(A) Any parcel of land five acres or more can be considered as developable as a planned unit development (PUD) when both the subdivider and the Committee concur in the pre-application conference that the land is best developed as a PUD. The Committee shall approve the PUD only if it finds that the PUD satisfies all of the following standards:
(1) Is consistent with the comprehensive plan of the county;
(2) Makes appropriate provisions for the necessary drainage ways, wooded areas, rough terrain and other similar areas for an effective and unified treatment of the development possibilities of the project site;
(3) Is in harmony with existing and proposed development in the area surrounding the project site; and
(4) Its approval will not represent any increased maintenance burden on roads, drainage ways, or public utilities to the county over the normal maintenance that would have been incurred if the subdivision were developed as a standard subdivision.
(B) (1) Upon classification of any plat as a PUD by the Committee, the subdivider is then required to submit to the County Zoning Administrator a letter requesting joint subdivision and zoning action. This letter should contain an outline of the development proposals and a copy of the PUD plat drawn in accordance with the standards of §§ 154.025 through 154.035. The Zoning Administrator shall arrange to have a joint meeting of the Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals within 30 days of the submission of the plat and give notice to the subdivider of the time and place of the meeting.
(2) Zoning Board of Appeals and the Committee approval: the plat shall be processed the same as any other subdivision plat. All PUDs must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the County Board. Since PUDs combine zoning and subdivision procedures, all hearings shall comply with publication and notice requirements of the state and the county zoning ordinance.
(Ord. O-63-9-06, passed 9-14-2006; Ord. O-72-5-08, passed 5-8-2008)