Planned unit development (PUD), as defined in § 157.005 of this chapter, as approved by the Planning Commission and authorized by the Township Board, provides the following.
(A) No PUD shall be permitted on a tract of land less than ten contiguous acres under single ownership and for which an application for zone change to PUD District is made as hereinafter provided.
(B) The Planning Commission may require any PUD to contain open spaces for the following purposes:
(1) Unimproved open areas retain in a natural state and intended for the preservation of natural amenities of sensitive environmental areas;
(2) Improved and maintained open areas containing vegetation and trees intended to buffer or screen adjacent lands;
(3) Improved and maintained open areas designed and designated for recreational out-of-doors use; and
(4) Areas designated for the accommodation of storm water run-off.
(C) Areas to be considered for PUD shall be located in places where it is expected, based on Planning Commission studies, plans or projections, that public utilities will be available within a reasonable period of time sufficient to support the PUD as might be needed.
(D) The developer shall furnish all necessary private or public water and sanitary sewer facilities within the proposed development.
(E) A preliminary PUD development plan and a site plan shall be required with all requests for zoning or re-zoning of lands for PUD use. The preliminary PUD development plan shall include:
(1) A written school impact statement shall be included as part of the PUD development plan and shall include the following:
(a) The anticipated impact of the residential development on public schools based upon acceptable estimates of family size per dwelling unit and including the walking distances to such schools and/or the anticipated need for busing of students; and
(b) The written statement shall be reviewed by the appropriate responsible school officials and their written opinion shall be required.
(2) A traffic impact study including an evaluation from the County Road Commission;
(3) The approximate topography; both pre-construction and post-construction;
(4) All proposed and existing structure location and open spaces;
(5) The type and number of all dwellings and non-residential structures;
(6) The location of proposed streets, access points, walkways, parking facilities and public use areas or facilities;
(7) PUD development plans shall give priority to underground installation of utilities including telephone, electricity, television cables and the like;
(8) A written plan for the provisions of adequate police and fire protection shall be made a part of the PUD development plan. That portion of the PUD plan shall be reviewed by the appropriate agency(s) or municipalities providing such services and their endorsement of the plan shall be required; and
(9) Written agreement with the appropriate municipal utility authority or the County Health Department stating the approval or the intention to provide private or public water and sanitary sewer facilities within the proposed development.
(F) Such documents shall include:
(1) The character of the proposed development and the manner in which it has been designed to take advantage of the PUD concept;
(2) The proposed provisions for sanitary sewer facilities, water supply and surface drainage;
(3) The manner and means of financing;
(4) The proposed conditions of ownership of all lands and facilities within the PUD area including options, easements, covenants and the like and methods and provisions for maintenance of buildings, facilities and open spaces; and
(5) The expected phasing and scheduling of development.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 12C.03) (Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001)