(A) Before submitting any of the materials required for a rezoning request to either PDR, PDC, or PDM, the petitioner shall arrange a meeting with staff and the appropriate administrative officer.
(B) The petitioner shall bring to this meeting a drawing or sketch of the proposed planned development that:
(1) Is at least approximately scaled;
(2) Includes the entire tract;
(3) Shows, in at least schematic detail, the location of proposed uses and major buildings, layout and classification of roads, all entrances and exits, proposed building types and densities, and any common open space;
(4) Proposes treatment of environmentally sensitive areas; and
(5) Indicates phasing and a time frame for development.
(C) Discussion at this meeting shall include:
(1) The intent and requirements of PD zoning;
(2) The petitioner’s intentions and objectives regarding land use, street improvements, utilities, and similar matters;
(3) The petitioner’s intentions assuring compatibility between uses proposed for the perimeter of the PD and surrounding land uses and zoning classifications;
(4) General availability of utilities to the site;
(5) The area’s current zoning pattern and all elements of the Comprehensive Plan;
(6) Specific materials and documents required in § 156.254 below to be included with the submission, and a list of checkpoint agencies to be involved;
(7) Classification of the proposed rezoning, as PDR, PDC, or PDM, as per § 156.252; and
(8) A proposed schedule for the rezoning process.
(D) The Commission discourages use of PD zoning as a way to circumvent the rezoning and/or subdivision process or to avoid requirements and standards found in Chapter 155 of this code and/or elsewhere in this chapter.
(Ord. 23, § 3.80.40, passed 3-19-1997; Am. Ord. 23-A, passed 2-8-2022)