(b) A requested change to a Planned Development District or Special Development District shall only be approved when City authorities make specific findings of fact directly based upon respective evidence presented by the applicant supporting conclusions that:
(1) The proposed planned development meets the intent of any applicable land use plan and/or comprehensive plan of the City of Miamisburg.
(2) The proposed planned development will not jeopardize the public health, safety and welfare.
(3) The development will not impose undue burden on public services and facilities, such as fire and police protection.
(4) The site will be accessible from public roads that are adequate to carry the traffic that will be imposed upon them by the proposed development, and the streets and driveways on the site of the proposed development will be adequate to serve the residents or occupants of the proposed development.
(5) The location and arrangement of structures, parking areas, walks, lighting and appurtenant facilities shall be compatible with the surrounding land uses, and any part of a planned development not used for structures, parking and loading areas, or accessways, shall be landscaped or otherwise improved.
(6) The development promotes a harmonious relationship between land uses within the site and a harmonious relationship with surrounding development, utilizing adequate buffers where necessary.
(7) The proposed development provides a high quality and more useful design of landscaping and open space and amenities than would normally be required under the strict application of existing zoning and subdivision requirements.
(8) The proposed development provides a high quality of building materials, architectural details, building orientation, off-street parking designs, and other site features than would normally be required under the strict application of existing zoning and subdivision requirements.
(9) Natural features such as watercourses, tree stands, wetlands, and rock outcrops will be preserved, to the degree possible, so that they can be incorporated into the layout to enhance the overall design of the planned development.
(10) The layout must be designed to take advantage of the existing land contours in order to provide satisfactory road gradients and suitable building lots and to facilitate the provision of proposed services.
(11) The development plan contains such proposed covenants, easements and other provisions relating to the proposed development standards as may reasonably be required for the public health, safety and welfare.
(12) The planned development can be substantially completed within the period of time specified in the schedule of development submitted by the developer.
(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78; Ord. 6754. Passed 1-15-19; Ord. 6831. Passed 1-21-20; Ord. 6869. Passed 2-16-21.)