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Surprise, AZ zoning: where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed

Maricopa County · 39 districts on file · last read 2026-11-14 · data.json

Is a drive-thru allowed in Surprise, AZ?

We have not confirmed any zoning district in Surprise, AZ where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed by right.

It is not allowed in 14 districts: R1, R1-8, R3, R-1, R-2, R-3, RH, RH-15, RL-4, RL-5, RM-6, RM-9, RR, SHD-RO.

25 districts are not confirmed yet.

Drive-thru restaurant rule by zoning district

DistrictDrive-thru restaurantWhat the code saysSectionSourceRead on
BPNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
C2Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
C-2Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
C-3Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CCNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CNNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
COUNTYNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
CRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
EMPLNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
HDRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
I-1Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
I-2Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
IGNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
ILMNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
IPNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
LDRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
MDRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
OSNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
PADNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
PFNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
PUDNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
R1Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
R1-8Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
R3Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-1Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-2Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
R-3Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RHNot allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RH-15Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RL-4Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RL-5Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-6Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RM-9Not allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
RRNot allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14
SHD-CCNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
SHD-CONot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
SHD-CRNot confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
SHD-RL-5Not confirmedNot read closely enough to state a rule.zoneomics.com2026-11-14
SHD-RONot allowedDrive-through facilities: blank in residential columnsLDO Table 106-1czoneomics.com2026-11-14

"By right" means permitted with site plan and building permit review only. Overlay districts, planned developments (PD/PUD) and conditions attached to a past rezoning can change the answer for a single parcel.

Official zoning map layer

To find the district for a parcel, query the jurisdiction's own GIS zoning layer: https://services.arcgis.com/rAkRDX3xCHZjZTGW/arcgis/rest/services/Surprise_Zoning/FeatureServer/0 (district field: SUDC_ZONING_DISTRICT)

Sources

How to confirm before you buy

  1. Look up the parcel on the official zoning map to get its district and any overlay.
  2. Open the code section linked in the table and read the use table and the drive-thru standards.
  3. Call the planning office and ask whether a drive-thru restaurant needs anything beyond site plan review at that address.

Why this library exists

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