Council may establish a Planned Development PD District on its own initiative, on the recommendation of the Planning Commission or on the application of a property owner. The following procedure and review process shall be used in establishing a PD District.
(a) An application for a PD District designation commenced by a property owner shall be filed with the Planning Commission by the owner or authorized agent of the property included in the development. The application shall accompany a general development plan, including maps, sketches, elevations and supporting documents to fully describe the following elements:
(1) The general nature, location and objectives of the proposed development;
(2) The areas of the project to be used for single-family detached dwellings, clustered dwellings, townhouses, garden apartments, and the like, indicating for each such area the number of housing units by type and size, the number of bedrooms per unit of each type of housing and the total residential density for the project;
(3) The areas of the project to be used for commercial, office or other activities indicating the total square footage of each use;
(4) The boundaries of the project, including a legal description of metes and bounds of the parcel and the acreage therein;
(5) An area map showing adjacent property owners and existing land uses within 200 feet of the parcel;
(6) Existing contours at five-foot intervals or less, accompanied by an outline of grading plans;
(7) The proposed street system for the project, designating collector and arterial streets and describing their configuration in conformity with the plans and standards of the city;
(8) Descriptive data concerning the existing and proposed sewer, water and storm drainage facilities within the project, indicating their size and location;
(9) The location of all main and accessory structures, indicating intended heights, coverage and orientation;
(10) The location, size, capacity, drainage and landscaping of proposed parking lots within the project;
(11) Pedestrian circulation features, walks and paved areas within the project;
(12) Landscaping and forestry features, including planned buffer areas between uses;
(13) Community facilities, including recreational and other nonbuilding areas designated within the project, indicating areas to be in common ownership; and
(14) A document describing the proposed phasing program for the project for all dwelling units, commercial or office structures, recreational and other common facilities, landscaping and other open space improvements.
(b) The Planning Commission and staff shall review the development plan and accompanying documents. The Commission, in conjunction with its review process, shall hold a public hearing in the manner provided by law for the rezoning of property. The Commission shall render a written recommendation to Council and to the applicant on the appropriateness of the area to be zoned as a PD District. The recommendation shall include the following:
(1) Whether the plan is consistent with the intent and purpose of this section;
(2) The relationship, beneficial or adverse, of the proposed development to adjacent properties and to the neighborhood in which it is proposed to be established;
(3) Whether the overall development shall be adequately serviced by present or planned utilities, roadways and other public services; and
(4) Whether uses permitted in the District plan shall be found to be necessary to serve the area, preserve unique topographic, historical, special environmental or other unique features, and/or meet special requirements set forth in the development objectives.
(Ord. 77-25, passed 4-28-1977)