(a) Any parcel or collection of parcels greater than 10,000 ft2 in area may be rezoned to PD. Past use of the site and the zoning of abutting properties will be considered as part of the approval process.
(b) Approval of a Planned Development will result in a zoning map amendment. It shall result in the creation of a new site-specific zoning district with specific requirements and standards that are unique to that planned development.
(c) Grouping of uses permitted in other districts to create developments of compatible and mutually supportive activities is encouraged provided there are adequate buffers to adjacent properties of other uses and designs to promote compatibility and transitions to adjacent properties.
(d) It is not intended that the Commission automatically approve PD proposals that seek increases in density, changes in allowed uses, or alterations in district standards; rather, approvals shall only be received by those proposals that provide design characteristics that substantially achieve the purpose of this Chapter and cannot be substantially achieved in any base zoning district.
(e) A PD should utilize the following characteristics to the greatest possible extent which shall be considered in the approval process:
(1) Designs that reflect the Vision and that offer types or densities of development that are not available under the other Sections of this Code.
(2) Designs that utilize a creative approach to achieve better urban design, efficiencies in use of land and infrastructure, and the provision of aesthetic amenities.
(3) Designs that provide appropriate buffers and transitions between areas with different land uses and development densities.
(4) Designs that maintain or enhance the appearance of neighborhoods by complementing neighborhood architectural character.
(5) Designs that are intended to encourage flexibility, innovation, and creativity in site and development design by allowing the mixing of permitted uses and/or modification of variation from otherwise applicable zone district and development standards.
(6) Designs that conserve areas of natural beauty and green spaces to the greatest degree possible consistent with accommodating new development.
(7) Designs that incorporate "green architecture" pursuant to Resolution 7746-03, City of Lakewood Green Building Policy.
(Ord. 17-17. Passed 3-20-17.)