1182.01 PURPOSES.

   The purpose of the Downtown Planned Unit Development "PUD" District is to:

   (a)   Strengthen and build on the historic role of Downtown Independence.

   (b)   Encourage the compatible and successful mixture of employment, commercial, residential, and open space uses to promote sustained economic success of the area.

   (c)   Encourage skillful planning in the arrangement of buildings, the preservation of open space, and the utilization of topography and other site features.

   (d)   Obtain creative and coordinated architectural and site designs harmonious and compatible with surrounding land uses and the Western Reserve style.

   (e)   Implement the concepts and ideas for Downtown Independence as recommended in the Area Plans document approved by City Council on August 11, 2015.

      (Ord. 2015-22. Passed 10-13-15.)