(A) Design incentives are contingent upon the provision of amenities, landscaping, open space, and architectural design requirements. These must be provided to counter any concerns over the effects of the incentives.
(B) Examples of these are listed below.
(1) Amenities. Amenities may include gazebos, bike trails, tennis courts, swimming pools, recreational centers or areas or any number of improvements to the community’s quality of life and leisure.
(2) Landscaping. Landscaping increases the visual aesthetics and natural habitat of a community as well as providing an environmentally sustainable development. Landscaping can include trees, shrubs and grasses for aesthetics as well as providing a reduction in storm water run off and erosion.
(3) Open space.
(a) Open space can be provided in many ways.
(b) Conservation areas, recreational areas, wildlife habitats, lakes and ponds, and trails are all examples of how open space can increase the economic, social and environmental qualities of a development without compromising other values of the development from additional design incentives.
(4) Architectural design. Excellence in architectural design may include developing buildings with varying styles, facades, materials, roof lines and the like. Anti-monotony is an essential variable in community development along with landscaping and other design requirements.
(B) To further creativity and excellence in design, the following incentives are offered in planned unit developments.
(1) Varied zoning requirements. Bulk requirements of the underlying zoning district(s) may be varied provided that it can be demonstrated that the variations conform to all of the review criteria contained herein as well as those established for special uses and those established for subdivision plats.
(2) Varied subdivision requirements. Dimensional and design standards for subdivisions and subdivision improvements such as streets, blocks, sidewalks and parkways may vary from village standards established or referenced in the village subdivision regulations provided that it can be demonstrated that the variations conform to all of the review criteria contained herein as well as those established for special uses and those established for subdivision plats. Required subdivision improvements may not vary from the required construction improvement specifications.
(3) Mixed uses. A PUD may include a variety of land uses designed and planned as part of a unified development provided that the underlying zoning conforms to the uses being proposed.
(4) Onsite density transfer. The density permitted in a given portion of a total site may be transferred to another portion of site in order to preserve environmentally sensitive areas or to achieve excellence in design provided that the gross density does not exceed the maximum allowed herein for the underlying zoning district.
(5) Density bonuses. Design excellence in the provision of site amenities such as exceptional landscaping, recreational facilities, preservation of architectural and historic sites, and the preservation of environmentally sensitive areas may allow the granting of an increase in density of up to 15%.
(C) The gross maximum density of a residential PUD shall not exceed the following standard for the district in which it is situated:
GR | 2 du/acre |
R1 | 2.5 du/acre |
R2 | 3 du/acre for single-family detached 6.0 du/acre for two-family |
R2A | 3 du/acre |
R3 | 3 du/acre for single-family detached |
5 du/acre for two-family | |
6 du/acre for single-family attached | |
12 du/acre for multi-family | |
R4 | 3 du/acre for single-family detached |
5 du/acre for two-family | |
R5 | 3 du/acre for single-family detached |
5 du/acre for two-family | |
6 du/acre for single-family attached | |
R6 | 3 du/acre for single-family detached |
5 du/acre for two-family | |
6 du/acre for single-family attached | |
12 du/acre for multi-family | |
(D) Flexibility to suspend requirements imposed by the village’s zoning and subdivision regulations is not conferred upon the PUD applicant as a matter of right but in all cases subject to the finding by the village that the objectives of these provisions are being served by the PUD and that all applicable review standards are being adhered to. Variations in a PUD from normally applicable standards shall not be considered as variances as defined in this chapter and shall not be required to conform to the approval criteria herein provided for variances.
(Ord. 656, passed 7-2-2001)