A. A planned unit development may be authorized under the provisions and procedures below:
1. Zoning District: A planned unit development shall be permitted in any zoning district except the A-1 general agricultural, A-2 suburban or R-4 residential estate districts;
2. Uses Permitted: The uses permitted within a planned unit development shall be restricted to those allowed within the zoning district or districts within which it is located. However, the planning commission may recommend and the city council may, by ordinance approving the planned unit development, establish more restrictive use requirements or limitations for all or portions of a planned unit development, as may be necessary to protect and maintain the character of the developments;
3. Design Characteristics: The design of a planned unit development shall provide for the unified development of the area in accordance with the spirit and purpose of the district or districts in which it is located. It may provide for the modification of yard, setback, and height requirements and individual lot or building site coverage requirements, but the use, density, intensity of use, and overall coverage requirements for the district or districts in which the planned unit development is located, and the minimum dimensions established for the design of courts shall not be reduced. Where yards, coverage or density of individual building sites or lots are reduced within a planned unit development, a compensating open space or spaces shall be provided within the planned unit development;
4. Minimum Site Size: In order to encourage the use of the planned unit development provisions, there shall be no minimum site size requirements;
5. Off Street Parking: The off street parking requirements set forth in this chapter may be complied with by providing one or more permanent, common, off street parking facilities for all uses within the development, provided that the facility contains the requisite number of spaces for each use, and that the spaces provided for permanent residents shall be clearly designated and separated from spaces provided for employees, customers and service. The total spaces provided shall not be less than the sum of the individual requirements and the spaces required for each use, and shall be under the ownership or permanent control of the owners of the use for which the spaces are required; and
6. Subdivision Regulations: A planned unit development proposal may also provide for modification of the requirements within the city's subdivision regulations. The development plan required herein shall be considered as the preliminary plat under the subdivision regulations and shall be reviewed at the same time as the planned unit development request under the provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § 16-30)