The Planned Unit Development (PUD) provisions may be utilized within a Shoreland, CR or CS District, provided that the following requirements are satisfactorily met.
(A) Preliminary plans shall be approved by the Department of Natural Resources prior to city approval.
(B) Central sewage facilities are installed which at least meet the applicable standards, criteria, rules or regulations of the State Department of Health and the Pollution Control Agency or the PUD/Planned Cluster Development (PCD) is connected to a public sanitary sewer.
(C) Sufficient open space is preserved through the use of restrictive deed covenants, public dedications and the like.
(D) The following factors are carefully evaluated to ensure that the increased density of the development is consistent with the resource limitations of the public water:
(1) Suitability of the site for the proposed use;
(2) Physical and aesthetic impact of increased density;
(3) Level of current development;
(4) Amount and ownership of undeveloped shoreland;
(5) Levels and types of water surface use and public access; and
(6) Possible effects on overall public use.
(E) In the S or CR Districts, any commercial, recreational, community or religious facility allowed as part of the PUD conforms to all applicable federal and state regulations including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Licensing provisions or procedures;
(2) Waste disposal regulations;
(3) Water supply regulations;
(4) Building codes;
(5) Safety regulations;
(6) Regulations concerning the appropriate use of public waters as defined in M.S. § 103G.005, as it may be amended from time to time;
(7) Applicable regulations of the State Environmental Quality Council; and
(8) Storm sewer.
(F) The final PUD/PCD shall not be modified or altered in any way without written approval from the Department of Natural Resources.
(G) PUDs/PCDs incorporating shoreline recreational facilities such as beaches, docks or boat launching facilities and the like shall be designed so that the facilities are centralized for common utilization.
(H) In the CS District, only PCDs, a pattern of subdivision development which places housing units into compact groupings while providing a commonly owned or dedicated open space, are allowed. Smaller lot sizes may be allowed as exceptions to this section for PCDs in this district provided as follows.
(1) A PCD may be allowed only when the proposed clustering provides a better means of preserving agricultural land, open space, woods, scenic views, wetlands and other features of the natural environment than traditional subdivision development.
(2) The only uses that shall be allowed within the development are those allowed for the CS District.
(3) The PCD conforms to all applicable federal and state regulations.
(Prior Code, § 11-82-7) (Ord. 258, passed 5-4-2006)