All planned unit developments (PUD's) shall be developed in accordance with the standards of this section; provided, however, any residential components of such developments shall also conform to all the requirements of § 153.047 (except as herein provided).
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish requirements and review procedures for mixed use projects which may include a full range of housing types and compatible commercial, office institutional, and industrial uses. In order to encourage high quality design and innovative arrangements of buildings and open space uses throughout the project site, these regulations provide for substantial flexibility from conventional use and dimensional requirements.
(B) Project requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be applicable to PUD's:
(1) Minimum project size.
(a) PUD's which contain residential dwelling units: 30 acres.
(b) PUD's which do not contain residential dwelling units: 10 acres.
(2) Maximum density/intensity.
(b) Except as may be provided elsewhere in this chapter, for nonresidential portions of the project the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) and maximum impervious surface ratio (ISR) shall be:
Use Type | FAR | ISR |
Office use | 1.00 | 0.75 |
Commercial/retail | 1.00 | 0.75 |
Industrial/wholesale/trucking/ warehousing | 80 | 0.75 |
In order to have a FAR in excess of 0.35, the project must have direct access onto a major or minor thoroughfare and the site must be located so that the majority of automobile and/or truck traffic associated with the development be funneled away from any existing adjoining residential neighborhoods. | ||
(3) Uses allowed within a PUD. Uses allowed within a PUD shall be limited to those permitted or special uses listed in the PUD district.
(4) Reserved.
(5) Unless otherwise specified in this section, residential portions of planned unit developments shall meet all requirements of § 153.047.
(6) Nonresidential portions of planned unit developments shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Public water and sewer must be provided to the site.
(b) Minimum front setback at project boundary: 50 feet. (The term
PROJECT BOUNDARY shall mean any dedicated street which constitutes an external project boundary. The 50-foot setback requirement also shall apply to any thoroughfare which cuts through the development. Additional thorougfare setback requirements from the thoroughfare right-of-way shall be provided per section 17-93(c)).
(c) Minimum side setback at project boundary: 30 feet (except on corner lots where 50 feet shall be provided).
(d) Minimum rear setback at project boundary: 30 feet.
(e) Interior lot setbacks for nonresidential uses shall be as follows.
1. Front yard: 35 feet.
2. Side yard: 15 feet (an additional ten feet shall be required if the side yard abuts a street corner).
3. Rear yard: 35 feet.
(f) Minimum project lot width (as measured at required front yard setback): 100 feet. In no case shall the front lot width at the street right-of-way line be less than 50 feet.
(g) Maximum building height. The maximum building height shall be based on the distance the principal structure is from a principal residential structure within the PUD or the lot line separating the PUD district from a residential (R) zoning district, except R-A.
Maximum Building Height (feet) | Linear Distance Separation |
40 | Less than 100 feet |
50 | 100 - 199 feet |
75 | 200 - 299 feet |
125 | 300+ feet |
Notwithstanding, the maximum height may be as high as any other principal structure located within the PUD which lies within the linear distance separation area. | |
(h) Off-street parking and loading areas shall conform to all minimum requirements for each use as set forth in article VII of this chapter. Parking lot landscaping shall be in accordance with section 17-146. Off-street parking areas shall be separated from interior streets within the project. No designated parking spaces shall be located on or along an interior street. These requirements may be waived by the Planning Commission or City Council where the developer is attempting to create a traditional pedestrian-oriented neighborhood. All off-street loading areas (for loading and unloading of goods) shall be located in the rear of buildings except that such areas may be located on the sides of buildings when screened from view from the front of such building(s).
(i) Streets within the development shall be designed and constructed to carry vehicular traffic from public streets to parking or service areas within the development. All streets (except those which access residential dwellings only) shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements:
1. Minimum pavement widths (back of curb to back of curb); local access street: 28 feet; collector street: 33 feet.
2. The edge of pavement of any private street shall be no closer than 40 feet to any building except that a street may be located within 20 feet of an accessory building, provided that this requirement shall not apply to passenger and goods loading and unloading drives and facilities.
3. All streets and parking areas shall be paved and bordered in accordance with the city's curb and gutter standards. Storm drainage shall be installed in accordance with all applicable local and state standards.
(j) Except for pedestrian walkways and pedestrian courts and paved facilities specifically designed and designated for passenger or goods loading and unloading, no paved facilities (street, drives, or parking areas) shall be located closer than 20 feet from the front or rear of any building and ten feet from the side of any building.
(k) Off-street parking areas and all internal streets shall provide safe and convenient access for emergency service and refuse collection vehicles and service and delivery vehicles.
(l) The front entrance to any principal building shall not directly face the designated goods loading area of any other principal building, unless there is a separation of at least 150 feet between said building and sufficient landscaping equal to a minimum level 2 screen between said loading area and the front entrance of the opposite building. This separation distance may be reduced to 100 feet if a level 3 screen is provided.
(m) No two principal buildings shall be located closer to each other than the greater of:
1. 70 feet; or
2. A distance equal to the height of the taller structure.
(7) Screening per sections 17-144 and 17-145 shall be required at the following locations:
(a) Within the project, along the boundaries between areas planned for nonresidential uses and areas planned for residential uses. A level 1 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided between an office and/or institutional use and residential use; a level 2 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided to separate a commercial/retail use from a residential use; and a level 3 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided to separate an industrial use from a residential use. Such screening shall be located on the nonresidential side of such boundary. Accessory recreational uses designed for use by the residents of the development shall not be required to provide such screening.
(b) Screening at the external boundaries of the PUD also shall be required. If the residential portion of the PUD borders an office (O) zone, screening in the form of a level 1 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided. If the residential portion of the PUD borders a commercial (C) zone, screening in the form of a level 2 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided. If the residential portion of the PUD abuts:
1. An industrial use;
2. A use only allowed in the R-A and/or I zoning districts; or
3. A R-A or industrial (I) zone, screening in the form of a level 3 screen, as a minimum, shall be provided. All such required screening shall be located within the boundaries of the PUD.
(c) If a multi-family or attached single-family development within a PUD lies adjacent to or directly across the street from a single-family housing area within the PUD, a level 1-A screen, as a minimum, shall be provided between such uses. Such screening shall be located on the multi-family portion of the PUD.
(Ord. passed 7-11-2005; Am. Ord. passed - - )