Planned developments are of such substantially different character from other special use variations that specific and additional standards and exceptions are hereby established to govern the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the action of the City Council.
(a) Use Regulations. In the case of residential, business or manufacturing planned developments, the Planning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may authorize, that there be in part of the area of such a development and for the duration of such development, specified uses not permitted by the use regulations for the district in which said development is located, provided that the Planning Commission shall find:
(1) That the uses permitted by such variation are necessary or desirable and are appropriate with respect to the primary purpose of the development;
(2) That the uses permitted by such special use variation are not of such a nature or so located as to exercise a detrimental influence on the surrounding neighborhood;
(3) That not more than twenty percent of the ground area or of the gross floor area of such development shall be devoted to the uses permitted by said special use variation;
(4) That in a manufacturing planned development such additional uses allowed by use variations shall conform to the performance standards of the district in which the development is located, as set forth herein;
(5) That the special use variation so allowed is reflected by the appropriate zoning district symbols and so recorded on the Zoning Map.
(b) Bulk Regulations. In the case of a planned development, the Planning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may authorize, variations from the applicable bulk regulations of this Zoning Code within the boundaries of such development, provided that the Planning Commission shall find:
(1) That such variation shall be solely for the purpose of promoting an integrated site plan no less beneficial to the residents of or occupants of such development, as well as of neighboring properties, than would be obtained under the bulk regulations of this Zoning Code for buildings developed on separate zoning lots;
(2) That the overall minimum lot area or maximum lot coverage of a residential planned development would not exceed by more than fifteen percent the requirements for individual uses in the district in which such planned development is located;
(3) That the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements herein shall not be decreased by more than fifteen percent in any such development containing residential uses, and that there shall be available to each residential building, and immediately adjacent thereto (including the land area upon which it is erected), the minimum amount of land area required for such building under the lot area per dwelling unit provisions of this Zoning Code;
(4) That spacing between principal buildings shall be at least equivalent to such spacing as would be required between buildings similarly developed under the terms of this Zoning Code on separate zoning lots, due consideration being given to the openness normally afforded by intervening alleys and streets;
(5) That along the periphery of such planned developments, yards shall be provided as required by the regulations of the district in which said development is located.
(c) Planned Business Developments. In a planned business development the following additional requirements are hereby specified:
(1) All buildings shall be set back not less than thirty feet from all streets bounding the site.
(2) Required off-street parking space shall be provided at a ratio of not less than three square feet of parking space for each square foot of gross floor area.
(3) All streets, parking areas and walks within the planned development shall be paved with a hard-surfaced material meeting the specifications of the Public Works Director.
(4) Any part of the planned development not used for buildings or other structures, loading and access ways shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubs or pedestrian walkways.
(5) The buildings in the planned development shall be designed and built as a whole, unified and single project.
(1977 Code § 73-1304; Ord. 94-80. Passed 9-19-94.)