(A) It is the intent of this district to foster innovative and diverse design in land development that is still consistent with both the adopted Comprehensive Plan and the intent of this chapter and Chapter 155 of this code. To achieve this, the Commission does not apply any provisions of §§ 156.110 through 156.330 of this code regarding setbacks, lot size, dwelling unit size, frontage, or minimum lot coverage. Instead, the Commission, assisted by staff and representatives of the Technical Advisory Committee, negotiates a specific development plan with the petitioner for PD zoning. The combined elements of this negotiated plan, rather than district regulations, then become the subject of the rezoning process. All restrictions and regulations for a specific planned development are thus contained within the approved and recorded plan itself, having been arrived at prior to rezoning. PD zoning may be applied to existing development or to open land, provided the area of the development or parcel is at least 20 acres in size.
(B) The Commission’s goal is to provide a widening variety of environmentally appropriate residential, commercial, and mixed use developments to meet the needs of this community. To help create attractive, healthful, efficient, and stable places to live, shop, and work, the Commission encourages use of PD zoning within the following contexts:
(1) To accommodate compatible development in environmentally sensitive locations;
(2) To enhance compatibility with surrounding land uses;
(3) To permit a harmonious variety of uses within a single development;
(4) To promote efficiency and thus economy by clustering structures and/or by using shared facilities or services; and
(5) To foster new site treatments not contemplated in other kinds of zoning districts.
(C) In administration of this subchapter, the following development requirements must be satisfied:
(1) Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan;
(2) Compatibility of the development with surrounding land uses;
(3) Availability and coordination of water, sanitary sewers, stormwater drainage, and other utilities;
(4) Management of traffic in a manner that creates conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, and the harmonious development of the community:
(a) The design and location of proposed street and highway access points are to minimize safety hazards and congestion;
(b) The capacity of adjacent streets and highways is to be sufficient to safely and efficiently accept traffic that will be generated by the new development;
(c) The entrances, streets, and internal traffic circulation facilities in the development plan are to be compatible with existing and planned streets and adjacent developments; and
(d) In the event a formal traffic study is required for the proper evaluation of this division (C)(4), the developer shall be responsible for all costs related to that traffic study.
(5) Building setback lines;
(6) Building coverage;
(7) Building separation;
(8) Vehicle and pedestrian circulation;
(9) Parking;
(10) Landscaping;
(11) Signage;
(12) Open space;
(13) Park land;
(14) Outdoor lighting; and
(15) Design standards as set forth in Chapter 155 of this code.
(D) If, in the interests of achieving the goals established in divisions (A) and (B) above, it is necessary to waive one or more of the development requirements set forth in division (C) above, then the development requirements in divisions (C)(5) through (C)(14), inclusive, may be relaxed or waived.
(Ord. 23, § 3.80.10, passed 3-19-1997; Am. Ord. 45, passed 4-15-1998; Am. Ord. 23-A, passed 2-8-2022)