(A) Purpose. To encourage development of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) District as planned building groups by making possible greater variety, functionality, and diversification in the location and orientation of buildings and open spaces. It is further the purpose of planned unit developments to serve at least three of the following purposes listed in § 152.072(F)(1).
(B) Application requirements. The application for planned unit development approval are listed in § 152.072(F)(2).
(C) PUD application.
(1) Applicability of planned unit development regulations. The requirements for a planned unit development set forth in this section are in addition to the conditional use procedures and standards of § 152.071.
(2) PUD review procedures/approval process. Planned developments will be reviewed in two phases: a preliminary development plan phase and a final development plan phase. § 152.072(F)(3)(b) describes the review and approval process. Pre-application review of the project before these phases is required. No building or other permit shall be issued for such development or part thereof until the Planning Commission has approved said development.
(3) Findings for project approval. The Planning Commission shall approve a planned unit development only if it finds that the planned unit development will satisfy the criteria of § 152.072(F)(3)(c).
(4) Potential uses allowed in the PUD District. The following uses are allowed in the PUD District if the Planning Commission considers them appropriate for the particular development being proposed and if other applicable standards are satisfied:
(a) The following are uses permitted in the Planned Unit Development District:
Land Use | Comments and References |
Land Use | Comments and References |
Accessory dwelling | |
Accessory structure | Includes shed, storage buildings, residential garages |
Apartments | Called “multi-family dwellings/complexes” |
Appliance and computer repair | Includes stereo, electronic equipments, residential appliances |
Beauty/barber shops and salons | |
Bed and breakfast | |
Bicycle sales and service | |
Café, restaurant (sit-down), diner | |
Caretaker, watchperson living on-site | |
Child care and day nursery | |
Church, religious institution | |
Complex, multi-family (over 4 dwellings) | 30% parking reduction for senior facilities |
Condominium | State regulated |
Driving range | |
Drug store, pharmacy | |
Dwelling, duplex | |
Dwelling, multi-family (including 3 and 4 plex) | |
Dwelling, single-family | |
Equestrian facilities | Subject to § 152.051 |
Feed store, agriculture supplies | |
Florist | |
Gallery, studio | |
General retail | |
Gift/card shop | |
Golf course | |
Greenhouse | |
Grocery store, deli, market | |
Gymnasium, fitness center, spa | |
Hardware | |
Indoor commercial recreation | |
Lodge, club, non-profit/fraternal organization | |
Miniature golf, “Pitch and Putt” | |
Novelty, specialty, variety | Including music/art, electronic equipment, sporting goods |
Office | |
Outdoor commercial recreation | |
Park (public or private) | Playgrounds, recreation centers, pools and the like |
Parking garage (private) | Private only: common area maintained by HOA |
Pet shop | |
Plant nursery | |
Printing/copying shop | |
Public transportation station | |
Residential use other than ground floor | |
Residential care facility | Only permitted where multi-family residents are allowed |
Residential care home | Only permitted where single-family residents are allowed |
RV park (public or private) | |
RV storage | For residential use only; HOA maintenance required |
Schools (public or private) | |
Single-family manufactured home | |
Stable (public or private) | |
Townhouse | |
Utility facility | |
(b) Industrial uses such as small-scale live-work industries supported mainly by residents of the planned development when such industrial uses are contained in a structure on-site and require an area no larger than 5% of the area devoted to residential uses;
(c) Residential/commercial mixed use developments;
(d) Urban farming, gardening, animal husbandry (meeting the requirements listed in § 152.051); and
(e) In addition to the accessory uses typical of the primary uses authorized, accessory uses approved as a part of the Planned Unit Development District may include the following uses:
1. Golf courses;
2. Private park, lake or waterway;
3. Recreation area (including trails);
4. Recreation building, club house or social hall; and
5. Other accessory structures which the Planning Commission finds are designed to serve primarily the tenants of the planned unit development and are compatible to the design of the planned unit development.
(5) Density. Generally, the density shall be 35 units per acre. The gross area of the PUD shall be used (total area including street dedications) to calculate the density of the PUD District. Areas of common use may be included in calculating allowable density.
(6) Deviations to be authorized. The Planning Commission may authorize the design and approval of PUD’s which deviate from the strict standards of this code. The deviations shall be limited to the limitations, restrictions and design standards listed in § 152.072(F)(3)(g).
(7) Dimensional and bulk standards. Dimensional and bulk standards apply as listed in § 152.072(F)(3)(h).
(8) Common areas. In the PUD District, 25% of the total land area shall be devoted to open space, in the form of yards, buffers, setbacks, common open areas or recreational facilities. A portion of this area shall be common or shared open space. The open space requirements are listed in § 152.072(F)(3)(i). The Planning Commission may increase or decrease the open space requirements depending on the particular site and the needs of the development.
(9) Transportation. The requirements for transportation listed in § 152.072(F)(3)(j) shall apply in the PUD District.
(10) Signs. All signs larger than eight square feet within a planned development are subject to approval of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall consider each such sign on its merits based on the aesthetic impact on the area, potential traffic hazards and the need for the sign.
(11) Compatibility with adjacent development. If topographical or other barriers near the perimeter of the development do not provide reasonable privacy for existing uses adjacent to the development, the Planning Commission shall require buildings in the planned development to be setback an adequate distance, as determined by the Planning Commission, from the perimeter and/or require an attractively designed and maintained buffer in the form of vegetation, fencing, walls and/or berms.
(12) Utility easements. Easements necessary for the orderly extension and maintenance of public utilities may be required as a condition of approval.
(13) Control of the development after completion. The final development plan shall continue to control the planned unit development after it is finished, as required by § 152.072(F)(3)(p).
(Ord. 1312, passed 5-16-2016; Ord. 1338, passed 10-1-2018) Penalty, see § 152.999