The purposes of planned unit development are:
A. To permit flexibility that will encourage a more creative approach in the development of land and will result in a more efficient use of open area, while maintaining density and area coverage permitted in the general zoning district or districts in which the project is located; and
B. To permit flexibility in design, placement of buildings, and use of open spaces, circulation facilities and off-street parking areas, and to best utilize the potential of sites characterized by special features of geography, topography, size or shape. (1989 Code § 12-340)
A. Minimum Acreage: Planned unit development is permitted on tracts of not less than ten (10) acres in size.
B. Review Requirements: In every instance, the PUD is to be reviewed as to the proposed location and character of the uses and the unified treatment of the development of the tract. The regulations of the general zoning district or districts remain applicable except as specifically modified pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No modification of use or bulk and area requirements of the applicable general use district or districts shall be permitted unless a subdivision plat incorporating the provisions and requirements of this chapter is submitted to and approved by the planning commission and city council and filed on record in the office of the county clerk. (1989 Code § 12-341)
A. Principal Uses: A planned development shall primarily be residential when located within an R-1 or R-2 district. The development may consist of one or more of the following dwelling types: single-family detached dwelling, duplex dwelling, multi- family dwelling, town house and similar uses. The uses, other than dwellings, which are permitted by right or exception in the R districts may be included within a PUD, if such nonresidential uses do not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the gross area of the PUD which are in the R-1 and/or R-2 zones, and are designed and located to be compatible with the residential uses of the PUD and with the residential use of adjacent properties. Land set aside for public facilities such as schools, libraries or firehouses shall be excluded for the purposes of calculating the gross area of the PUD. The uses permitted in areas zoned as commercial or industrial districts shall be limited to those uses permitted in the district to which the property is zoned.
B. Accessory, Commercial Uses: Accessory uses customarily incident to the residential uses included within the PUD are permitted. Accessory signs shall comply with the provisions of the residential districts except, as hereafter provided, for accessory commercial facilities may be included within the PUD in accordance with the following standards:
1. The commercial uses shall be limited to convenience goods and services and eating places other than drive-ins;
2. The aggregate floor area of the commercial facilities shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet per dwelling unit, nor a total of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet;
3. Each commercial establishment shall be limited to a maximum of three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet of floor area;
4. Commercial signs shall be limited to one nameplate of not more than sixteen (16) square feet for each establishment. Nameplates shall be attached flat against a building wall and shall not be animated, flashing, or have other than indirect illumination. Window signs shall not be permitted; and
5. The commercial area shall be designed primarily for the service, convenience and benefit of the residents of the PUD, and shall be designed and located in such manner as to be compatible with the residential use of the PUD and of adjacent properties. (1989 Code § 12-342)
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