A. Minimum Size: The minimum gross size for properties that may be developed as a PUD is one acre, except in the business and limited business zoning districts within the central business district, the minimum gross size shall be eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet. All land within the development shall be contiguous except for intervening streets and waterways.
B. Ownership: A tract or parcel of land proposed for PUD development must be in one ownership or the subject of an application filed jointly by the owners of all property included.
C. Area Development Plan:
1. When the owner of contiguous parcels is required to obtain PUD approval for any portion of the contiguous parcels, an area development plan shall be submitted and approved. The commission and council shall evaluate the following basic site criteria and make appropriate findings of fact:
a. Streets, whether public or private, shall provide an interconnected system and be adequate to accommodate anticipated vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
b. Nonvehicular circulation routes shall provide safe pedestrian and bicycleways and provide an interconnected system to streets, parks and green space, public lands, or other destinations.
c. Water main lines and sewer main lines shall be designed in the most effective layout feasible.
d. Other utilities, including power, telephone, cable and gas, shall be designed in the most effective layout feasible.
e. Park land shall be most appropriately located on the contiguous parcels.
f. Grading and drainage shall be appropriate to the contiguous parcels.
g. Development shall avoid easements and hazardous or sensitive natural resource areas.
2. Upon any approval of the PUD application, the owner shall be required as a condition of approval to record the area development plan or a PUD agreement depicting and/or detailing the approved area development plan. The area development plan shall bind the owner and owner's successors.
D. Solar Access: Street and lot orientation, landscaping and placement of structures shall provide for solar access to all south roofs and walls to the maximum extent feasible in order to promote energy efficiency.
E. Access: Access shall be provided in accordance with standards set forth in title 16, chapter 16.04, "Development Standards", of this code. Buildings may not be so arranged that any structure is inaccessible to emergency vehicles.
F. Underground Utilities: Underground utilities, including telephone and electrical systems, shall be required within the limits of all PUDs.
G. Public Easement: In each case where a PUD project is located adjacent to public lands, a public easement to those lands shall be provided. All existing public accesses to public lands must be preserved.
H. Pathways: In each case where a PUD project encompasses a nonvehicular pathway as depicted on the master plan, a pathway constructed to city standards shall be provided.
I. Amenities: Each PUD shall provide one or more of the following amenities, commensurate with the size and density of the development, and commensurate with the modifications requested by the applicant, to ensure a public benefit:
1. Green Space: All green space shall be granted in perpetuity and the PUD agreement shall contain restrictions against any encroachment into the green space. Where a subdivision is involved as part of the PUD approval process, green space shall be identified as such on the plat. A long term maintenance plan shall be provided. Unless otherwise agreed to by the city, the PUD agreement shall contain provisions requiring that property owners within the PUD shall be responsible for maintaining the green space for the benefit of the residents or employees of the PUD and/or by the public. Green space shall be set aside in accordance with the following formulas:
Residential PUDs | A minimum of 0.05 acre per residential unit. |
Nonresidential PUDs | A minimum of 15 percent of the gross area of the proposed PUD. |
2. Active Recreational Facilities: Active recreational facilities include amenities such as a swimming pool, tennis courts or playing fields, of a size appropriate to the needs of the development. The PUD agreement shall contain provisions requiring that such facilities be maintained in perpetuity, or replaced with another similar recreation facility.
3. Public Transit Facilities: Public transit facilities include a weather protected transit stop or transit station, and must be located on a designated transit route.
4. Preservation Of Vegetation: Preservation of significant existing vegetation on the site must include the preservation of at least seventy five percent (75%) of mature trees greater than six inch (6") caliper on the site.
5. Wetlands: Protection of significant wetlands area must constitute at least ten percent (10%) of the gross area of the proposed PUD.
6. River Enhancement: Enhancement of the Big Wood River and its tributaries, must include stream bank restoration and public access to or along the waterway.
7. Community Housing: For residential PUDs, the provision of at least ten percent (10%) of the approved number of dwelling units or lots as community housing units affordable to households earning between seventy percent (70%) and one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area median income. This provision may be modified for individual projects based on the merits of the proposal as determined by the Commission and Council.
8. Local Deed-Restricted Housing: For residential PUDs, the provision of at least thirty percent (30%) of the approved number of dwelling units or lots as local deed-restricted housing as defined by the local housing authority in its Community Housing Guidelines and reserved for households within the political boundaries of Blaine County Idaho (residing full-time in Hailey, Idaho), and whose primary residence is within the residential PUD.
9. Real Property: Dedication or conveyance of real property or an interest in real property to the city.
10. Sidewalks: Off site sidewalk improvements shall be constructed according to city standards and provided (in addition to sidewalk improvements that are required by ordinance adjacent to the subject property) in accordance with the following formulas:
Residential PUDs | A minimum of 100 linear feet per residential unit. |
Nonresidential or mixed use PUDs | A minimum of 100 linear feet per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. |
11. Underground Parking: Underground parking must be provided for at least fifty percent (50%) of the required number of parking spaces in the PUD.
12. Energy Conservation: All principal buildings within the PUD must comply with sustainable building practices, as follows:
Residential PUDs | Buildings comply with local "built green" standards for certification, federal EPA "Energy Star" program, or leadership in energy and environmental design - homes (LEED-H) standards for basic certification. |
Nonresidential or mixed use PUDs | Buildings comply with leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) standards for basic certification. |
13. Other Amenities: Other project amenities and/or benefits to the community that are found, by recommendation of the commission and approval of the council, to promote the purpose of this chapter and the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. (Ord. 1302, 2022; Ord. 1191, 2015)