The following shall be the minimum standards required for development in a Planned Development District.
Additional requirements and conditions may be established by the Planning Commission or approval of the District. Such requirements and conditions may include but are not limited to: width, height, yard requirements; development density; arrangement and spacing of buildings; signs; parking; vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle circulation; landscaping; and preservation of natural features.
(a) Permitted Uses. The following uses may be permitted, as approved in the Final Development Plan, in a Planned Development District:
(1) Single family dwellings.
(2) Two family dwellings.
(3) Multiple dwellings including condominiums.
(4) The uses identified in this ordinance as permitted uses and conditional uses (with a conditional use permit) in the "R-1" and "R-3" residential districts.
(5) The uses identified in this ordinance as permitted uses and conditional uses (with a conditional use permit) in the "C-1" and "C-2" commercial districts.
(6) Recreational uses, structures, and facilities, such as pools, tennis courts, playgrounds, and other similar uses provided for the use of residents of the development or for general public use.
The Planning Commission shall determine the appropriateness of each proposed use in reviewing the Development Plan, giving consideration to the Standards for Review established in this Chapter and any other considerations deemed by the Commission to be significant in determining the appropriate use or uses for the proposed District. The Commission shall have the authority to deny approval for any proposed use which it determines to be inappropriate due to potential impacts, incompatibility with the surrounds, or other reasons.
(b) Density of Dwelling Units. The density of dwelling units for both the overall Planned Development District and for each of its areas shall be as approved in the Final Development Plan by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall, in making a determination of the number of residential units to be permitted in the District, give a special consideration to the compatibility of the proposed dwelling unit density and the characteristics of the proposed lots and structures with the existing surrounding dwelling unit density, lots and structures, and the projected density of the surrounding properties.
(c) Required Open Space and Protection of Features. In the General and Final Development Plans for a Planned Development District, historic structures and sites, natural features such as watercourses, wetlands, rock outcroppings, trees, and other vegetation shall be identified. The Development Plans shall indicate design of planned improvements in a manner which protects, enhances, and appropriately incorporates such features into the overall design. The Planning Commission may approve, amend, or deny the proposed treatments of such features.
(1) The Final Development Plan shall provide for landscape and lawn areas to place the structures in a setting of yards and plantings compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods, to establish screening of parking areas, to provide an area or areas for outdoor recreation and relaxation available to residents of the development, and to provide public open or recreation spaces consistent with the plans of the City.
(2) Compliance with the requirements of the City for the dedication of reserves or of other fees or considerations shall be minimum requirements for the approval of a Planned Development District.
(d) Parking. The Final Development Plan shall comply with the parking requirements of these Codified Ordinances, except that the Planning Commission may vary such requirements where a finding is made that the provisions are excessive or inappropriate for the use proposed or that the provisions are satisfied by alternative methods clearly indicated in the Final Development Plan.
(e) Lot and Yard Dimensions, Building Spacing.
(1) Lot and yard dimensions shall be as established in the approved Final Development Plan.
(2) In locations where the Planned Development District abuts other zoning districts, the minimum area and widths of yards and setbacks within the proposed Planned Development District shall be no less than the minimums required for such abutting districts unless specifically varied by approval of the Planning Commission.
(3) In review of lot and yard dimensions and the spacing of buildings, the Planning Commission shall give consideration to the spacing necessary for adequate visual and acoustical privacy, adequate light and air, fire and emergency access, building configurations, energy efficient siting, and the relationships of building sites to circulation patterns.
(Ord. 14-42. Passed 10-27-14.)