In addition to the standards applicable to special uses (Section 15.1105), as provided in Article XI herein, the Zoning, Planning, and Appeals Commission must also find:
A. The planned unit development conforms to the intent and specific proposals of the Comprehensive Plan.
B. The planned unit development is responsive to a demonstrated need within the community.
C. The uses permitted in the planned unit development must conform to those in the zoning district where the planned unit development is located and must be compatible with each other and with existing land use in the surrounding area. Uses are deemed compatible if they are so designed, located, and proposed to be operated so that the public health, safety, and welfare will be protected, and such uses will not cause appreciable injury or damage to other property in the area in which it is located.
D. The planned unit development includes a traffic plan that provides ingress and egress designed to minimize traffic congestion in the public streets outside the PUD and facilitate the free flow of traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, within the PUD. The streets and other traffic thoroughfares, public or private, provided in such planned unit development must conform with the minimum requirements for streets and public ways of Village ordinances.
E. The landscape is preserved in its natural state, insofar as practicable, by minimizing tree and soil removal, and any grade changes must be in keeping with the general appearance of neighboring developed areas.
F. Proposed structures are related harmoniously to the terrain and to existing structures in the vicinity and have a visual relationship to the existing nearby structures. The achievement of such relationship may include the creative enclosure of space in conjunction with other existing buildings or other proposed buildings and the creation of focal points with respect to avenues of approach, terrain features or other buildings.
G. Exposed storage areas, trash, and garbage retainers, exposed machinery installations, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures, and similar accessory areas and structures are accounted for in the design of the project and made as unobtrusive as possible. They may require additional setbacks, special planting, or other screening methods as reasonably required to prevent their being incongruous with the existing or contemplated environment and the surrounding properties.
H. The development provides reasonable visual and acoustical privacy for each building and dwelling unit. Fences, insulation, walks, barriers and landscaping must be used as appropriate, for the protection and aesthetic enhancement of property and the privacy of its occupants, screening of objectionable views or uses, and reduction of noise.
I. In conformance with the Lake County Watershed Development Ordinance, proper site surface drainage must be installed so that removal of surface waters will not adversely affect neighboring properties or the public storm drainage system. Surface water in all paved areas must be collected at intervals so that it will not obstruct the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)