The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the creation of planned development districts as an additional zoning classification in the city where the creation of such districts will foster innovative development of large areas of land by encouraging their development in a comprehensive integrated manner in accordance with the goals and policies of the general plan. It is the further purpose of a planned development district to provide protection in areas of the city subject to unique environmental constraints such as severe slope, geological hazards such as seismic activity and landslides, severe noise, and soil impacted by oil extraction and production activity, as well as unique environmental opportunities such as the preservation of panoramic views, scenic beauty, and open space. It is intended that planned development districts will allow for flexible approaches to develop the land in ways which will accommodate its unusual constraints and opportunities so as to protect the integrity of the property of those citizens who will inhabit and use it.
(Ord. 87-02-987 § 2 (part); Ord. 86-03-969 § 2 (part), 1986)