It is the intent of this chapter to establish a planned unit development (PUD) overlay district in an effort to provide a flexible, alternative development procedure to encourage imaginative and innovative design for the unified development of tracts of land, within overall density and use guidelines set forth in the elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Furthermore, it is the general purpose of the PUD overlay district to:
A. Encourage enhancement and preservation of lands which are unique or of outstanding scenic, environmental, or cultural significance;
B. Provide an alternative for more efficient use of land, promoting greater opportunities for public and private open space;
C. Encourage harmonious and coordinated development of the site, considering the natural features, community facilities, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, and land use relationship with surrounding properties and the general neighborhood;
D. Require the application of professional planning and design techniques to achieve overall coordinated development, eliminating the negative impacts of unplanned and piecemeal development likely to result from rigid adherence to the zoning classifications and standards found elsewhere in this Code.
(Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019; Am. Ord. 716, passed 4-23-2019)