(a) This section is intended to provide guidance to the City staff in assisting applicants wishing to petition for establishment of a PD district and to provide guidance to the Planning Board in its consideration of and adjustment of a Preliminary Master Development Plan and in designing a PD Ordinance to be recommended to the City Commission, if a PD district is to be recommended.
(b) The Planning Board shall consider the following matters in reviewing and adjusting a Master Development Plan and designing a PD Ordinance to be recommended to the City Commission:
(1) Whether the proposed PD district meets the qualifications of Section 1140.03.
(2) What permitted uses are appropriate for the proposed PD district;
(3) Compliance with stormwater regulations;
(4) Conformance to density policies established by the Clark County Comprehensive Land Use Plan or by the City Commission;
(5) The location and sizing of buildings so as to provide adequate light and ventilation to protect the health of the occupants and users of the Planned Development;
(6) The location and sizing of buildings so as to provide necessary access for fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles;
(7) The location and sizing of buildings so as to provide a reasonable degree of privacy for residents and occupants of the Planned Development;
(8) Establishing appropriate setback and yard requirements for the proposed Planned Development;
(9) Ingress and egress for the proposed Planned Development from and to public thoroughfares and traffic circulation within the proposed PD district and avoidance of overburdening existing public thoroughfares;
(10) Establishing appropriate open space for recreation and to establish an attractive environment that is beneficial to the public health, safety and welfare;
(11) Determine whether appropriate land will be dedicated to public use for public roadways, public utilities, public recreation facilities and public parks;
(12) The location and sizing of public utilities within the proposed PD district to ensure adequate service within the proposed PD district and to avoid overburdening existing public utilities;
(13) The use of and design of buffers within and on the boundary of the proposed PD district to separate uses and to mitigate substantially adverse effects on property within the proposed PD district and on property in neighboring areas and compliance of buffers with Chapter 1156 of the Springfield Zoning Code;
(14) The provision of adequate parking, the location of parking facilities and whether off-street parking should be permitted which deviates from the requirements of Chapter 1153 of the Springfield Zoning Code;
(15) The grouping of buildings and the variety and design of building types;
(16) The compatibility of land uses within the proposed PD district and the compatibility of land uses permitted in the proposed PD district with lawful land uses existing in neighboring areas;
(17) The impact of land uses within the proposed PD district on environmental features of the proposed PD district which are to be preserved and on environmental features in neighboring areas;
(18) The need for limitation on land uses within the proposed PD district in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter and the compatibility of land uses within the proposed PD district and with land uses in neighboring area;
(19) The form of ownership interests intended for the Planned Development;
(20) Access to public transportation systems;
(21) The location and design of landscaping within the proposed PD district and compliance with Chapter 1158 of the Springfield Zoning Code;
(22) The location and design of signs within the proposed PD district and compliance with Chapter 1155 of the Springfield Zoning Code;
(23) The appropriate size for subdivision lots within the proposed PD district for the various uses permitted within the proposed PD district;
(24) Every lot within the proposed PD district is required to have access to a public thoroughfare either directly or by means of a private road;
(25) Streets within the proposed PD district, public or private, are required to conform to the minimum requirements of Part Twelve of the Codified Ordinances and to the specifications for public roadway structures adopted by the City Engineer, whether the roadway is public or private, but alleys may deviated from the minimum requirements of Part Twelve of the Codified Ordinances if the City Fire Chief determines that such deviation will not prevent access to abutting properties by fire apparatus;
(26) How is development of the proposed PD district to be completed in progressive phases and whether the proposed schedule development of the PD district is practical and will accomplish build out of phases of the Planned Development within a reasonable time;
(27) What land covenants, easements, other interests in real estate and financial assurances and security are necessary to ensure completion of public improvements, completion of construction of the Planned Development phases, long term maintenance of common areas and other amenities in the Planned Development, long term maintenance and preservation of Planned Development features intended to mitigate adverse effects on neighboring areas and areas within the Planned Development and preservation of the attributes of the Planned Development necessary to integration of the uses permitted in the proposed PD district;
(28) What precautions are to be taken to preserve environmental attributes of the proposed PD district which are to be retained and on environmental features in neighboring areas;
(29) What standards should the PD Ordinance contain to govern exercise of Planning Board discretion in administering the PD Ordinance and approving modifications to the Master Development Plan over time; and
(30) What uses should be specifically prohibited within the proposed PD district.