(A) This subchapter provides enabling authority and standards for the review and approval of applications for open space planned unit developments (OS-PUDs). The intent of this subchapter is to offer an alternative to traditional subdivision design by encouraging innovation and offering flexibility in the design of residential developments, which may incorporate the permanent preservation of open space, agricultural lands and other valuable natural and cultural resources.
(B) The OS-PUD District is intended to achieve the following objectives:
(1) To require a process for designing residential communities in which the first and most important step is identifying the land that is to be preserved as open space;
(2) It allows residential developments to have varied lot sizes and to allow buildings and roads to be placed to preserve natural features;
(3) It preserves wildlife habitat; and
(4) It encourages the provision of village greens and the development of recreational and other support facilities in a generally central location within reasonable distance of all units.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 12.1)