(A) All proposed planned unit development shall follow the procedure for plat preparation and subdivision approval as set forth in the county subdivision regulations (Chapter 153). In addition, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the preliminary plat of the proposed planned unit development to aid them in deciding the merits of the proposed project.
(1) Nothing herein should be construed to mean that the land owner has the inherit right to develop a planned unit development. The Planning Commission has the power to decide whether or not to allow the planned unit development based on their experience, knowledge, public hearing and the standards set forth herein. Accompanying all preliminary plats shall be calculations for overall density, parking requirements and other material the Commission may reasonably require.
(2) If the Planning Commission approves the preliminary the developer may proceed with activities leading to final plat approval providing that the project shall be developed in conformance with the approved preliminary plat.
(B) Upon approval by the Planning Commission and Fiscal Court, as appropriate, a planned unit development district may be applied to any existing residential district. Upon approval of a final development plan, the Official Zoning Map shall be annotated for the land area involved so that the district name includes the notation, “P.U.D.”
(C) A building permit shall be required for each building in accordance with §§ 154.020 through 154.025. Approval of a planned unit development shall expire if no-substantial work on the site has begun within six months of original approval or if the project is abandoned for more than twenty-four consecutive months. Abandonment shall be deemed to have occurred when no improvements have been made pursuant to the approved planned unit development plat. All approved planned unit development plats shall be recorded with a certificate of land use restriction in the County Clerk’s office per KRS 100.3681.
(Ord. passed 1-11-2005)