(a) Purpose. The PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District is intended to:
(1) Permit developments that will, over a period of time, be enhanced by coordinated area site planning, diversified location of structures and/or mixing of compatible uses;
(2) Provide a safe and efficient system for pedestrian and vehicle traffic;
(3) Provide attractive recreation and open spaces as integral parts of the developments;
(4) Enable economic design in the location of public and private utilities and community facilities;
(5) Ensure adequate standards of construction and planning;
(6) Allow for flexibility of overall development design with benefits from such design flexibility intended to be derived by both the developer and the community, while, at the same time, maintaining insofar as possible, the land use density and other standards or use requirements as set forth in the underlying basic zoning district; and
(7) Accommodate areas of integrated mixed land uses, innovative lot sizes and physical design, and strong commitments to commonly held open space.
(b) Overlay District Approach; Application To Existing Use Districts.
(1) The PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District shall operate as an overlay zone and as an alternative to the permitted uses and regulations applicable to existing districts. The PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District is a supplemental zoning classification applied "over" an underlying zoning district or districts to provide an opportunitiy to develop land in a manner that does not fit the configuration or standards of the underlying districts.
(2) The PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District shall be applicable only to those lands which may hereafter be zoned PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District by the Village Board, at its discretion.
(3) Basic underlying zoning requirements for lands overlay zoned as a PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District shall continue in full force and effect, and shall be solely applicable until such time as the Village Board grants final approval to the PUD under the procedures hereinafter provided in this Article.
(c) Applicability To Parcels With Single Ownership. The unified and planned development of a site in a single, partnership or corporate ownership or control or in common ownership under the Unit Ownership Act set forth in Chapter 703 of the Wisconsin Statutes (condominiums) may be permitted by the Village of Edgar upon specific petition under Section 13-1-77 of this Chapter and after public hearing, with such development encompassing one (1) or more principal uses or structures and related accessory uses or structures when all regulations and standards as set forth in this Chapter have been met.
(d) Conformance With Laws and Regulations.
(1) A PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District, authorized and approved as herein provided, shall be carried out in conformity with all federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations. However, in the interpretation and application of this Article, the regulations contained in this Article shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Article and other local zoning or subdivision regulations.
(2) A PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay District project shall be consistent in all respects to the expressed intent of this Article and to the intent and spirit of this Zoning Code and its underlying districts; it shall be in conformity with the adopted Village Comprehensive Plan (Master Plan or Smart Growth Plan) or any component thereof and shall not be contrary to the general welfare and economic prosperity of the community.