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C-1 Zoning in Edmond, OK — Neighborhood Commercial Use & Standards

C-1 is the neighborhood commercial district intended for small-scale convenience retail and personal service businesses serving adjacent residential areas. It is typically mapped at intersections of collector streets and on the edges of established neighborhoods.

Permitted uses include convenience retail under 5,000 sq ft, personal services (salons, dry cleaners, small offices), professional offices, and restaurants under 3,000 sq ft. Drive-throughs require a Special Use Permit because of traffic and noise impact on adjacent residential areas.

C-1 development is held to higher design standards than larger commercial districts. Photometric plans for parking-lot lighting must show 0.1 footcandle or less at any residential property line. Side and rear setbacks abutting residential require landscape buffers. Pole signs are prohibited.

What C-1 allows

Permitted uses in C-1

Convenience retail under 5,000 sq ft, personal services, professional offices, restaurants under 3,000 sq ft (no drive-through by right).

Setback rules

C-1 setback requirements in Edmond

Front setback

25 feet from front property line (or build-to line per overlay)

Side setback

15 feet abutting residential with landscape buffer; 0 feet otherwise

Rear setback

20 feet abutting residential

Height limit

Maximum structure height

35 feet maximum

Max density

Allowed density

N/A for commercial. Maximum impervious coverage 70%.

Common uses in C-1 in Edmond

  • Convenience retail under 5,000 sq ft
  • Personal services (salons, dry cleaners)
  • Professional offices
  • Small restaurants
  • Small medical or dental offices

Site plan review required for all new C-1 construction. Drive-throughs require Special Use Permit. Auto-related uses prohibited. Bars and clubs prohibited.

Verify zoning before you design

Permitly's zoning lookup cross-references Edmond Title 22 (Zoning), Title 21 (Subdivision), Title 16 (Buildings) against your project so you know what you can build before spending on design.

Related Edmond zoning districts

Not legal advice. Permitly summarizes publicly available Edmond Title 22 (Zoning), Title 21 (Subdivision), Title 16 (Buildings)standards. Zoning districts, overlays, and amendments change; always verify the current code and your parcel's zoning with Edmond Planning, Licensing & Development (PLL)before relying on any information on this page.