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(a) An application for the planned development zone must specify one of the following density categories and the district council in granting the planned development zone must specify one of the following density categories:
Density Category Maximum Density (Dwelling Units per Acre)
Low
PD-2 2
PD-3 3
Medium low
PD-4 4
PD-5 5
PD-7 7
Medium
PD-9 9
PD-11 11
PD-13 13
Medium high
PD-15 15
PD-18 18
PD-22 22
PD-25 25
High
PD-28 28
PD-35 35
PD-44 44
Urban High
PD-60 60
PD-68 68
PD-75 75
PD-88 88
PD-100 100
(b) The District Council must determine whether the density category applied for is appropriate, taking into consideration and being guided by the general plan, the area master or sector plan, the capital improvements program, the purposes of the planned development zone, the requirement to provide moderately priced dwelling units in accordance with Chapter 25A of this Code, as amended, and such other information as may be relevant. Where 2 or more parts of the proposed planned development are indicated for different densities on a master plan, a density category may be granted which would produce the same total number of dwelling units as would the several parts if calculated individually at the density indicated for each respective part and then totaled together for the entire planned development.
(c) The density of development is based on the area shown for residential use on the master plan and must not exceed the density permitted by the density category granted. However, the maximum density allowed under subsection (a) may be increased to accommodate the construction of Moderately Priced Dwelling Units and workforce housing units as follows:
(1) For projects with a residential density of less than 28 dwelling units per acre, the number of Moderately Priced Dwelling Units must not be less than either the number of bonus density units or 12.5 percent of the total number of dwelling units, whichever is greater.
(2) For projects with a residential density of more than 28 dwelling units per acre, the number of Moderately Priced Dwelling Units must be at least 12.5 percent of the total number of dwelling units under Chapter 25A.
(3) Any project with a residential density at or above 40 dwelling units per acre may provide workforce housing units under Section 59-A-6.18 and Chapter 25B.
(d) Notwithstanding the density provisions of this zone, the District Council may approve an increase in density for housing for senior adults or persons with disabilities, as defined in Section 59-A-2.1, within a planned development in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The total number of dwelling units within that portion of the site proposed for such housing shall not exceed 3 times the density normally permitted for the same area under the density category requested. At least 20 percent of such housing shall be moderately priced dwelling units in accordance with Chapter 25A of this Code.
(2) The density for the remainder of the property shall not exceed the density permitted under the density category requested.
(3) In approving such density increase, the district council must find that the proposal satisfies the following:
(a) That the total area of the planned development under application is at least 3 acres in size;
(b) That the site has adequate accessibility to public or private transportation, medical services, shopping areas, recreational and other community services frequently required by senior adults and persons with disabilities;
(c) That housing for the senior adults or persons with disabilities will be situated on not more than one-third of the total site under application;
(d) That the compatibility requirements of Section 59-C-7.15 are satisfied; and
(e) That the increased density to accommodate such housing is found to be in the public interest, taking into account the increased size and bulk of buildings and the impact on public facilities.
(4) A copy of the application and pertinent information submitted by the applicants in support of the request for increased density for housing for senior adults or persons with disabilities must be transmitted to the Department of Health and Human Services and to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs by the Hearing Examiner's office, within 5 days after the zoning application is filed, for their recommendation to the Hearing Examiner.
(5) The table in Section 59-C-7.13, containing the minimum requirements for the mixture of residential housing types within a planned development, shall not apply to housing for the senior adults or persons with disabilities approved in accordance with this section.
(6) The parking requirements of Article 59-E applicable to housing for the senior adults or persons with disabilities may be increased if the development plan proposes a project primarily concerned with providing facilities for independent living.
(e) The District Council may approve a density bonus of up to 10% above the maximum density specified in the approved and adopted master plan for the provision of TDRs, if the use of TDRs is recommended for the site.