The purpose of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is to provide a means for encouraging ingenuity, imagination and flexibility in the planning and designing of land areas and permitting uses and intensities of development which could cause adverse impact in other zoning categories. The PUD regulations provide a controlled flexibility by utilizing objectives and performance standards rather than rigid design requirements, the intent being to encourage developments which possess greater amenities than that resulting under standard zoning district requirements. It is not the intent of the PUD to allow applications to circumvent the intent of the Zoning Ordinance to permit residential density, housing types, commercial or industrial uses, or street and utility layouts which are in conflict with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the City or the character of the area. It is furthermore the purpose of the PUD regulations to:
(a) Encourage creative and high-quality developments that are compatible with surrounding land uses, achieve a high degree of pedestrian-vehicular separation; and contribute to the overall quality of Fairborn;
(b) Protect natural features such as topography, trees, and drainage ways in the existing state as much as possible;
(c) Provide for adequate and usable open space where there is a residential component to the proposed PUD;
(d) Ensure that there are adequate services and infrastructure to serve the proposed development; and
(e) Promote a harmonious design amongst the various elements and uses within the development while mitigating any potential negative impact on surrounding properties.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)