(A) This subchapter provides enabling authority and standards for the submission, review, and approval of applications for Planned Unit Developments. It is the intent of this subchapter to authorize the consideration and use of Planned Unit Development regulations for the following purposes:
(1) To encourage the use of land in accordance with its character and adaptability;
(2) To promote the conservation of natural features and resources;
(3) To encourage innovation in land use planning and development;
(4) To promote the enhancement of housing, employment, shopping, traffic circulation, and recreational opportunities for the people of the village;
(5) To promote and ensure greater compatibility of design and use between neighboring properties; and
(6) To provide for the regulation of land uses not otherwise authorized within this subchapter.
(B) The provisions of this subchapter are not intended as a device for ignoring the Zoning Ordinance or the Master Plan upon which it has been based. To that end, provisions of this subchapter are intended to result in land use development substantially consistent with the underlying zoning.
(C) (1) The granting of a Planned Unit Development rezoning application shall require an amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map constituting a part of this subchapter.
(2) An approval granted under this subchapter, including all aspects of the final site development plan and conditions imposed, shall constitute an inseparable part of the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. passed 3-15-2016)