(A) The owner or owners of any tract of land comprising an area of not less than ten acres may submit to the Council a plan for the use and development of all of the tract of land for residential and allied purposes. The development plan shall be referred to the Planning Commission for study and report and for public hearings. Notice and publication of the public hearings shall conform to the procedures prescribed herein for hearings on changes and amendments. If the Commission approves the plans, these shall be submitted to the Council for consideration and action. The approval and recommendations of the Commission shall be accompanied by a report stating the reasons for approval of the application and specific evidence and facts showing that the proposed community development project meets with the following conditions:
(1) The property adjacent to the area included in the plan will not be adversely affected;
(2) The plan is consistent with the intent and purposes of this chapter to promote public health, safety, morals and general welfare;
(3) The use of the land shall be similar to the uses permitted in the district in which the plan is located;
(4) That the average lot area per family contained in the site, exclusive of the area occupied by streets, will not be less than the lot area per family required in the district in which the development is located;
(5) That the Planning Commission has consulted with the Village Council and the Board of Public Affairs to determine that a documented plan exists whereby public facilities such as sewer, water, street lights, storm sewer, police and fire protection and the like, can be adequately provided in accordance with the general welfare without unreasonable tax and utility cost increases.
(B) If the Council approves the plans, a zoning certificate may be issued, even though the use of the land, the location and height of buildings to be erected in the area and the yards and open space contemplated by the plan do not conform in all respects to the district regulations of the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 76-43, passed 12-13-1976; Am. Ord. 1979-29, passed 8-31-1979)