A. Open Space/Greenbelt: Open space shall be provided for village residents in the form of parks, greenbelts, open space and recreational facilities, consistent with regulatory and policy directives of the village and the provisions of this article.
1. Unless otherwise recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the village board, or unless otherwise provided by annexation agreement, not less than forty percent (40%) of the land within a planned residential development shall be designated as open space, greenbelt and/or recreational facilities.
2. The land described in subsection A.1. of this section shall be credited against any requirement for the dedication of land, or payment of cash in lieu thereof, otherwise required to be dedicated or paid for public use pursuant to the village code or policy.
3. Where parks and greenbelts illustrated on the village's comprehensive land use plan are located in any proposed planned residential development, the village may require dedication of the land necessary for such parks or greenbelts. In the alternative, the village may require contributions of cash in lieu of dedication of such land.
4. Unless otherwise prescribed by the village, designated open space, greenbelts or public recreational facilities reserved under a planned residential development shall be held and maintained by a homeowners' association, until conveyed to a public authority approved by the village board. Such designated open space shall be for the benefit and use of all village residents.
5. All designated open space, greenbelts and/or recreational facilities shall be dedicated as open space in perpetuity, and shall be so designated in the development ordinance and final plat of subdivision recorded for the planned residential development.
6. Any cost of improving open space or greenbelts, or constructing recreational facilities proposed as part of a planned residential development, shall be included in the letter of credit or other surety required for the public or quasi-public improvements as more fully described in the village's subdivision code.
7. Open space shall be suitably improved for its intended use; provided, natural features contained within any proposed open space deemed, in the sole judgment of the village, to be worthy of preservation, may be left unimproved.
8. No portion of a planned residential development shall be conveyed as public open space, greenbelt or recreation to any public body except as approved by the village board.
9. For the purposes of this article, recreational facilities and open space provided as part of the planned residential development shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Park.
b. Greenbelt.
c. Golf course.
d. Swimming pool.
e. Community center.
f. Health club.
g. Tennis court.
h. Jogging/hiking trail.
i. Physical fitness course.
j. Conservation area.
k. School.
l. Municipal use area.
m. Wildlife habitat/native plant preservation area.
n. Mature stands of trees to be preserved.
10. Not less than thirty percent (30%) of the total open space of any planned residential development shall be unencumbered by environmental resources such as wetlands, streams, floodplains, floodways, creeks, or the like that render such space unusable for active recreation purposes. Conversely, not more than seventy percent (70%) of the total open space of any planned residential development shall consist of an area or areas encumbered by such environmental resources.
B. Density Shift: Density within designated areas of a planned residential development may be established taking into consideration open space and/or recreational facilities provided under this section, subject to the limitation that in no event shall the maximum density in the development exceed 1.75 dwelling units per acre of the total gross area of the entire development.
C. Lot Size; Density: For purposes of calculating density, and unless otherwise recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the board of trustees, actual lot size shall be as provided in the ordinance approving the planned residential development. Provided, notwithstanding the above, the Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend and the board of trustees may require minimum lot sizes that are larger than the minimum otherwise specified elsewhere in the village zoning regulations, if in the sole judgment of the village, deemed necessary or advisable to achieve the objectives of the comprehensive plan or those of this article.
D. Design: Dwellings in all planned residential developments shall be designed to blend with the landscape of which they are a part. Both visual and acoustical privacy for residents shall be provided by means of site and architectural design. The village may establish architectural controls as guidelines and standards for planned residential developments. (Ord. 05-02, 2-10-2005; amd. Ord. 21-15, 4-15-2021)