A planned-development project may be allowed in those zoning districts where it is designated as a permitted use under the zoning district regulations. A planned-development project may be under single or divided ownership. All planed-development projects shall be subject to the following regulations.
(A) Procedure. When a planned-development project is proposed, the procedure for subdivision approval as will be set forth in the subdivision regulations shall be followed in its entirety even though the ownership of land may not be divided. In the meantime, a preliminary plan and final plan both approved by, the Planning and Zoning Commission may establish a schedule of reasonable fees to be charged for plan review. The project shall be developed according to the approved final plan. Zoning permits and certificates of occupancy shall be required for each building according to §§ 154.216 and 154.217 of this Zoning Code.
(B) Uses and densities. The uses of premises and development densities in a planned-development project shall conform with the permitted uses and densities of the zoning district in which it is located when it is permitted.
(C) Standards. In any planned-development project, although it is permissible to depart from literal conformance with the individual lot dimension and area regulations, there shall be no diminution of total equivalent lot area, parking area, and loading/unloading area requirements that would be necessary for the equivalent amount of individual lot development with one exception: the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow reductions in these requirements if the developer can satisfactorily prove that large-scale development may permit such reductions without destroying the intent of these regulations.
(D) Special conditions. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall attach special conditions based on all of the following standards in addition to imposing the standards for total area, parking area, and loading and unloading area defined in division (C) of this section. The Planning and Zoning Commission may also attach any other reasonable special conditions.
(1) Wherever there is an abrupt change in uses, such as, residential to commercial, it is desirable that a buffer area of open space, a wall, a fence, or protective planting be placed between them which will protect each use from the undesirable effects of the other.
(2) Parking and other public areas used at night shall be adequately lighted, and private areas shall be adequately protected from such lighting and any other lighting from public areas. Public streets may also require protection from excessive glare of lighted areas.
(Ord. 71-09, passed 9-7-71)