Before making its recommendation as required in Section 1163.14, the Planning Commission shall determine whether the facts submitted with the application and presented at the public hearing establish that:
(a) Each individual part of the development, as well as the total development, can exist as an independent unit capable of creating an environment of sustained desirability and stability, and the uses proposed will not impose undue adverse impacts on adjacent uses, but will have a beneficial effect which could not be achieved under standard district regulations.
(b) The streets and thoroughfares proposed are suitable and adequate to carry anticipated traffic, and increased densities will not generate volumes of traffic which would overload the street network outside the development.
(c) Any proposed commercial development can be justified at the proposed locations.
(d) Any exception from standard district requirements is warranted by the design and other amenities incorporated in the final development plan.
(e) The area surrounding said development can be planned and zoned in coordination and substantial compatibility with the proposed development.
(f) The existing and proposed public services are adequate for the population densities and uses proposed, and in conformance with any capital improvements programmed for the area.
In making its recommendation, the Planning Commission may seek the assistance and input of outside consultants and/or experts procured for that purpose. All costs associated with such input shall be paid by the applicant for the PUD zoning.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)