(a) Intent. The purpose of the Planned Development Overlay District is to promote creative and efficient use of land by providing design flexibility in the application of development standards. The planned development provisions are also intended to create both private and public benefit by:
(1) Allowing improved site and structure design,
(2) Allowing development on multiple lots to function as one coordinated site,
(3) Ensuring coordination of phased development;
(4) Allowing the location of structures, facilities and lot lines on a site to be adjusted to protect natural features; and
(5) Allowing the shared use of facilities, including, but not limited to, parking, access and storm water management infrastructure.
(b) Uses. All uses allowed in the underlying zoning district are also allowed in the Planned Development Overlay District subject to any necessary approvals including, but not limited to, conditional uses and interim uses. Uses not allowed in the underlying zoning district are also not allowed in the Planned Development Overlay District.
(c) Flexibility in standards. Within the Planned Development Overlay District, the City Council may grant flexibility on development standards through the approval of preliminary and final development plans, subject to the following limitations and when such flexibility provides public benefit and meets the intent of the overlay district. Flexibility may not be granted that:
(1) Exceeds maximum structure coverage of a site by more than 50% of the applicable district provision;
(2) Exceeds maximum density or floor area ratio by more than 20% of the applicable district provision;
(3) Reduces minimum lot area and lot width by more than 25% of the applicable district provision;
(4) Reduces minimum setback in an industrial zoning district from a property line adjoining a residential zoning district;
(6) Deviates from any of the requirements of Chapter 21, Article III, Division D, the sign code, except:
(A) The location of freestanding signs on the site;
(B) In Class II, III, and V sign districts, not more than 20% of the sign area allowed on any wall may be applied to increase the allowed sign area on any other wall, provided that the increased signage on any wall does not exceed the permitted area of signage by more than 40% of the area allowed on that wall by the regulations for the sign district; and
(C) In Class II, III, IV, and V sign districts, the number of freestanding signs may be increased so long as the total area of the proposed signs does not exceed the total area of the freestanding signs of the same type permitted in the sign district.
(7) Reduces minimum floor area ratio requirements by more than 20% of the applicable zoning district provision. This subsection does not apply to minimum non-residential floor area ratio requirements of § 21.302.02(b); and
(8) Reduces minimum residential density requirements by more than 20% of the applicable zoning district provision.
(d) Procedures. The zoning district map must not be amended to establish a new Planned Development Overlay District unless the City Council has also concurrently reviewed and approved an associated preliminary development plan for the site (see city code §§ 21.501.02 and 21.501.03). No permit for development within a Planned Development Overlay District may be granted unless the City Council has approved a final development plan for the site (see city code § 21.501.03).
(Ord. 82-54, passed 12-27-1982; Ord. 89-55, passed 10-23-1989; Ord. 91-68, passed 10-21-1991; Ord. 92-65, passed 12-7-1992; Ord. 93-52, passed 12-20-1993; Ord. 96-35, passed 8-19-1996; Ord. 96-40, passed 8-19-1996; Ord. 2002-3, passed 2-19-2002; Ord. 2002-38, passed 12-2-2002; Ord. 2004-32, passed 7-6-2004; Ord. 2004-44, passed 11-15-2004; Ord. 2007-7, passed 2-26-2007; Ord. 2007-50, passed 12-17-2007; Ord. 2008-13, passed 4-21-2008; Ord. 2009-34, passed 11-2-2009; Ord. 2019-3, passed 1-7-2019; Ord. 2024-4, passed 2-26-2024)