(A) Purpose. The Planned Development District (PDD) regulations are based on the premise that the ultimate quality of a built environment or development proposal is determined not only by the type, character and allocation of land uses but also by the way in which such land uses are executed. In many cases, the subdivision regulations and standard zoning district regulations and procedures do not adequately regulate the design of buildings or enable the range of uses in a single zoning district that are appropriate in the village.
(1) The purposes of the PDD regulations are to:
(a) Provide an opportunity for a mix of land uses otherwise not permitted within the standard municipal zoning district classifications.
(b) Allow the creation of development standards that respect the unique characteristics, natural quality and beauty of the site and the immediate vicinity and protect the community's natural resources by avoiding development on, and destruction of, sensitive environmental areas.
(c) Enable greater review of design characteristics to ensure that the development project is properly integrated into its surroundings and is compatible with adjacent development.
(d) Assure compatibility between proposed land uses within and around the PDD through appropriate development controls.
(e) Pursue the housing and economic development goals of the village.
(f) Promote economical and efficient use of land and reduce infrastructure costs through unified development.
(g) Provide for supporting community facilities.
(h) Establish objective criteria for development plan review that ensure conformity to community and district standards and allow for consistent treatment throughout.
(2) The procedures established for PDDs are designed to encourage:
(a) Unified development projects that exhibit creative planning and design in ways that cannot be achieved through a standard zoning district or subdivision regulation, yet are consistent with any applicable plans, including but not limited to, the infrastructure system, contiguous land uses, and the intent of the Zoning Code and subdivision regulations.
(b) Imaginative architectural design.
(c) Flexibility in building styles and types.
(d) Proper relationships between buildings, between developments and between structures and the land.
(e) The development of the land in an orderly, coordinated and comprehensive manner consistent with accepted land planning, landscape architecture practices and engineering principles according to approved development plans.
(B) Application. The PDD regulations assist in accomplishing these purposes by establishing review steps that combine the request for a zoning with the development plan review process, and when applicable, the subdivision process. Subsequent plan review following the zoning amendment also requires simultaneous review of subdivision plats.
(1) Each PDD shall be considered a separate and unique zoning district wherein a Preliminary Development Plan, including associated text depicting the specific development standards, is adopted simultaneously with the amendment of the zoning map to apply the PDD designation. The Preliminary Development Plan shall apply only to the property within that particular PDD.
(2) PDDs adopted and established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the requirements contained herein shall take precedence over any conflicting regulations contained in the Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations.
(C) Ownership. The PDD shall be an integrated, unified development project wherein the entire project area shall be in joint ownership or control at the time the application is made for the PDD designation so that all property owners are applicants. Any transfer of land within the development resulting in ownership within the development by two or more parties after an application has been filed shall not alter the applicability of the regulations contained herein. A Planned Residential Development approved in accordance with previous regulations shall be binding upon the owners, their successors and assigns and shall limit and control the issuance and validity of all zoning certificates.
(Ord. O-2132-06, passed 1-22-06)