A. Purpose. The purpose of a planned development district is to encourage and provide the means for promoting desirable development in the city which may be characterized by variations in siting, mixed land use, mixed housing types and integrated design techniques which result in complementing surrounding uses. The planned development district allows diverse building setbacks, lot size and building height while complying with the intent of the general plan and development standards necessary to ensure the requirement of public health, safety and general welfare. By enacting the 2010 Comprehensive Zoning Code update, it is the intent of the city to recognize PD-Planned Development zoning districts adopted before the update, but after the update, to use other mechanisms instead of PD zoning to implement flexible zoning standards.
B. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to property zoned PD-Planned Development as of the effective date of this title. Existing PD zoning may be amended but no new PD-Planned Development zoning shall be approved after the effective date of this title.
C. Relation to Existing PD Zoned Sites.
1. Continued effect. The ordinances applying PD zoning to affected sites shall continue in effect until amended or the site is rezoned to another district.
2. Other zoning regulations. Except as specifically provided in the applicable PD ordinance, all development in the PD-Planned Development district site shall be subject to the regulations of the closest comparable zoning district as determined by the Community Development Director, and of this title.
D. Amendments to Existing PD Zoning. The Community Development Director by administrative action may approve minor amendments to an adopted PD-Planned Development zoning upon a finding that the amendment substantially complies with and does not otherwise materially change the provisions or intent of the PD ordinance for the site. All other amendments to the adopted PD ordinance for a site shall be pursuant to the procedures in Section 17.12.190 (Zoning Code (Text and Map) Amendment).
E. Findings for approval of PD Zoning Amendments. In addition to any findings required in Section 17.12.190 (Zoning Code (Text and Map) Amendment), amendments to a PD ordinance shall require any findings that were required for the original PD ordinance. (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)