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(a) When planned unit development districts include commercial uses, commercial buildings and establishments shall be planned as groups having common parking areas and common ingress and egress points at intersections with thoroughfares. Planting screens and mounding shall be provided on the perimeter of the commercial area abutting residential areas.
(b) The plan of the project shall provide for the integrated and harmonious design of buildings, and for adequate and properly arranged facilities for internal traffic circulation, landscaping, and such other features and facilities as may be necessary to make the project attractive and efficient
(c) All areas designed for future expansion or not intended for immediate improvement or development shall be landscaped or otherwise maintained in a neat and orderly manner as specified by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
(a) Planned unit development districts may include industrial uses.
(b) Industrial uses and parcels shall be developed in park-like surroundings utilizing landscaping and woodlands as buffers to screen lighting, parking areas, loading areas or docks, or outdoor storage of raw materials or products. A planned industrial area shall provide for the harmony of buildings and a compact grouping in order to economize in the provision of utility services. Thoroughfares shall be kept to a minimum throughout a planned industrial area.
(c) Side yards of forty feet and a rear yard of fifty feet shall be required if the project is located adjacent to any residential uses. All intervening spaces between the right-of-way line and the project building line and intervening spaces between buildings, drives, parking areas, and improved areas shall be landscaped with trees and plantings and properly maintained at all times.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
The developer shall comply with the Zoning Inspector and Planning Commission prior to the submission of the preliminary development plan. At the meeting the parties shall discuss early and informally the purpose and effect of this Code and the criteria and standards contained herein, and familiarize the developer with the comprehensive development plan, the major thoroughfare plan, the parks and public open space plan, the subdivision regulations, and the drainage sewer, and water systems of the County and the City.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
(a) An application for approval of preliminary plans for a planned unit development shall be filed with the Service Director's Office for submission to City Council in accordance with Section 1236.02 by at least one owner or lessee of property for which the planned unit development is proposed. At a minimum, the application shall contain the following information filed in triplicate:
(1) Name, address, and phone number of applicant.
(2) Name, address, and phone number of registered surveyor, registered engineer, or urban planner assisting in the preparation of the preliminary development plan.
(3) Legal description of property.
(4) Description of existing use.
(5) Current zoning district(s).
(6) A vicinity map at a scale approved by the Planning Commission, showing property lines, streets, utility lines, existing and proposed zoning, and such other items as the Planning Commission may require to show the relationship of the planned unit development to the comprehensive plan and to existing schools and other community facilities and services.
(7) A preliminary development plan at a scale approved by the Planning Commission showing topography at two foot intervals; location and type including maximum density of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses; a sketch design of a possible layout of the proposed development, showing lots, proposed streets, rights-of-way, open spaces; approximate dimensions of lots and location of setback lines.
(8) Proposed schedule for the development of the site.
(9) Evidence that the applicant has sufficient control over the land in question and adequate financing to initiate the proposed development plan within five years.
(10) List of all adjoining property owners and their mailing addresses who are within 200 feet of any portion of the property.
(b) The application for preliminary planned unit developments shall be accompanied by a written statement by the developer setting forth the reasons why the planned unit development would be in the public interest and would be consistent with the City's objectives for planned unit developments in Section 1268.01.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)
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