§ 157.243 PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHMENT.
   (A)   Planned Unit Development applications shall be made as hereinafter provided and shall be accompanied by the required plats and documents. Detailed plans, drawings and other information as specified in this subchapter shall be required at the time of the various phases, meetings and hearings as detailed herein. Each stage shall be reviewed and certified by the appropriate village department as being in accordance with the Planned Unit Development requirements before proceeding to the next stages. The approval process shall include the following stages:
      (1)   Pre-application conference. Introductory meeting held with village staff as set forth in § 157.244 of this chapter.
      (2)   Concept PUD plan review. An informal review of overall concept conducted by the Village Board to provide constructive feedback to petitioner of plan as set forth in § 157.245 of this chapter.
      (3)   Preliminary PUD plat. First, a technical review of detailed plans by various village departments is held; a public hearing is then conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission; and final determination is made by the Village Board, as set forth in § 157.246 of this chapter.
      (4)   Final PUD plat. First, a review by village staff to determine that the final plat substantially conforms to the approved preliminary plat and thereafter final determination made by the Village Board, as set forth in § 157.247 of this chapter.
   (B)   The final two stages of the PUD process, preliminary PUD plat and final PUD plat, may be submitted and reviewed concurrently, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission, based upon the following criteria:
      (1)   The PUD plan forwards the goals of the village's planning objectives and official plans, including but not limited to, the Comprehensive Plan and the Downtown Rehabilitation Plan.
      (2)   The PUD plan requires limited variances from the use or bulk regulations of the conventional/underlying zoning district in which it is to be located.
      (3)   The benefit of the PUD plan shall forward or exceed the goals of the stated development standards and regulations of village ordinances, which include but are not limited to, the Building Code, Subdivision Code, Floodplain Regulations, and Sign Code.
(Ord. 97-19, passed 9-2-1997; Am. Ord. 05-06, passed 2-7-2005; Am. Ord. 06-03, passed 2-6-2006; Am. Ord. 14-27, passed 9-15-2014)