The purpose of the Planned Development Overlay District is to encourage and accommodate unique, well-designed, unified developments that utilize innovations in land development that are consistent with the City's development and planning policies and which would not otherwise be permitted in the residential or commercial districts pursuant to this Zoning Ordinance.
(a) The regulations for Planned Developments provide flexibility in uses, densities and dwelling types as well as in the design and placement of buildings in order to achieve the following objectives:
(1) Encourage a mix of complementary land uses, based on the size of the development and relationship to surrounding uses, to create economic vitality.
(2) Encourage skillful planning while promoting coordinated architectural design within a unified development area.
(3) Promote greater efficiency in the use of land and reduce infrastructure costs through unified development.
(4) Encourage developments that respect and incorporate into the project the unique characteristics and natural qualities of the site and surrounding area, to enhance the development, protect the community's natural resources and environmentally sensitive areas, and the appearance of the City.
(5) Create desirable public and private common open spaces while maximizing the development potential of individual sites.
(6) Respect the character of surrounding developments by providing appropriate buffers as a transition to areas of different land uses and development densities.
(b) The regulations for Planned Developments establish design criteria to ensure that the development project creates interesting places and walkable districts, with buildings of extraordinary quality and design, properly integrated into its surroundings and compatible with the neighborhood character.
(Ord. 19-O-055. Passed 7-2-19.)