Planned developments are of such substantially different character from other special use variations that specific and additional standards and exceptions are hereby established to govern the recommendations of the Municipal Planning Commission and the action of Council.
(a) Special Conditions. In the case of residential, business or manufacturing planned developments, the Commission may recommend, and Council may authorize, that there is in part of the area of such development and for the duration of such development, specified uses not permitted by the use regulations for the district in which such development is located, provided the Commission finds that:
(1) The uses permitted by the variation are necessary or desirable and are appropriate with respect to the primary purpose of the development;
(2) The uses permitted by the special exception variation are not of such a nature or so located as to exercise a detrimental influence on the surrounding neighborhood;
(3) Not more than twenty percent of the ground area or of the gross floor area of such development shall be devoted to the uses permitted by the special exception variation;
(4) In a manufacturing planned development such additional uses allowed by special exception variation shall conform with the performance standards of the district in which the development is located as set forth herein;
(5) The special exception variation so allowed is reflected by the appropriate zoning district symbols and so recorded on the Zoning District Map.
(b) Bulk Regulations. In the case of any planned development, the Commission may recommend and Council may authorize variations to the applicable bulk regulations of this Zoning Ordinance within the boundaries of such development, provided the Commission finds that:
(1) Such variation shall be solely for the purpose of promoting an integrated site plan no less beneficial to the residents or occupants of the development, as well as of neighboring properties, than would be obtained under the bulk regulations of this Zoning Ordinance for buildings developed on separate zoning lots;
(2) The overall minimum lot area or maximum lot coverage of a residential planned development would not exceed by more than fifteen percent the requirements for individual uses in the district in which such planned development is located;
(3) The minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements herein shall not be decreased by more than fifteen percent in any such development containing residential uses, and that there shall be available to each residential building and immediately adjacent thereto, including the land area upon which it is erected, the minimum amount of land area required for such building under the lot area per dwelling unit provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(4) Spacing between principal buildings shall be at least equivalent to such spacing as would be required between buildings similarly developed under the terms of this Ordinance on separate zoning lots, due consideration being given to the openness normally afforded by intervening streets and alleys; and
(5) Along the periphery of such planned developments, yards shall be provided as required by the regulations of the district in which the development is located.
(Ord. 10-16-67. Passed 11-20-67; Ord. 55-2010. Passed 9-21-10.)