3 | Custom Manufacturing | P | P | P | P 8250.6 | Domestic Violence Shelters | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8200.2 | Dwelling Units and Mixed Uses | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.33 | Drinking Establishments: Sitdown, Alcohol Permitted | C/SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.34 | Eating Establishments: Drive-In 1 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.35 | Eating Establishments: Fast Food 2 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.36 | Eating Establishments: Fast Food, With Drive-Thru Order Window | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.37 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown 6 | C | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.38 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown, Alcohol Permitted | C/SP | P | C | C | C | C 8300.39 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown, Limited Alcohol Permitted | C/SP | P | P | P | P | P 8250.7 | Emergency Shelters and Feeding Sites | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.41 | Food and Beverage Retail Sales | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8250.8 | Forced Detention or Correction Facilities | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.42 | Funeral and Interment Services: Cremating | SP | SP | SP 8300.43 | Funeral and Interment Services: Interring | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.44 | Funeral and Interment Services: Undertaking | P | P | P 8300.45 | Gasoline Sales, Large | P | P | P 8300.46 | Gasoline Sales. Small: Restricted | P | C | C | P | P | P 8300.47 | Gasoline Sales: Truck Stop | P 8150.6.3 | Greenhouse | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8350.5 | Hazardous Waste Disposal | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8250.9 | Heavy Public Protection and Utility | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8250.10 | High Impact Institutional | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8150.6.4 | Home Garden | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8150.6.5 | Hoop House | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8150.7 | Horticulture | C | C | C | C | C 8300.48 | Laundry Services | P | P | P 8250.11 | Library Services and Community Centers | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8250.12 | Light Public Protection and Utility: General | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8250.13 | Light Public Protection and Utility: Restricted | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.49 | Lodging Accommodations: Bed and Breakfast | P 5 | C 5 | P 5 8300.50 | Lodging Accommodations: Campground | P 8300.51 | Lodging Accommodations: Commercial Lodging | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.51.1 | Lodging Accommodations: Home Sharing | C 8250.14 | Low Impact Institutional: Neighborhood-Related | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.52 | Medical Services: General | C | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.53 | Medical Services: Restricted | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8450.1 | Mining and Processing: Minerals and Raw Material | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8450.2 | Mining and Processing: Oil and Gas | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V 8250.15 | Moderate Impact Institutional | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8200.12 | Multiple-Family Residential | C | C 3 8250.16 | Murals | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.54 | Outdoor Sales and Display, and Outdoor Storage | C | C 8300.55 | Participant Recreation and Entertainment: Indoor | P 5 | C 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.56 | Participant Recreation and Entertainment: Outdoor | SP 5 | SP 5 8300.57 | Payday or Title Loan Agencies | P | P | P | P 8300.58 | Personal Services: General | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.59 | Personal Services: Restricted | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.60 | Personal Storage | C | P 8150.7.1 | Rainwater Harvesting | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8300.61 | Repair Services: Consumer | P | P | P | P | P | P 8300.62 | Research Services: Restricted | P | P | P | P 8250.17 | Residential Facilities for Dependent and Neglected Children | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8250.18 | Residential Facilities for Drug or Alcohol Treatment Center | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8300.63 | Retail Sales and Services: General | C 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8300.64 | Retail Sales and Services: Outdoor Swap Meet | SP | SP 8300.65 | Retail Sales and Services: Pawn Shops | C | P | P | P 8150.7.2 | Roof Garden | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8350.12 | Sanitary Landfills | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8200.13 | Senior Independent Living | P | P 8200.14 | Single-Family Residential | P 8300.67 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: General | C 5 | SP 5 | P 5 8300.68 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: High Impact | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 | SP 5 8300.69 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: Restricted | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 | P 5 8250.19 | Transitional Mental Health Residential Facilities | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8400.2 | Transportation Facilities: Aircraft | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8400.3 | Transportation Facilities: Surface Passenger | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP 8450.4 | Underground Injection Wells: Enhanced Recovery Wells | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE 8150.9 | Urban Farm | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C 8350.16 | Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Restricted | P TABLE 6200.1: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT USES REGULATIONS KEY: P = Permitted // C = Conditional // SE = Special Exception // SP = Special Permit // V = Variance Reference Section 59-9350 for standards for specific uses identified as (C), (SE), or (SP). USE | C-CBD | C-HC 8350.2 | Aboveground Flammable Liquid Storage: Restricted | SE | SE 8300.1 | Administrative and Professional Offices | P 8300.2 | Adult Day Care Facilities | P | P 8300.3 | Adult Entertainment Uses | C 8150.1 | Agricultural Processing: General | C | C 8150.2 | Agricultural Processing: Limited | C 8300.5 | Alcoholic Beverage Retail Sales | P 8150.3 | Animal Raising: Commercial | C | C 8150.4 | Animal Raising: Commercial Feedlots | SP | SP 8150.5 | Animal Raising: Personal | C | C 8300.8 | Animal Sales and Services: Grooming | P 8300.11 | Animal Sales and Services: Kennel and Veterinary, Restricted | P 8300.12 | Automotive: Parking Garages | P 8300.13 | Automotive: Parking Lots, as a Principal Use | P 8300.14 | Automotive and Equipment: Cleaning and Repairs, Light Equipment | C | C 8300.17 | Automotive Vehicle Impound Yards and Damaged Vehicle Auctions | C 8300.18 | Automotive and Equipment: Automobile Dealerships and Malls | P | P 8300.20 | Automotive and Equipment: Sales and Rentals, Trucks, Manufactured (Mobile) Homes and Recreational Vehicles | P 8300.22 | Bingo Parlors | P 5 | P 5 8300.23 | Building Maintenance Services | P 8300.24 | Business Support Services | P 8300.25 | Child Care Centers | P | P 8300.27 | Communications Services: Antennas | C | C 8300.28 | Communications Services: Broadcast Towers | C | C 8300.29 | Communications Services: Limited | P 8300.30 | Communications Services: Telecommunication Towers | C | C 8150.6.1 | Community Garden | C | C 8250.2 | Community Recreation: General | P 8250.3 | Community Recreation: Property Owners Association | P 8250.4 | Community Recreation: Restricted | P 8150.6.2 | Composting | P | P 8300.31 | Construction Sales and Services | P 8200.1 | Congregate Care Housing and Convalescent Homes | P 8300.32 | Convenience Sales and Personal Services | P 5 | C 5 8250.5 | Cultural Exhibits | P 5 8350.3 | Custom Manufacturing | P 8250.6 | Domestic Violence Shelters | SP | SP 8200.2 | Dwelling Units and Mixed Uses | P | P 8300.33 | Drinking Establishments: Sitdown, Alcohol Permitted | SP | SP 8300.34 | Eating Establishments: Drive-In | P 5 | P 5 8300.35 | Eating Establishments: Fast Food | P 5 | P 5 8300.36 | Eating Establishments: Fast Food, With Drive-Thru Order Window | P 5 | P 5 8300.37 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown 6 | P 5 | P 5 8300.38 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown, Alcohol Permitted | C | C 8300.39 | Eating Establishments: Sitdown, Limited Alcohol Permitted | P | P 8250.7 | Emergency Shelters and Feeding Sites | SP | SP 8300.41 | Food and Beverage Retail Sales | P 5 8250.8 | Forced Detention or Correction Facilities | SP | SP 8300.42 | Funeral and Interment Services: Cremating | P 8300.43 | Funeral and Interment Services: Interring | SP | SP 8300.44 | Funeral and Interment Services: Undertaking | P 8300.45 | Gasoline Sales, Large | P 8300.46 | Gasoline Sales. Small: Restricted | P 8300.47 | Gasoline Sales: Truck Stop | P 8150.6.3 | Greenhouse | P | P 8200.3 | Group Residential | P 8350.5 | Hazardous Waste Disposal | SP | SP 8250.9 | Heavy Public Protection and Utility | SP | SP 8250.10 | High Impact Institutional | SP | SP 8150.6.5 | Hoop House | P | P 8150.7 | Horticulture | C | C 8300.48 | Laundry Services | P 8250.11 | Library Services and Community Centers | P 8250.12 | Light Public Protection and Utility: General | P | P 8250.13 | Light Public Protection and Utility: Restricted | P | P 8300.49 | Lodging Accommodations: Bed and Breakfast | P 5 8300.50 | Lodging Accommodations: Campground | P 8300.51 | Lodging Accommodations: Commercial Lodging | P 5 | P 5 8250.14 | Low Impact Institutional: Neighborhood-Related | P 8300.52 | Medical Services: General | P 8300.53 | Medical Services: Restricted | P 8450.1 | Mining and Processing: Minerals and Raw Material | SP | SP 8450.2 | Mining and Processing: Oil and Gas | V | V 8200.12 | Multiple-Family Residential | P 8250.15 | Moderate Impact Institutional | SP | SP 8250.16 | Murals | P | P 8300.54 | Outdoor Sales and Display, and Outdoor Storage | C 8300.55 | Participant Recreation and Entertainment: Indoor | P 5 8300.56 | Participant Recreation and Entertainment: Outdoor | SP 5 | SP 5 8300.57 | Payday or Title Loan Agencies | P 8300.58 | Personal Services: General | P 5 8300.59 | Personal Services: Restricted | P 5 8300.60 | Personal Storage | P 8150.7.1 | Rainwater Harvesting | C | C 8300.61 | Repair Services: Consumer | P 8300.62 | Research Services: Restricted | P 8250.17 | Residential Facilities for Dependent and Neglected Children | SP | SP 8250.18 | Residential Facilities for Drug or Alcohol Treatment Center | SP | SP 8300.63 | Retail Sales and Services: General | P 5 8300.65 | Retail Sales and Services: Pawn Shops | P 8150.7.2 | Roof Garden | C | C 8350.12 | Sanitary Landfills | SP | SP 8200.14 | Single-Family Residential | P 4 8300.67 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: General | P 5 8300.68 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: High Impact | SP 5 | SP 5 8300.69 | Spectator Sports and Entertainment: Restricted | P 5 8250.19 | Transitional Mental Health Residential Facilities | SP | SP 8400.2 | Transportation Facilities: Aircraft | SP | SP 8400.3 | Transportation Facilities: Surface Passenger | SP | SP 8450.4 | Underground Injection Wells: Enhanced Recovery Wells | SE | SE 8150.9 | Urban Farm | C | C 8350.16 | Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Restricted | P FOOTNOTES: TABLE 6200.1 1 Use Eating Establishment: Drive-In (8300.34) allowed for those in O-2 District: Group A (under 100,000 sf GFA in total). 2 Use Eating Establishment: Fast Food (8300.35) allowed for those in O-2 District: Group B (over 100,000 sf GFA in total). 3 Multi-Family Residential is only permitted as allowed within the Mayfair Heights UCD. 4 The single-family residential use shall be permitted only for occupancy by an owner or operator and his family of a commercial business on the same property. A separate freestanding residential structure is permitted. 5 The owner/operator of any property who wishes to serve or sell alcoholic beverages, as defined by State law and subject to State licensing requirements, for on-premises consumption as an accessory function of the primary use of the property, shall meet the conditions below. If the conditions cannot be met, then said property owner/operator may apply for a Special Permit. The facility in which the alcoholic beverages are served or sold must comply with the City's building code requirements. • If food or beverages are consumed in an outdoor seating/activity area between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., the outdoor seating/activity area shall be separated by a distance of at least 100 feet from the nearest abutting property line of a residential use. Distances shall be measured from the closest edge of the outdoor seating/activity area to the nearest abutting property line of the residential use. • The area allocated to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall not exceed 15,000 square feet. 6. Any Planned Unit Development or Simplified Planned Unit Development adopted prior to the effective date of this ordinance that permitted the 8300.37 Eating Establishment: Sitdown, Alcohol Not Permitted use unit shall be permitted to develop according to the 8300.38 Eating Establishment: Sitdown, Alcohol Permitted or 8300.39 Eating Establishment: Sitdown, Limited Alcohol Permitted uses provided they meet the applicable conditions, unless the PUD/SPUD specifically prohibited said uses. 6200.3. District Bulk Standards. Table 6200.2 establishes yard and bulk regulations for the office and commercial districts. TABLE 6200.2: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BULK STANDARDS BULK STANDARDS | O-11 | O-22 | RC2 | NB2 Minimum Lot Size | For Rezoning: 6,000 sf For Development: 5,000 sf | For Rezoning: 12,000 sf 3 | For Rezoning: 40,000 sf 4 | None Minimum Lot Width | 50 ft | 50 ft | None | None Maximum Height5, 6 | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story Other: 35 feet and 2 stories | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story; Between 35 ft and 150 ft of said District: 35 ft and 2 stories; More than 150 ft from said District: 6 stories For the remainder of the parcel: height may be increased from 6 stories within a diagonal line representing 1 ft of additional building setback for every 2 ft of additional height Where abutting or within 75 ft of a R-4M or R-4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter no height limit Other: None | Where abutting or within 75 ft of an AA, R A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-4M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 35 ft and 2 stories More than 75 ft of said District: 6 stories Where abutting or within 75 ft of an R—4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter 6 stories Other: 6 stories | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story Other: 35 feet and 2 stories YARDS (Additional applicable yard regulations are found in Section 59-12100.3) Front Yard | 25 ft 7 | 25 ft | 25 ft | None Side Yard | Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft Other: 5 ft for interior lot lines, 25 ft for the side of an exterior lot abutting an arterial street, 15 ft for all other exterior lot lines 8 | Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 feet Other: 5 ft for interior lot lines, 15 ft for lot lines abutting a street | 15 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 feet | None Except where a side lot line abuts a residential district: 10 ft Rear Yard | 10 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft | 15 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft | 25 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 25 feet | None Except where a side lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft YARDS (Additional applicable yard regulations are found in Section 59-12100.3) Front Yard | 25 ft | 25 ft | 25 ft | 25 ft TABLE 6200.2: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BULK STANDARDS BULK STANDARDS | C-12 | C-22 | C-32 | C-42 Minimum Lot Size | 6,000 sf | For Rezoning: 2 acres 9 | For Rezoning: 12,000 sf 10 | For Rezoning: 40,000 sf 11 Minimum Lot Width | 50 ft | — | 50 ft | — Maximum Height5,6 | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story Other: 35 feet and 2 stories | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story Between 35 ft and 75 ft of said District: 35 ft and 2 stories More than 75 ft of said District: 6 stories Where abutting or within 75 ft of a R-4M or R-4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter 6 stories Other: 6 stories | Where abutting or within 35 ft of an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 20 ft and 1 story Between 35 ft and 150 ft of said District: 35 ft and 2 stories More than 150 ft from said District: 6 stories Where abutting or within 75 ft of a R-4M or R-4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter 6 stories Other: 6 stories | Where abutting or within 75 ft of an AA, R A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-4M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 35 ft and 2 stories More than 75 ft of said District: 6 stories Where abutting or within 75 ft of an R—4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter 6 stories Other: 6 stories YARDS (Additional applicable yard regulations are found in Section 59-12100.3) Front Yard | 25 ft | 25 ft | 25 ft | 25 ft Side Yard | None Except where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft Where abutting other residential districts: building line setback of 15 ft Exterior lot line abutting arterial street: 25 ft or 75 ft from centerline, whichever is greater All other exterior lots: 15 ft | None Except where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft Where abutting other residential districts: building line setback of 15 ft Exterior lot line abutting an arterial street: 25 ft, or 75 ft from centerline, whichever is greater All other exterior lots: 15 ft | None Except where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R- 3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft Where abutting other residential districts: building line setback 15 ft Exterior lot line abutting an arterial street: 25 ft or 75 ft from centerline, whichever is greater Other: 15 feet | None Except where an interior lot line abuts a residential district: 15 feet Exterior lot line abutting an arterial street: 25 ft or 75 ft from centerline, whichever is greater Other: 15 feet Rear Yard | None Except where a side lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft | None Except where a side lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft | None Except where a rear lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft Where abutting an AA, RA, R-1, R-1ZL, R-2, R- 3, R-3M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: landscaped buffer strip of 5 ft and building line setback of 15 ft | None Except where a rear lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft TABLE 6200.2: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BULK STANDARDS BULK STANDARDS | C-CBD2 | C-HC2 Minimum Lot Size | None | For Rezoning: 40,000 sf 12 Minimum Lot Width | None | 100 ft Maximum Height5, 6 | 20 standard stories, unless setback from all street lines, 1 ft for each additional 10 ft If at any level the building does not cover more than 25% of the area of the lot, a tower, other than a radio, television or other wireless transmitting or receiving tower, may be erected at any height above such level. Such tower shall not be located closer than 15 ft to any lot line and no street wall of this tower shall occupy more than 60% of the frontage of the lot on which the wall faces | Where abutting or within 75 ft of an AA, R A, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3M, R-4M, R-MH-1, R-MH-2, HL or HP District: 35 ft and 2 stories More than 75 ft of said District: 6 stories Where abutting or within 75 ft of an R-4 District: 35 ft and 2 stories, thereafter 6 stories Other: 6 stories Minimum Height YARDS (Additional applicable yard regulations are found in Section 59-12100.3) Front Yard | None | 25 ft Side Yard | None | None Except where an interior lot line abuts a residential district: 15 feet Exterior lot line abutting an arterial street: 25 ft or 75 ft from centerline, whichever is greater Other: 15 feet Rear Yard | None | None Except where a rear lot line abuts a residential district: 15 ft FOOTNOTES: TABLE 6200.2 1 There are special building lines established along certain streets—See Section 59-12100.4 (Special Setback Regulations). 2 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous C-4 boundary line in the same block will be extended by rezoning. 3 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous O-2 boundary line in the same block will be ended by rezoning. 4 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous RC boundary line in the same block will be extended by rezoning. 5 The following use units: Low Impact Institutional: Neighborhood-Related (59-8250.14), Low Impact Institutional: Residential-Oriented (59-8200.5), Moderate Impact Institutional (59-8250.15), and High Impact Institutional (59-8250.10), when permitted in a zoning district, may be erected to a height not to exceed the height permitted in the district or 60 feet, whichever is greater, provided that the building is set back from each property line at least one additional foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit set by the applicable zoning district. 6 Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator shafts, bulkheads, broadcasting or receiving antennas on residences, private wind energy conversion system (PWECS) towers, fire towers, lofts, tanks, water towers, ornamental towers and spires, wireless towers and necessary mechanical appurtenances shall be excluded from the measured height of a building. These accessory features may be erected to a height not exceeding 15 feet above the applicable permitted maximum height for that building or to such greater height as may be provided in this chapter. Components located within electric sub-stations may be erected to a height not exceeding 35 feet above the applicable permitted maximum height but not to exceed 70 feet in height. 7 A 20-foot front yard shall be permitted in new areas where there is no existing 25-foot building line or where there is no greater setback established by existing construction in the same block frontage. 8 Where a platted lot line requires a greater setback, the platted lot line shall be required. 9 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous C-2 boundary line in the same block will be extended by rezoning. 10 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous C-3 boundary line in the same block will be extended by rezoning. 11 This requirement shall not apply where an existing and contiguous C-4 boundary line in the same block will be extended by rezoning. 12 Minimum lot size requirements for parcels that are not served by either sanitary sewer or a municipal water system shall conform to minimum lot requirements of all applicable City, County, and State codes. _____ 6200.4. General Standards of Applicability. A. Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses. See Section 59-12200 (Standards for Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses) for standards covering accessory buildings, structures and uses. B. Permitted Encroachments. See Section 59-12250 (Permitted Encroachments) for standards governing encroachments. C. Off-Street Parking, Loading and Access. See Article X, Off-Street Parking, Loading and Access, for standards governing off-street parking and loading. D. Landscaping and Screening. See Article XI, Landscaping and Screening Regulations, for standards governing landscaping and screening. E. Environmental Performance Standards. See Section 59-12400 (Environmental Performance Standards) for standards governing environmental performance standards. F. Temporary Uses. See Section 59-8500 (Temporary Uses) for standards governing temporary uses. (Ord. No. 23755, § 3, 12-2-08; Ord. No. 24781, § 1, 11-19-13; Ord. No. 24804, § 2, 12-31-13; Ord. No. 25972, § 3, 7-31-18; Ord. No. 26081, § 2, 1-15-19; Ord. No. 26967, § 1, 2-1-22; Ord. No. 27526, § 3, 2-13-24, eff. 3-15-24)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH59ZOPLCO_ARTVIZOBADI_S59-6200OFCODIFetched: 10/28/2026

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