The U-7D Planned Residential Development District is established to encourage the comprehensive design and integrated development of large tracts of land suitable for a variety of residential uses. The general purposes of this U-7D District are served by the following basic principles:
(a) Comprehensive planning of large tracts promotes more harmonious suburban growth, providing opportunities for the integration of various development projects and clearly identifiable growth centers in a region.
(b) Comprehensive planning allows different types of land uses to be successfully integrated, provides functional convenience, and efficiencies in the provision of public services and infrastructure.
(c) Comprehensive planning and integrated design means higher densities of development can be accommodated without loss of environmental quality. The general benefits of density include greater productivity of land, more efficient utilization of transportation facilities and utilities, more convenient access between different developments; the potential for higher development returns that can be channeled towards provision of higher level pedestrian and open space amenities; and a concentration within a limited area of the critical mass of people necessary to support various convenience services and functions.
(d) Comprehensive planning and integrated design of large tracts of land allows for more detailed definition and administration of architectural and landscape design controls. (Ord. 2020-124. Passed 11-4-20.)