(A) Purpose. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District is an area approximately 9.84 acres in size (exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified herein and on file in the county office), located on the eastern edge of the Mountain Green master plan townsite. With its high level of visibility to residents and visitors alike, architectural integrity and quality design controls are crucial to implementing the county goals and objectives. Coventry Cove is a master-planned, mixed-use project with multiple architecturally compatible buildings. The purpose of the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District is to allow substantial flexibility in planning and designing a proposal for land use development. This flexibility often occurs in the form of relief from compliance with conventional zoning ordinance site and design requirements. Ideally, this flexibility results in a development that is better planned, contains more amenities and ultimately a development that is more desirable to live in than one produced in accordance with typical zoning and subdivision controls. These provisions are intended to create more attractive and more desirable environments within the county and to encourage the following:
(1) Allow creative use of the land and encourage the preservation of permanent open space and sensitive areas;
(2) Permit and support higher development densities to encourage utilization of clustered neighborhoods;
(3) Allow for the design of developments that are architecturally and environmentally innovative, and that achieve better utilization of the land than is possible through strict application of standard zoning and subdivision controls;
(4) Permit developers to vary architectural styles and land use on a project-by-project basis, rather than on the basis of tunnel zoning and sprawl zoning concepts, in a manner that may provide for a limited additional development right in density or land use; and
(5) Permit developers to locate the various features of their developments in harmony with the natural features of the land.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-1)
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in accordance with the approved concept plan (attached to the ordinance codified herein and on file in the county office) and approved development agreement:
(1) Single-family residential buildings and incidental accessory uses;
(2) Agricultural storage, outdoor storage incidental to the operation of the adjacent Wilkinson family farm and only for as long as the farm is owned by the Wilkinson family (commercial lot B only);
(3) Household pets;
(4) Fences within the backyard areas, maximum height of six feet, no closer to the front property line than the front setback of the dwelling unit, materials to be approved by the CC&Rs;
(5) Tilling of soil, raising of crops, horticulture and gardening; and
(6) Recreational uses (open space parcels).
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-2)
(C) Conditional uses. Home occupations.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-3)
(D) Commercial lots A–D conditional uses. Uses not expressly permitted are deemed prohibited. Those uses identified as permitted and conditionally permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial District (C-N) shall be allowed as a conditional use, with the exception of grocery stores, restaurants, cafes or other establishments that serve alcohol, and pet boarding.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-4)
(E) Density and sensitive lands.
(1) Density. In accordance with the approved concept plan and approved development agreement, 11 dwelling unit lots and four commercial lots can be developed within the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District. Base density established within the development agreement and final approval may be used on any portion of the property, regardless of base zoning, provided such use is in accordance with the development agreement and final plan.
(2) Sensitive areas removed. In calculation of the density, the following areas have been declared sensitive and have been removed from the calculation of said base density: The stream channel and areas of slope greater than 25% as defined on the final plat. As well, commercial lots have been excluded from calculation of base residential density.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-5)
(F) Development standards. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District will provide design guidelines for the buildings, landscaping, parking, housing and signage located within the district boundaries. The master plan provides for commercial and residential development in designated areas of the district in accordance with the development standards set forth herein.
(1) Commercial buildings. All commercial buildings within the district will be required to obtain a conditional use permit.
(2) Residential development. A detailed site plan will be required for staff review and approval. The following standards shall be adhered to:
Lots 1-11
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Front setback | 15 feet |
Side setback | 5 feet |
Rear setback | 15 feet |
(3) Maximum height. Maximum height of 35 feet from the lowest final elevation to the highest roofline.
(4) Streets. Streets within the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay Zone shall be designated private streets, owned and maintained by the homeowners’ association.
(5) Limitations. The development of the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District shall be limited by the requirements set forth in this chapter.
(6) Preserved open space. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District shall maintain a minimum of 40% preserved open space. Preserved open space is the sum of all land that is perpetually left naturally undeveloped or in agriculture.
(7) Usable open space. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District shall maintain a minimum of 10% usable open space. Usable open space is the portion of preserved open space that can be landscaped and is contained on slopes of 15% or less. It is capable of being landscaped with berms, shrubs and lawns for use as parklike areas that complement the development. Usable open space may include space on residential lots which are subject to a public open space easement.
(8) Sensitive areas. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District is required to preserve sensitive areas in open space. Sensitive areas include, but are not limited to, ridgeline/viewshed areas, areas of special interest or beauty, wetlands, fault zones, stream corridors, important wildlife areas, unstable soils or any other environmental concern addressed in this section, as detailed within the development agreement.
(9) Frontage. Frontage requirements for each lot shall be as detailed on the final plat.
(10) Lot coverage. The maximum building coverage for any lot shall be 50%.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-6)
(G) Landscape standards. The Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District and all phases will be landscaped with sensitivity to the natural environment. The landscaping shall be installed in accordance with a landscape plan submitted along with the residential site plan to be reviewed and approved by the staff and in accordance with the development agreement.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-7)
(H) Parking design. Commercial development within the Coventry Cove PUD District shall be provided in accordance with the approved final plan. Each stall must measure at least nine feet wide by 18 feet long, with ADA accessible stalls provided in accordance with established standards.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-8)
(I) Signage. The signage is an important component of the Coventry Cove PUD project. Exhibit C attached to the ordinance codified herein and on file in the county office sets forth the sign criteria for the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-9)
(J) Procedures. Approval of the PUD Overlay District text shall constitute preliminary site plan approval for the Coventry Cove PUD District. Conditional uses shall be processed in accordance with the county requirements, ordinances and procedures.
(1) Final plat approval. Following the Coventry Cove PUD overlay zone approval, the County Commission shall authorize the developer to submit a final plat to the county staff for review. The county staff shall review a paper plat for completeness and conformance to the preliminary approval of the plat (including any conditions for approval). If such plat is complete and conforms to the preliminary approval, the county staff shall authorize the developer to submit a Mylar copy of the final plat for approval. The developer shall be responsible for obtaining all required signatures on the Mylar, with the exception of the Planning Commission and County Commission. The signed Mylar shall be placed on the agenda of the Planning Commission for review, approval and signature. Following receipt of the final plat signatures from the Planning Commission, the county staff shall place the Mylar on the agenda for the County Commission for signature and adoption. The final plat will then be released to the developer for recordation.
(2) Building permits.
(a) Following the recordation of the final plat, the developer is authorized to sell lots in accordance with state and local law. The county staff will issue building permits in accordance with this section, the approved development agreement, this chapter and applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances.
(b) Building permits for dwelling units shall only be issued when required infrastructure for the applicable plat has been installed and inspected and approved by the County Engineer, which approval shall be limited to confirming that such infrastructure is completed in accordance with this section, the approved development agreement and all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-10)
(K) Effect of provisions. Approval of this amendment constitutes a zoning change for the Coventry Cove PUD Overlay District.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-11)
(L) Statement of intent. The Coventry Cove Overlay District is intended to provide specific regulations or standards pertaining to specific geographic features or land uses, wherever these are located. Whenever there is a conflict between the regulations of a base zoning district and those of an Overlay District, the Overlay District regulations shall control.
(Prior Code, § 8-13C-12)
(Ord. 11-18, passed 12-6-2011)