A planned-unit development may be allowed in any district by the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to the following conditions:
(A) Application. In areas where planned-unit developments are proposed, the owner or owners of the property shall file applications to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Such applications shall be accepted for consideration under the following conditions:
(1) The area proposed shall be in one ownership or, if in several ownerships, the proposal for a special exception use shall be filed jointly by all of the owners of the properties included in the plan.
(2) The minimum size of an area proposed for planned-unit development shall be five acres.
(3) The area shall be adaptable to a planned-unit development. It shall not have running through it a major thoroughfare, railroad, or other physical feature which will tend to destroy the neighborhood cohesiveness.
(4) The area is or can be served with adequate public or community water and sewerage service meeting Health Department standards.
(5) The area is situated so that existing or programmed roads will be adequate to serve the traffic generated by the development.
(B) Data to accompany application. Together with the application for a special exception for a planned-unit development, there shall be submitted a tentative, overall development plan, which shall show:
(1) Topography;
(2) Proposed street system;
(3) Proposed lot layout;
(4) Proposed reservation for parks, playgrounds, school sites, and other open spaces;
(5) Types of dwellings and portions of the area proposed therefore;
(6) Proposed location of dwellings and parking areas;
(7) A tabulation of overall density per gross acre; and
(8) Preliminary plans and elevations of the several dwelling types.
(C) Density of development. The overall density of a planned-unit development shall not exceed by more than 10% the overall density that it would be possible to achieve were the site developed in the conventional fashion in compliance with the ordinary regulations or the district in which it lies. Area used or reserved for large regional parks, land subject to recurring flood, and swamp or marsh land shall not be included when computing the density.
(D) Application and review procedure. Upon receipt of application for a special exception permit for a planned-unit development, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall take the matter under consideration. The Board shall consider the location, arrangement, and size of lots and reservation of open space; the location, width and grade of streets; the location, arrangement, and height of buildings; the gross density proposed for the entire area; and such other features as will contribute to the orderly and harmonious development of the area, with due regard to the character of the neighborhood and its peculiar suitability for any one or more of the proposed uses.
(E) Modification of design requirements. In review of a planned-unit development plan, the Planning Commission may waive or modify the area, yard, height, and other design requirements for the type of development in the community if such modification will increase the amenities of the development without sacrificing public health and welfare requirements.
(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020) Penalty, see §
152.999