The purpose of the Residential Planned Development (RPD) District is to provide a means for encouraging ingenuity, open space preservation, imagination and flexibility in the planning and designing of residential land areas. The RPD regulations provide a controlled flexibility by utilizing objectives and performance standards rather than rigid design requirements, the intent being to encourage developments that possess greater amenities and/or provide greater environmental protection than standard zoning district requirements. It is not the intent of the RPD to allow applications to circumvent the intent of this code to permit residential density, housing types or street and utility layouts which conflict with the comprehensive land use plan of the city or the character of the area. It is furthermore the purpose of the RPD regulations to:
(a) Encourage creative and high-quality developments that are compatible with surrounding land uses, achieve a high degree of pedestrian-vehicular separation and contribute to the overall quality of Avon Lake;
(b) Protect natural features such as wetlands, topography, trees and drainage ways in their existing natural state as much as possible;
(c) Provide for adequate and usable open space;
(d) Provide for a flexible arrangement of buildings, densities and a variety of housing types to meet the needs of the residential market;
(e) Ensure that there are adequate services and infrastructure to serve the proposed development; and
(f) Promote a harmonious design amongst the various elements and uses within the development while mitigating any potential negative impact on surrounding properties.
(Ord. 21-161, passed 12-13-2021)
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