§ 162.120 STANDARDS.

   The planned unit development must meet the following standards.

   (A)   Comprehensive Plan. A planned unit development must conform with the intent and spirit of the proposals of the Comprehensive Plan.

   (B)   Size. The site of the planned unit development must be under single ownership and/or unified control and shall not be less than five acres in area.

   (C)   Compatibility. The uses permitted in a planned unit development must be of a type and so located so as to exercise no undue detrimental influence upon surrounding properties.

   (D)   Need. A clear showing of need must be made.

   (E)   Space between buildings. The minimum horizontal distance between buildings shall be:

      (1)   Ten feet between one story single-family dwellings;

      (2)   Fifteen feet between two story, two and one-half story buildings or combinations thereof; and

      (3)   Equal to the height of the taller buildings in the case of freestanding unattached buildings other than one, two or two and one-half story buildings.

   (F)   Yards.

      (1)   The required yards along the periphery of the planned unit development shall be at least equal in width or depth to that of the adjacent zoning district.

      (2)   Buildings of more than 24 feet in height shall provide a setback from any property line of not less than equal to the height of the buildings.

   (G)   Parking requirements. Adequate parking shall be provided and in no event shall the parking be less than that provided for in §§ 162.150 through 162.159.

   (H)   Traffic. Adequate provision shall be made to provide ingress and egress so designed as to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets.

   (I)   Density.

      (1)   The density of any planned unit development shall not exceed, by more than 15%, the density allowed in the district in which the planned unit development is located

      (2)    Land within the planned unit development which is used for industrial purposes, commercial purposes and open space may be included as gross area for calculations of density. (See densities in § 162.117).

   (J)   Other standards. The planned unit development may depart from strict conformance with the required density, dimension, area, bulk, use and other regulations for the standard zoning districts and other provisions of this chapter to the extent specified in the preliminary land use and zoning plat and documents authorizing the planned unit development so long as the planned unit development will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare.

(Ord. 656, passed 7-2-2001)