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PREFACE
PUD #1 THE PRESERVE ON GRAND
PUD #2 GRAND WOODS
PUD #3 HEATHERWOOD
PUD #4 HEATHERWOOD 2
PUD #5 BEH
PUD #6 BEH II
PUD #7 PARKHAVEN
PUD #8 SOMERFIELD
PUD #9 SOUTHWOODS KNOLL
PUD #10 S AND F/KARP
PUD #11 SOUTHWOODS EAST 2
PUD #12 SOUTHWOODS EAST
PUD #13 STONEBRIDGE
PUD #14 WISTFUL VISTA
PUD #15 SOUTHWOODS WEST
PUD #16 WESTBROOKE
PUD #17 THE KNOLLS
PUD #18 WEST PARK
PUD #19 WOODLAND PARK
PUD #20 THE SHOPPES AT VALLEY WEST
PUD #21 WESTDALE PLAZA
PUD #22 COUNTRY PARK
PUD #23 JORDAN PARK VISTA
PUD #24 MEADOWVIEW
PUD #25 SUN PRAIRIE
PUD #26 SUN PRAIRIE WEST
PUD #27 WEST LAKES
PUD #28 COUNTRY CLUB OFFICE PLAZA (CCOP)
PUD #29 REED'S CROSSING
PUD #30 GLEN OAKS
PUD #31 ASHWORTH CORRIDOR
PUD #32 RYUN FARM
PUD #33 WIRTZ PROPERTY
PUD #34 BOONE FARM
PUD #35 98TH STREET
PUD #36 WESTOWN CENTRE
PUD #37 CORPORATE PLACE
PUD #38 WRENWOOD PLACE
PUD #39 WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #40 THREE FOUNTAINS COMMERCIAL
PUD #41 BLUE CREEK
PUD #42 WESTIN HEIGHTS
PUD #43 SOUTH WATER TOWER PLACE
PUD #44 42ND STREET
PUD #45 50TH STREET
PUD #46 MAPLE GROVE NORTH
PUD #47 JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER
PUD #48 BRIDGEWOOD
PUD #49 ASHAWA
PUD #50 VALLEY GREEN
PUD #51 5940 UNIVERSITY
PUD #52 COLBY OFFICE PARK
PUD #53 GREENWAY CROSSING
PUD #54 WEST GRAND BUSINESS PARK
PUD #55 MILLS CROSSING
PUD #56 RESERVED
PUD #57 ASHWORTH CROSSING
PUD #58 BATY FARM
PUD #59 DEPOT AT ASHWORTH
PUD #60 LAKE VIEW
PUD #61 BENNETT
PUD #62 WEST GLEN TOWN CENTER
PUD #63 LINCOLN STREET PARK
PUD #64 KING'S VALLEY
PUD #65 CLEVEN
PUD #66 KING'S RIDGE
PUD #67 RESERVED
PUD #68 GALLERIA
PUD #69 ROBEL FARM
PUD #70 WELLS FARGO WEST DES MOINES CAMPUS
PUD #71 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING I
PUD #72 SOUTH MAPLE GROVE
PUD #73 BELLA SOUTH
PUD #74 JORDAN CREEK CROSSING II
PUD #75 JORDAN HEIGHTS
PUD #76 MAPLE GROVE WEST
PUD #77 PUBLIC SAFETY STATION #19
PUD #78 HERITAGE BEND
PUD #79 VILLAGE AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #80 TALLYN'S REACH
PUD #81 VILLAGE OF PONDEROSA
PUD #82 PLAZA AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #83 JORDAN CREEK BUSINESS PARK
PUD #84 MERCY WEST LAKES
PUD #85 LUTHERAN-MYERS
PUD #86 COUNTRY CLUB DENTAL
PUD #87 JORDAN WEST
PUD #88 PARADISE POINTE
PUD #89 SILVERWOOD
PUD #90 BROADMOOR APARTMENTS AT JORDAN CREEK
PUD #91 AVIVA USA
PUD #92 ESCALADE TOWNHOMES
PUD #93 WESTOWN CITY CENTER
PUD #94 TACO JOHN'S
PUD #95 RACCOON RIVER QUARRIES
PUD #96 WEST BANK-CASEY'S
PUD #97 60TH AND ASHWORTH CENTER
PUD #98 FAREWAY
PUD #99 DENTON
PUD #100 KINGS LANDING
PUD #101 ROGER'S FARM
PUD #102 MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS PARK
PUD #103 CLOCKTOWER SQUARE
PUD #104 GRAND VALLEY
PUD #105 ELDORADO ESTATES
PUD #106 1ST STREET REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #107 PLATINUM POINTE TOWNHOMES
PUD #108 MAJESTIC OAKS
PUD #109 DELLA VITA
PUD #110 SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP
PUD #111 QUAIL PARK WOODS
PUD #112 PHENIX
PUD #113 THE FOUNDRY
PUD #114 THE PARKWAYS
PUD #115 TRAIL SIDE
PUD #116 RB WDM GRAND LLC
PUD #117 BROWNS WOODS HOLLOW
PUD #118 WDM PUBLIC SERVICES
PUD #119 CEDAR RIDGE
PUD #120 GRAND RIDGE
PUD #121 THE PRESERVE
PUD #122 MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
PUD #123 DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
PUD #124 WENDY’S
PUD #125 SOUTH BRANCH BUSINESS PARK
PUD #126 VILLAGE ON JORDAN CREEK
PUD #127 KING’S GROVE
PUD #128 WESTOWNE SHOPPING CENTER
PUD #129 MILLS LANDING
PUD #130 LINNWILL HY-VEE
PUD #131 THE WILDER PINES
PUD #132 M&W MINI STORAGE (CUBESMART)
PUD #133 ERIK'S BIKES
PUD #134 THE VILLAGE AT SUGAR CREEK
PUD #135 PAVILION PARK
PUD #136 JORDAN RIDGE
PUD #137 JORDAN CREEK TOWER
PUD #138 SUITE SHOTS
PUD #139 ASHWORTH 88
PUD #140 WOODHOUSE
PUD #141 VALLEY WEST MALL
PUD #142 VAL AIR BALLROOM
089-05: LAND USE DESIGN CRITERIA:
In addition to the general criteria as stated above, the following land use design criteria shall apply to the development areas designated on the sketch plan. The PUD sketch plan which is made a part of this rezoning action and on file in the city delineates four (4) parcels for application of specific development standards (Parcel D is road right of way). The following development standards and use regulations shall apply to each of the following development parcels:
   A.   Parcel A: Unless otherwise provided for within this ordinance, the use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for residential single- family (RS-6) district shall apply to any development proposal for parcel A as shown on the PUD sketch plan (on file in the city as exhibit I). Parcel A shall be no more than 29.33 net acres and shall not exceed one hundred nineteen (119) dwelling units.
      1.   Building setbacks:
         a.   Front yard: Twenty five feet (25').
         b.   Rear yard:
            (1)   Thirty five feet (35') on those lots which abut the back yard of another residential lot.
            (2)   Twenty feet (20') on those lots which abut an open space consisting of buffer or greenway platted as an outlot and part of a homeowners' association.
         c.   Side yard: Minimum seven feet (7'); total of fifteen feet (15'). Setback shall be measured to the foundation; a maximum two foot (2') overhang shall be allowed; however no point of the building shall be closer than five feet (5') to the property line.
      2.   No driveway access from an individual dwelling unit shall be permitted directly onto Bridgewood Boulevard.
      3.   Outlot X in parcel A (or as otherwise indicated on the final plat for parcel A) shall be dedicated to the city for park use.
      4.   Outlots P, Q, R, and Y in parcel A (or as otherwise indicated on the final plat for parcel A) are designated as buffer parks and will be owned by and wholly the responsibility of the homeowners' association.
   B.   Parcel B: Unless otherwise provided for within this ordinance, the use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for residential high density residential (RH-18) district shall apply to any development proposal for parcel B as shown on the PUD sketch plan (on file in the city as exhibit I). Parcel B shall be no more than 12.04 net acres and shall not exceed two hundred seventeen (217) dwelling units.
   C.   Parcel C: Unless otherwise provided for within this ordinance, the use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the office (OF) district shall apply to any development proposal for parcel C as shown on the PUD sketch plan (on file in the city as exhibit I).
      1.   Lot Size: Minimum lot size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
      2.   Uses:
         a.   Permitted Uses: Permitted uses shall include the following:
            (1)   All permitted (P) uses allowed within the office (OF) district as set forth in title 9 of the city code, except the following:
SIC 58 series - Eating and drinking places.
SIC 60 series - Depository institutions (banks).
            (2)   All permitted conditional (Pc) uses allowed within the office (OF) district except those that have been prohibited by this ordinance may be allowed with the approval of the appropriate review body.
   D.   Parcel D: One-half (1/2) of the ultimate road right of way for Mills Civic Parkway and S88th Street, including right of way necessary to accommodate turn lanes as indicated in the traffic analysis shall be dedicated at no cost to the city upon request. The remaining one-half (1/2) of the necessary right of way and any remnant land south and west of realigned Mills Civic Parkway or S88th Street, minus existing road right of way held in easement shall be purchased by the city at the land price (prior to improvements) as originally paid by the developer.
   E.   Parcel E: Unless otherwise provided for within this ordinance, the use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9 of the city code for the Residential Medium Density (RM-12) district shall apply to any development proposal for parcel E as shown on the PUD sketch plan.
      1.   Uses:
         a.   Permitted Uses: Permitted uses shall include the following:
            (1)   All permitted (P) uses allowed within the Residential Medium Density (RM-12) district as set forth in title 9 of the city code, except the following:
Recreational amenities open to the general public
SIC 7997 Membership golf and country club
SIC 805 Nursing and personal care
SIC 8211 Elementary and secondary school
            (2)   All permitted conditional (Pc) uses allowed within the Residential Medium Density (RM-12) district as set forth in title 9 of the city code are prohibited:
      2.   Setback: Primary and accessory structures shall be setback a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') from the perimeter development boundary if sidewalks are constructed on both sides of the internal private streets within the parcel. Such sidewalks shall be located a minimum of five feet (5') from the back of curb of the private street. If sidewalks are constructed on only one side of the private street, as described above, the primary and accessory structure setback shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30'). If no sidewalks are constructed along internal private streets within the parcel, primary and accessory structures shall be setback a minimum of thirty-five feet (35') from the perimeter development boundary. 
      3.   Buffers: The following shall be required:
         a.   Adjacent to Mills Civic Parkway, S. 88th Street and the west side of S. 85th Street rights of way: A minimum thirty foot (30') wide buffer is required unless the primary and accessory structure perimeter setback is reduced to twenty-five feet (25') as described above in which case, the buffer width shall match the minimum setback width required:
            (1)   Earthen berming shall abide by city code standards (Title 9, Chapter 19, Section 8C), shall be undulating to create a more natural appearance and generally be of a minimum height of three feet (3'), except earthen berming may be provided, but shall not be required within the buffer along S. 85th Street within the area immediately adjacent to the proposed detention basin situated in the northeast corner of the site.
            (2)   Minimum vegetation types, sizes and quantities will need to abide by city code standards for a thirty foot (30') wide buffer (Title 9, Chapter 19, Section 8E) regardless of buffer width.
         b.   Adjacent to Coachlight Drive: A minimum thirty foot (30') wide buffer is required to mitigate views from the single-family homes on the north side of Coachlight Drive of individual buildings adjacent to Coachlight Drive within the development unless the primary and accessory structure perimeter setback is reduced to twenty-five feet (25') as described above in which case, the buffer width shall match the minimum setback width required:
            (1)   Earthen berming shall abide by city code standards (Title 9, Chapter 19, Section 8C) except earthen berming may be provided, but shall not be required within the buffer along Coachlight Drive within the area immediately adjacent to the proposed detention basin situated in the northeast corner of the site.
            (2)   In addition to required buffer vegetation, a maximum six foot (6') high opaque fence shall be located at the top of the berm. Said fence shall generally extend from the west property boundary to a point approximately twenty-five feet (25') past the easternmost wall of the east dwelling structure.
            (3)   Minimum vegetation types, sizes and quantities will need to abide by city code standards for a thirty foot (30') wide buffer (Title 9, Chapter 19, Section 8E) regardless of buffer width. For that portion of the Coachlight Drive buffer which extends from the west property boundary to twenty-five feet (25') past the easternmost wall of the east dwelling structure, the height of vegetation at time of planting shall be the maximum possible while maintaining typical nursery warranties. It is preferred that vegetation be grown in 'root pruned' or 'root controlled' bags. If utilized, vegetation heights at time of planting may be reduced; however, conifer trees shall not be less than four feet (4') in height.
            (4)   Visibility of headlights from vehicles circulating within the site, including traversing to and from the garages of the dwelling units immediately adjacent to Coachlight Drive shall be opaquely blocked from the single-family homes along Coachlight Drive.
         c.   No buffer shall be required along the eastern boundary of the single-family lots located on the east side of S. 85th Street.
         d.   With the exception of ground monument sign structures as allowed by city code, utilities, and the fence required within the Coachlight Drive buffer, no other fencing or any other type of structures shall be located within a required buffer.
         e.   Per written acknowledgement from the property owner of PUD Parcel C, no buffer shall be required within Parcel E along the common property line with Parcel C.
      4.   Outdoor Use Area: Each dwelling must be provided an outdoor use area. A minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the dwelling units shall be provided a dedicated outdoor porch, patio or deck/balcony as part of the individual dwelling unit with a minimum usable area of forty (40) square feet and a minimum usable dimension of six feet (6') deep in either direction. In lieu of a usable outdoor living area for individual dwellings, area(s) of defined and enhanced common outdoor living space can be provided on site with a minimum area of forty (40) square feet per each dwelling without an outdoor living area that meets the usable living area requirements. (Ord. 1783, 10-8-2007; amd. Ord. 2517, 5-16-2022; Ord. 2580, 9-5-2023)