(a) All regulations within the Village Zoning Ordinance applicable to setback, parking and loading, general provisions, and other requirements shall be met in relation to each respective land use in the development based upon the zoning districts in which the use is listed as a permitted use. In all cases, the strictest provisions shall apply.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, deviations with respect to such regulation may be granted as part of the overall approval of the planned unit development, provided there are features or elements demonstrated by the applicant and deemed adequate by the Village Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission designed into the project plan for the purpose of achieving the objectives of this section.
(b) The uses proposed will have a beneficial effect, in terms of public health, safety, welfare, or convenience, on the present and future potential surrounding land uses.
(c) The uses proposed will not adversely affect the existing public utilities and circulation system, surrounding properties, or the environment.
(d) The public benefit shall be one which could not be achieved under the regulations of the underlying district alone, or that of any other zoning district.
(e) The number and dimensions of off-street parking shall be sufficient to meet the minimum required by the ordinances of the Village of Wolverine Lake. However, where warranted by overlapping or shared parking arrangements, the Planning Commission or Village Council may reduce the required number of parking spaces.
(f) All streets and parking areas within the planned unit development shall meet the minimum construction and other requirements of Village ordinances, unless modified by the Planning Commission and Village Council.
(g) Landscaping shall be preserved and/or provided to ensure that proposed uses will be adequately buffered from one another and from surrounding public and private property.
(h) Efforts shall be made to preserve significant natural, historical, and architectural features and the integrity of the land, including MDEQ regulated and non-MDEQ regulated wetlands or floodplains.
(i) Thoroughfare, drainage, and utility design shall meet or exceed the standards otherwise applicable in connection with each of the respective types of uses served.
(j) There shall be underground installation of utilities, including electricity, telephone, and cable TV.
(k) The pedestrian circulation system, and its related walkways and safety paths, shall be separated from vehicular thoroughfares and ways.
(l) Signage, lighting, landscaping, building materials for the exterior of all structures, and other features of the project, shall be designed and completed with the objective of achieving an integrated and controlled development, consistent with the character of the community, surrounding development or developments, and natural features of the area.
(m) Where non-residential uses adjoin off-site residentially zoned or used property, noise reduction and visual screening mechanisms such as earthen and/or landscape berms and/or decorative walls, shall be employed in accordance with Chapter 1270.
(n) The proposed density of the planned unit development shall be no greater than that which would be required for each of the component uses (measured by stated acreage allocated to each use) of the development by the district regulations of the underlying zoning district unless otherwise permitted by the Planning Commission and Village Council.
(Ord. 106A-85. Passed 4-9-14.)