Intent: The purpose of the Planned Unit Development - Residential (PUD-R) and the Planned Unit Development - Business (PUD-B) is to encourage the development of environments, which meet the needs of the people who live and work in them by providing certain development privileges in exchange for preplanning and design considerations. The PUD-R and PUD-B provide flexibility in utilizing new development concepts and in introducing variety into neighborhoods by encouraging mixed uses, variable lot size, and environmentally sensitive design which promotes the conservation of open space. The Board of Adjustment may approve this form of development in the districts that allow it as a special use, provided that the conditions specified in this article are met.
1. Permitted uses and requirements.
a. Permitted uses within the PUD: Uses permitted within the zoning district for which the project site is located.
b. Permitted building and lot types: Building and lot types permitted within the zoning district for which the project site is located.
c. Permitted accessory structures and uses: Accessory structures and uses permitted within the zoning district for which the project site is located.
d. General requirements:
(1) At the time of application for a PUD, all land, structures and other real property shall be in single or joint ownership of whatever form, or the petitioner shall have the right to acquire ownership under a valid option, and this information shall be included in the submission of an application for a Planned Unit Development - Residential.
(2) A PUD shall be located on a site containing at least two (2) contiguous acres.
(3) The development shall be in full compliance with all density and lot coverage limitations and requirements of the zoning district in which the development is to be located.
(4) At least ten percent (10%) of the land area for a PUD-R shall be dedicated as permanent open/recreational space. This area shall be identified as open/recreation space on the submitted plans and shall be recorded as such in the Office of the Register of Deeds. This requirement may be reduced or eliminated upon approval by the Board of Adjustment if the proposed PUD-R is located within one- quarter (1/4) mile of a city owned and maintained recreational area or park. The Board of Adjustment must also determine if the existing recreational area or park will meet the needs of the PUD-R and surrounding development before it reduces any of the open space requirements.
(5) All new PUDs in R-1, R-2, B-1, B-2 and B-3 districts shall provide concrete sidewalks along all existing and proposed public streets within. Sidewalks shall only be required on the internal side of existing streets that are on the perimeter of the PUD in the above listed zoning districts. Sidewalks shall be a minimum of five (5) feet wide and four (4) inches thick except that at non-residential driveway entrances the sidewalk shall be six (6) inches thick. Sidewalks will not be required along alleys. All pedestrian segments shall meet or exceed ADA standards and shall be constructed of concrete.
(6) The Board of Adjustment may require buffering around the proposed PUD.
(7) In approving an application for a PUD, the Board of Adjustment shall find that the proposed development will be compatible with comprehensive, land use, and neighborhood development plans, will not place an excessive traffic load on local streets, that the site can be developed according to a site plan that will be compatible with existing neighborhood development, and that the site can be provided with adequate utility services.
(8) Site development within the PUD shall conform to the schematic plan and associated requirements of the special use permit approved by the Board of Adjustment. Modification of the development plan may be made by the Board of Adjustment subsequent to their initial approval upon application by the owner of the property.
(9) Following approval by the Board of Adjustment of a PUD special use permit, the property for which approval was granted shall be labeled “PUD-R” or “PUD-B” on the official zoning map.
e. Application requirements: An application for a special use permit to allow a PUD shall be accompanied by schematic plans showing the information listed below. In addition, the Board of Adjustment may require additional information necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1) Proposed location of buildings and their general exterior dimensions;
(2) Proposed use of all the land within the area requested for a PUD;
(3) Dimensions between all buildings and from buildings to property lines;
(4) Traffic, parking and circulation plan, showing proposed locations and arrangement of parking spaces and ingress and egress to and from adjacent streets;
(5) Proposed location and material of any screening walls, fences, or plantings;
(6) Proposed exterior design of buildings;
(7) Schedule of number and size of dwelling units within the project (PUD-R only);
(8) Proposed time schedule and staging, if any, for construction of the project. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02; Ord. of 10-6-08, No. 02-09; Ord. of 6-21-21, No. 41-21)