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C-2 General Commercial Zoning in Moore, OK

C-2 General Commercial District is Moore's primary commercial zoning — retail, restaurants, offices, mixed services. C-2 lines the major Moore arterials: 19th Street, 27th Street (W and E), and Telephone Road. Most of Moore's major commercial development is C-2 zoned.

C-2 standards balance commercial intensity with neighborhood compatibility. Maximum building height 45 feet (taller via PUD), 70% maximum lot coverage, 25-foot front setback (15 feet with sidewalk easement). Adjacent to residential the side and rear setbacks expand to 10 feet and 25 feet respectively, with a 6-foot opaque buffer.

Sign allowance is 200 sq ft per business via wall and monument signs, with pole signs up to 25 feet tall and 100 sq ft per face. Parking: retail at 1 space per 250 sq ft GFA; restaurant at 1 per 100 sq ft + 1 per employee; office at 1 per 300 sq ft.

What C-2 allows

Permitted uses in C-2

Retail of all sizes; restaurants (with or without drive-thru); offices (medical, professional, general); banks; auto-related (sales, repair under conditions); hotels; entertainment venues; child care center.

Setback rules

C-2 setback requirements in Moore

Front setback

25 feet (15 feet with sidewalk easement)

Side setback

0 feet (10 feet adjacent to residential)

Rear setback

10 feet (25 feet adjacent to residential)

Height limit

Maximum structure height

45 feet (taller via PUD)

Max density

Allowed density

Not measured in dwelling units; intensity capped by lot coverage and parking

Common uses in C-2 in Moore

  • Retail strip centers
  • Free-standing restaurants (with or without drive-thru)
  • Medical and professional offices
  • Banks
  • Auto sales and service
  • Hotels
  • Big-box retail (under conditions)

Drive-thru queuing requires minimum 6 vehicle stack lanes for QSR / coffee, 4 for bank. Front yard requires minimum 8-foot landscape strip with shade trees. Parking lot interior 10% landscaped with 1 tree per 10 stalls. Site plan review required: administrative for under 5,000 sq ft, Planning Commission for larger.

Verify zoning before you design

Permitly's zoning lookup cross-references Moore Code of Ordinances — Chapter 30 (Zoning), Chapter 6 (Buildings) against your project so you know what you can build before spending on design.

Related Moore zoning districts

Not legal advice. Permitly summarizes publicly available Moore Code of Ordinances — Chapter 30 (Zoning), Chapter 6 (Buildings)standards. Zoning districts, overlays, and amendments change; always verify the current code and your parcel's zoning with Moore Community Developmentbefore relying on any information on this page.