8271 Redwood Rd, West Jordan, UT 84088

General Commercial Zone

The general commercial (C-G) zone is established to provide a district primarily for the accommodation of commercial uses and commercial areas which have been established in locations away from the central core of the city and which are not planned shopping centers. Though this zone will be applied to areas that have developed as strip commercial developments along major streets and highways, it shall not be used to promote or establish areas in which such development can be promulgated or encouraged in violation of good planning principles. The C-G zone should be applied to vacant land areas for new construction only if integrated shopping center development is not practical and/or desirable because of difficult size, shape, topography or similar problems related to land that would otherwise be considered appropriate for commercial development. Though the C-G zone may be applied to existing commercial areas which have a variety of characteristics, the provisions contained in this article should be used to encourage greater integrity and aesthetic improvements as these areas are redeveloped, expanded and improved. Integrated and coordinated landscaping, parking, ingress and egress, signage, and pleasing architectural design should be encouraged and regulated through the use of site plan approval procedures. New construction should be in harmony with the characteristics of the surrounding developed commercial and residential areas. Uses in this zone will include a wide range of retail and service stores and shops. Though the zone may be applied to some areas which have existing office, heavy commercial and institutional uses, these are excluded as permitted uses in this article to protect the future integrity of the C-G zone, as well as those zones that are intended to accommodate such office, heavy commercial and institutional uses.