(A) The provisions of this section shall apply to a tract of land of at least five acres in area within the corporate limits of the town. These provisions may apply to a proposed development in which the primary or entire use is business or enclosed industrial use when the proposal is deemed to be in the best interests of the entire town.
(B) The provisions of this section shall apply only to proposed new developments and shall not apply to any planned unit development plan which is now fully or partially developed, nor to any such development for which a final authorization has been granted pursuant to a previous ordinance; however, a petitioner may, upon application and approval of the Plan Commission, become subject to all the benefits and burdens of this section, subject to such rights as shall have been vested in the owners of the area affected by development under such ordinance.
(C) Any single use or combination of uses may be permitted in a planned unit development, provided that the proposed planned unit development does not conflict with the town’s Comprehensive Plan, Master Plan, Zoning Code or subdivision control ordinance.
(D) The basic land unit of a planned unit development is the block, parcel, tract, combination of lots or acreage, and not the lot; however, divisible geographic sections of the entire planned unit development may be designated.
(1) A proposed planned unit development shall be designed to produce an environment of stable and desirable character in keeping with the principles of good neighborhood design, and shall provide standards of open space, efficiency in street patterns, and areas for parking adequate for the occupancy proposed, or equal to the requirements of this code.
(2) Before approval of a preliminary planned unit development, a detailed determination of land use intensity shall be declared, and the Plan Commission shall make a finding that the intensity is consistent with the comprehensive development plan of current adoption and in the best interest of the entire town.
(Ord. 2003-2, passed 3-10-2003)