A. A "planned unit development" means an integrated plan for development of residential, commercial, multi residential, or combinations of such uses, in which one or more of the regulations, other than use regulations, is waived or varied to allow flexibility and initiative, when planned and developed as a unit. The overlay is to encourage the efficient use of land and resources, greater efficiency in public and utility services, preservation of open space, use of alternative transportation and innovation in the planning process for all types of development. The PUD "overlay" allows variation from standard lot configuration patterns in order to reduce disturbance of sensitive lands, promote land use compatibility and facilitate creative site planning.
B. Intent: The overlay zone is to provide flexibility in site design in order to:
1. Encourage imaginative design and the creation of permanent open space.
2. Encourage affordable housing to be integrated in new developments.
3. Encourage the conservation of natural site features, wildlife habitat, and sensitive lands.
4. Combine and coordinate architectural styles, building forms, and structural/visual relationship within an environment that allows mixing of residential types and other land uses in an innovative and functionally efficient manner.
5. Encourage land development that, to the greatest extent possible, preserves open space areas and respects natural topographic and geologic conditions.
6. Encourage the development of street, pedestrian and bicycle paths that contribute to a system of fully connected routes, local trails.
7. Promote a more efficient utilization of land than what might be obtained through other development procedures (clustering).
8. Facilitate the economical and adequate provision of public services.
9. Provide for adequate on and off street parking.
10. Provide unique and unusual land uses to be planned for and located in a manner that ensures harmony with the surrounding community.
11. Ensure that development occurs at proper locations, away from environmentally sensitive areas. (Ord. 2013-5, 8-12-2013, eff. 8-27-2013; amd. Ord. O-2022-41, 7-26-2022; Ord. O-2022-51, 10-25-2022)