(A) The owner or owners of any tract of land comprising an area of not less than five acres may submit to the Common Council a plan for the use and development of all of the tract of land for residential purposes. The development plan shall be referred to the City Plan Commission for study and report and for public hearing. If the Commission approves the development plan, the plan, together with the recommendation of the Commission, shall be accompanied by a report stating the reasons for approval of the application and specific evidence and facts showing that the proposed community unit plan meets the following conditions:
(1) The property adjacent to that area included in the plan will not be adversely affected;
(2) The plan is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare;
(3) The buildings shall be used only for single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or multiple-dwellings, and the usual accessory uses such as garages, storage space, and community activities, and may include churches; and
(4) The average lot area per family contained in the site, exclusive of the area occupied by streets, will be not less than the lot area per family required in the district in which the development is located.
(B) If the Common Council approves the plan, building permits and certificate of occupancy may be issued even though the use of land, the location of the buildings to be erected in the area and yards and open spaces contemplated by the plan do not conform in some respects to the district regulations of the district in which it is located.
(Prior Code, § 156.007)