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.
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Related Edmond zoning districts
C-2 · Community Commercial
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C-3 · General Commercial
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CN · Downtown / Old Town Commercial
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