(a) Minimum SPD Area. In order to gain the full benefits of the design flexibility offered by SPD designation, the minimum area to be considered for an SP district shall be 10 acres. The Planning Commission and City Council may consider areas of less than 10 acres if they determine that the proposed SPD is necessary to achieve the purposes of Section 1268.01
.
(b) Density. The SP district shall not be used to achieve densities or other development conditions which are clearly contrary to the recommendations of the most recently-adopted comprehensive plan and contrary to the intent and the specific regulations of the existing zoning district or districts of the land proposed for SPD designation.
(c) Required Conditions. In order for City Council to create an SPD, it must first make written findings that the proposed SPD will meet the objectives of Section 1268.01
, and that one or more of the following conditions exist within the proposed SPD:
(1) A concentration of existing or proposed retail, service or industrial establishments serving as a business activity center for the community.
(2) Land that is occupied by substantial natural characteristics worthy of preservation or which are historic aids to the identification of residential communities.
(3) Lands which call for ingenuity and imagination by site designers and developers in keeping with overall land use and open space objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, while departing from the strict application of use, setback, height, lot size and related requirements of the Zoning Code.