The purpose of the planned unit development is to encourage flexibility in the development of land in order to promote its most appropriate use; to improve the design, character and quality of new developments; to encourage a harmonious and appropriate mixture of uses and/or housing types; to facilitate the adequate and economic provision of streets, utilities and city services; to preserve critical natural environmental and scenic features of the site; to encourage and provide a mechanism for arranging improvements and sites so as to preserve desirable features; and to mitigate the problems which may be presented by specific site conditions. It is anticipated that Planned Unit Developments will offer one or more of the following advantages:
(a) Serve to implement the goals, objectives, and strategies of the comprehensive plan specific to where the PUD is to be located;
(b) Permit the application of current best practices in the design principles to new development within the city;
(c) Promote development patterns that maximize compatibility of differing adjacent land uses to avoid the necessity of extensive buffering;
(d) Enhance the appearance of the city by conserving areas of special natural beauty, steep slopes, ecological importance, flood prone areas, and natural green spaces where appropriate, while understanding that land within urban areas is best suited for urban densities and development patterns;
(e) Counteract poor urban design and mitigate congestion on streets;
(f) Promote design principles that allow differing types of land uses to coexist while preserving property values and minimizing potential negative consequences; and
(g) Promote and protect the environmental integrity of the site and its surroundings by providing suitable design responses to the specific environmental constraints of the site and surrounding area.
(Ord. 450. Passed 9-4-18.)