(A) General. The purpose of this zoning district is to provide areas suitable for planned developments. The Planned District is designed to provide for site design and utilization in areas favorable for growth but experiencing a variety of developmental problems, or for areas having access to urban services, utilities, and public improvements containing potentially significant site planning advantages for Planned Unit Developments. Problems may relate to existing or future traffic, land acquisition, topographical, utility, and related problem areas. It is the intent of this zone district to maximize the public welfare and to provide the flexibility needed by developers to potentially enhance the aesthetic quality, consumer benefits, and marketability of multiple or single use developments and to reduce the capital investment necessary for development, utilities and public improvement.
(B) Conditions of use.
(1) General. The planned Unit Development can be Planned and developed to result in an environment of superior quality than can be achieved under traditional zoning requirements and practices.
(2) Natural features. Provision is made to accommodate and assure the maintenance of unique natural and man-made amenities such as streams, stream banks, flood plains, wooded areas, rough terrain, historic sites and similar areas.
(3) Unified control. The land is or will be under continuing unified control during and after construction, subject to the restrictions of this section.
(4) Open Space. Common or public open space shall be provided in sufficient quantity for amenity and recreational purposes. The quantity of open and recreation space in residential developments shall be a minimum of 25% of total land area and additionally shall be appropriate to the scale and character of the Planned Unit Development, considering its size, density, expected population, topography, and the number, type and density of land uses to be provided.
(5) Utilities. All Planned Unit Developments shall be provided with a central sewer and water system.
(7) Subdivision requirements. Applicants, after rezoning approval, the issuance of the special use permit or concurrently with the zoning application, shall submit a preliminary and a final development plat and shall meet the requirements of the county subdivision code concerning the preliminary plat, final plat, improvements, and open space.
(8) Changes after PUD completion. After the final plat has been approved and construction has been completed changes in use or land area shall only be by zoning amendment consistent with the intent and purpose of the PUD except for changes that may increase the bulk of any building or rearrangement of land use by not more than 10%.
(C) Permitted uses. Any combination of residential, commercial or industrial uses as approved.
(D) Accessory use. Any accessory use approved in a development plan.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014)