(A) Application conference. Upon filing of an application for a PUD, the applicant of the proposed PUD shall arrange for and attend a conference with the City Planner. The primary purpose of the conference shall be to provide the applicant with an opportunity to gather information and obtain guidance as to the general suitability of applicant’s proposal for the area for which it is proposed and its conformity to the provisions of this chapter before incurring substantial expense in the preparation of plans, surveys, and other data.
(B) Sketch plan. The sketch plan provides an opportunity for an applicant to submit an informal plan to the city showing the applicant’s basic intent and general nature of the development. The sketch plan is optional and is intended to provide feedback from the Planning Commission before the applicant incurs substantial cost in the preparation of formal plans. The sketch plan shall be considered a partial, incomplete application prior to formal submittal of the complete application and scheduling of hearings.
(C) General concept plan. The purpose of a general development concept plan is to formally present a planned unit development and preliminary plat application in a public hearing before the Planning Commission as set forth in §§ 153.110 et seq. and 153.145 et seq. of this code. The plan shall include the following:
(1) Overall maximum PUD density range;
(2) General location of major streets and pedestrian ways;
(3) General location and extent of public and common and open space;
(4) General location of residential and non-residential land uses with approximate type of intensities of development;
(5) Staging and time schedule of development; and
(6) Other special criteria for development.
(D) Final development plan. Following general concept development approval, if given, the applicant shall submit the final development stage application and final plat. The application shall proceed and be acted upon in accordance with §§ 153.145 et seq. of this code for zoning district changes. If appropriate, because of the limited scale of the proposal, the concept stage and development stages may proceed simultaneously.
(1) Schedule.
(a) The developer meets with the City Planner to discuss the proposed developments.
(b) The applicant shall file the concept plan application and preliminary plat, together with all supporting data.
(e) The city may request additional information from the applicant concerning operational factors or retain expert testimony at the expense of the applicant concerning operational factors.
(f) If the Planning Commission fails to make a report within ten days after completion of the hearing, then the City Council may proceed as provided for in §§ 153.110 et seq. and 153.145 et seq. of this code without the report. The City Council shall assign an ordinance numerical reference to each final plan and PUD agreement text approved. The City Council may attach additional conditions as it deems reasonable. Approval shall require a majority vote of the City Council. After approval by the City Council, the PUD zoning ordinance map amendment shall be published, with reference made to the PUD agreement text. The applicant shall be responsible for recording the ordinance and PUD agreement with the County Recorder’s Office prior to issuance of any building permit or within 60 days, whichever is less. The official PUD ordinance and agreement shall also be filed in the Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer’s office.
(2) Applications. Ten copies of the following exhibits, analyses, and plans shall be submitted to the city (general concept plan):
(a) General information.
1. The landowner’s name and address and the landowner’s interest in the subject property;
2. The applicant’s name and address if different from the landowner;
3. The names and addresses of all professional consultants who have contributed to the development of the PUD plan being submitted, including attorney, land planner, engineer, and surveyor; and
4. Evidence that the applicant has sufficient control over the subject property to effectuate the proposed PUD, including a statement of all legal, beneficial, tenancy, and contractual interests held in or affecting the subject property and including an up-to-date certified abstract of title or registered property report and other evidence as the City Attorney may require to show the status of title or control of the subject property.
(b) Present status.
1. The address and legal description of the property;
2. The existing zoning classification and present use of the subject property and all lands within 1,000 feet of the property;
3. A map depicting the existing development of the property and all land within 1,000 feet thereof and indicating the location of existing streets, property lines, easements, water mains, and storm and sanitary sewers, with invert elevations on and within 100 feet of the property;
4. A written statement generally describing the proposed PUD and the market which it is intended to serve and its demand, showing its relationship to the city’s Comprehensive Plan and how the proposed PUD is to be designed, arranged, and operated in order to permit the development and use of neighboring property in accordance with the applicable regulations of the city;
5. Site conditions; graphic reproductions of the existing site conditions at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet:
a. Contours; minimum two-foot intervals;
b. Area devoted to residential use by building type;
c. Area devoted to common open space;
d. Area devoted to public open space;
e. Approximate area devoted to streets;
f. Approximate area devoted to, and number of, off-street parking and loading spaces and related access;
g. Approximate area and floor area devoted to commercial uses; and
h. Approximate area and floor area devoted to industrial or office use.
6. When the PUD is to be constructed in stages during a period of time extending beyond a single construction season, a schedule for the development of the stages or units shall be submitted stating the approximate beginning and completion date for each stage or unit, and the proportion of the total PUD public or common open space and dwelling units to be provided or constructed during each stage, and overall chronology of development to be followed from stage to stage;
7. When the proposed PUD includes provisions for public or common open space or service facilities, a statement describing the provision that is to be made for the care and maintenance of the open space or service facilities;
8. Any restrictive covenants that are to be recorded with respect to property included in the proposed PUD;
9. Schematic utilities plans indicating placement of water, sanitary, and storm sewers;
10. The city may excuse an applicant from submitting any specific item of information or document required in this stage which it finds to be unnecessary to the consideration of the specific proposal; and
11. The city may require the submission of any additional information or documentation which it may find necessary.
(c) Final plan stage. Final plan stage submission should depict and outline the proposed implementation of the general concept plan for the PUD. Information from the general concept plan may be included for background and to provide a basis for the submitted plan. The final plan stage submissions shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Ten sets of preliminary plans drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet, or a scale requested by the City Planner, containing at least the following information:
a. The proposed name of the development, which shall not duplicate nor be similar in pronunciation to the name of any plat previously recorded in the county where the subject property is situated;
b. Property boundary lines and dimensions of the property and any significant topographical or physical features of the property;
c. The location, size, use, and arrangement, including height in stories and feet and total square feet of ground area coverage and floor area of proposed buildings, including mobile homes and existing buildings which will remain, if any;
d. The location and dimensions of all driveways, entrances, curb cuts, parking stalls, loading spaces, and access aisles, and all other circulation elements, including bike and pedestrian, and the total site coverage of all circulation elements;
e. The location, designation, and total area of all common open space;
f. The location, designation, and total area proposed to be conveyed or dedicated for public open space, including parks, playgrounds, school sites, and recreational facilities;
g. Proposed lots and blocks, if any, and numbering system;
h. The location, use, and size of structures and other land uses on adjacent properties;
i. Detailed sketches and provisions of proposed landscaping;
j. General grading and drainage plans for the developed PUD; and
k. Any other information that may have been required by the Planning Commission or City Council in conjunction with the approval of the general concept plan.
2. An accurate legal description of the entire area within the PUD for which final development plan approval is sought;
3. A tabulation indicating the number of residential dwelling units and expected population;
4. A tabulation indicating the gross square footage, if any, of commercial and industrial floor space by type and activity (such as drug store, dry cleaning, supermarket);
5. Preliminary architectural typical plans indicating use, floor plan, elevations, and exterior wall finishes of proposed building including mobile homes;
6. A detailed site plan, suitable for recording, showing the physical layout, design, and purpose of all streets, easements, rights-of-way, utility lines and facilities, lots, blocks, public and common open space, general landscaping plan, structures, including mobile homes, and uses;
7. Preliminary grading and site alteration plan illustrating changes to existing topography and natural site vegetation. The plan should clearly reflect the site treatment and its conformance with the approved concept plan; and
8. A soil erosion control plan acceptable to watershed districts, Department of Natural Resources, Soil Conservation Service, or any other agency with review authority, clearly illustrating erosion control measures to be used during construction and permanent measures.
(1997 Code, § 25.12) (Ord. passed 11-14-1994; Am. Ord. passed 2-25-2002)