Title 9 of the city code includes chapter 9, "Planned Unit Development District", and establishes certain regulations and guidelines pertaining to accompanying information required on a plat, site plan and permitted conditional use documents; therefore, the following conditions, restrictions, and regulations are adopted as part of this approval and the following general site plan criteria shall be integrated into and made a part of the development criteria for the Colby Office Park PUD, to wit:
A. General Conditions:
1. All subdivisions, public streets, public street rights of way and general development shall adhere to the standards and design criteria set forth in the West Des Moines subdivision ordinance and the Des Moines metropolitan design standards as adopted by the city of West Des Moines pertaining thereto, unless otherwise stated within this ordinance.
2. Any regulation, standard, provision or requirement set forth in the city code not specifically addressed within this document shall still be enforced. Any regulation, standard provision or requirement set forth in the city code not specifically addressed within this document are applicable to this PUD and shall be enforced.
3. In all areas within a 100-year frequency flood hazard zone, or adjoining drainageways or detention areas involving potential flood hazards, no building shall be erected which has a lowest floor, including basements, less than one foot (1') above the determined level of the 100-year frequency flood event or floodproofed to the same elevation in accordance with the West Des Moines floodplain ordinance, and no building shall be erected within twenty five feet (25') of any major drainage, stormwater detention basin or pond.
4. The developer, their successors and assigns, if any, shall pay all construction and engineering costs for the interior development of the planned unit development, in accordance with the current city policies at the time of development, as required by this ordinance, the subdivision ordinance of the city of West Des Moines, and the Des Moines metropolitan design standards as adopted by the city of West Des Moines, for all streets, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, drainage improvements, detention basins, water mains, buffers and other improvements within the PUD as may be required. (Ord. 1331, 10-5-1998)
B. Land Use Design Criteria: In addition to the general conditions requirement stated within this document, the following land use design criteria shall apply to the development area designated on the sketch plan. The sketch plan document referred to in section 052-02 of this ordinance, delineates a single parcel of the PUD for application of specific standards of land use and development regulations. The following development standards and land use regulations shall apply to the development within this individual parcel.
1. All general use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9, "Zoning", of the city code for the OF office district shall apply to any development proposal for all property contained within the Colby Office Park PUD as shown on the sketch plan, unless noted otherwise in this ordinance.
a. Development Standards: Allowed general use regulations and provisions set forth in title 9, "Zoning", of the city code for the OF office district as outlined in the commercial use matrix in the city code shall apply to any development proposal within this PUD unless modified herein.
The following uses shall be prohibited:
Restaurants (SIC 5812).
Hotels and motels (SIC 701).
The following uses shall be allowed when in accordance with all applicable policies, procedures, and obligations of authorized governing agencies, including, but not limited to, the board of pharmacies, the department of radiological health, the department of transportation, and the FDA:
In vitro and in vivo diagnostic substances (SIC 2835). (Ord. 1989, 6-10-2013)
All building heights and setbacks shall be in accordance with the setback and bulk density regulations of the West Des Moines zoning ordinance for OF office district unless modified and noted otherwise herein. The minimum front yard shall be fifty feet (50'). The minimum rear yard shall be fifty feet (50'). The minimum side yard shall be thirty feet (30'). If the side yard abuts a similar district, then it may have a zero foot (0') side yard setback provided that all construction is built in accordance with applicable building and fire codes.
All parking lot setbacks shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of the off street parking and loading chapter of the West Des Moines zoning ordinance. The minimum required open space shall be twenty five percent (25%) of the total project area. In addition to the open space requirements for the total project area, all parking areas shall include landscaped areas, islands, screens, etc., equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total paved area and associated drives. Landscaped islands within the parking area shall have ground cover of grass (i.e., sod), shrubs or other acceptable living plant life, unless an alternate ground cover is specifically approved as part of the site plan review by the city. No parking space shall be greater than seventy five feet (75') from a landscaped open space area with a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) square feet. The narrowest dimension of a parking lot island shall not be less than five feet (5').
The project site shall be developed with each building being compatible in design and use of materials so as to appear as a single unified development. The architectural design and use of materials for the construction of any building within the PUD shall be accomplished in a manner compatible with PCP professional commerce park zone district building standards. The architectural design of any building shall be acceptable to the city and no wood, masonite, metal plastic siding, nonarchitectural sheet metal, concrete block, or other similar materials shall constitute a portion of any building except as a trim material, unless the city council of West Des Moines, after receiving a recommendation from the planning and zoning commission of West Des Moines, shall determine said material when used as a primary element, enhances the physical appearance or provides continuity desired to unite all structures within the parcel together into one project concept.
b. Pedestrian Access: A public sidewalk shall be provided along the public street right of way and connections shall also be made between said public sidewalk and internal sidewalks. The design and/or location of the pedestrian walkways and sidewalks shall be determined at the site plan or permitted conditional use permit development review process.
c. Buffering: Adequate buffering of negative aspects of commercial buildings (loading docks, garbage dumpsters, and HVAC mechanical equipment) from any public street and adjoining properties shall be required.
A thirty foot (30') buffer park shall be established along the northwest boundary line to screen the commercial uses from the adjoining residential district. Landscaping and berming of the buffer park shall be provided in accordance with the West Des Moines buffer ordinance. Sidewalks and pedestrian plaza areas shall be allowed to be located within the buffer park; however, no other types of structures will be permitted. The location and design of pedestrian facilities within the buffer park shall be designed to provide pleasant outdoor spaces for the office uses without negatively affecting the residential uses on the adjacent property. (Ord. 1331, 10-5-1998)