Planned Unit Developments may be established either by a determination of the Planning Commission and Council that a particular piece of property shall be developed under this chapter, or by approval of an application from a property owner. Planned Unit Developments shall be defined as Major or Minor according to the standards in this section. Section 1155.03 to 1155.16 and 1155.22 to 1155.27 regulate how Major Planned Unit Developments are to be reviewed; Section 1155.17 to 1155.27 regulate how Minor Planned Unit Developments are to be reviewed.
(a) A Planned Unit Development shall be considered Major if it is more than 2.5 acres in area or where the Planned Unit Development application includes any of the following: new building(s) covering more than 15% of the existing site area; demolition of a main structure; significant changes to existing buildings, landscaping, or other site elements.
(b) A Planned Unit Development shall be considered Minor if it is 2.5 acres or less in area and if the Planned Unit Development application consists only of a change of use of the existing building(s), and/or cosmetic or limited changes to existing building(s), landscaping, or other site elements, and/or new building covering less than 15% of the existing site area.
(Ord. 9-2003. Passed 2-25-03.)