A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the gross land area developed in any residential planned unit development project shall be reserved for common open space and recreational facilities for the residents or users of the area being developed.
The required amount of common open space land reserved under a planned unit development shall either be held in corporate ownership by owners of the project area for the use of each owner who buys property within the development or be dedicated to the public and retained as common open space for parks, recreation, and related uses. Public utility and similar easements and rights of way for watercourses and other similar channels are not acceptable for common open space dedication unless such land or right of way is usable as a trail or other similar purpose and approved by the commission.
The responsibility for the maintenance of all open spaces shall be specified by the developer before approval of the final development plan. Every property developed under the planned unit development approach should be designed to abut upon common open space or similar areas. A clustering of dwellings is encouraged. In areas where townhouses are used, there shall be no more than six (6) townhouse units in any contiguous group. Due consideration shall be given to the provisions of suitable sites for parks, playgrounds and schools for the community. (Ord. 1162, 12-20-2006)