(A) The purpose of a planned unit development is to provide for the development of a planned community that may incorporate a range of residential structures (single-family and/or multi-family), commercial, office, recreational, and resort connected uses and structures primarily for the benefit of those residing and utilizing the residential community, wherein the entire community is designed as to appearance, unity, shape, and form as a community.
(B) A planned unit development, for purposes of this chapter, shall contain a minimum of 20 acres, and shall contain a minimum of 15 acres devoted to residential utilization, and a minimum of five acres devoted to commercial, recreational, or open space utilization.
(C) An application for the approval of a planned unit development shall be submitted by the property owner or owners and his, her, or their agents, and shall be reviewed in accordance with this chapter. The application must include a sketch plan of all of the land proposed for the PUD, and shall include the proposed uses of all such land, as well as all additional information required to be included in any subdivision application. If the proposed PUD meets all requirements of this chapter and all requirements of any applicable zoning ordinance, the application shall be approved and shall be processed as a planned unit development.
(D) All provisions and restrictions contained in this chapter shall be applicable to the subdivision of a PUD, except that the following shall not apply:
(1) Setbacks from property lines as set out in § 153.48(B)(5); or
(2) Section 153.49(H), to the extent that private streets which are required to be maintained by a homeowners’ association may contain medians or land divisions, and may retain trees or other landscaped or natural features within rights-of-way.
(E) (1) Off-street parking shall be provided for automobiles on the basis of a minimum of two spaces for individual detached single-family dwellings and two and one-half spaces for each multi-family dwelling unit and/or group housing dwelling unit. The gross area for required parking spaces, aisles, and turning areas may be redistributed to group parking on commonly-owned land. Accommodations for recreational vehicles and boats shall be provided away from the residential areas in common open areas.
(2) All off-street parking spaces must be a minimum of ten feet wide by 20 feet long.
(Ord. passed 1-8-2002)