In a planned unit development district, all
uses permitted by right in the residential and commercial districts
may be permitted. Additional uses specifically enumerated in the applicant's
final master plan may be permitted by right at the discretion of the
Town Council. Specific uses may also be excluded.
One or more uses permitted by conditional use
permit in any zoning districts may be permitted in the planned unit
development district, if documented in the applicant's master plan,
and upon issuance of a conditional use permit by the Town Council.
Uses allowed by right in other districts may require a conditional
use permit if specifically enumerated in the applicant's final master
plan.
A variety of housing types and nonresidential
uses is strongly encouraged. The mixture of uses may be obtained with
different uses in different buildings or a mixture of uses within
the same building.
Open space promotes attractive and unique developments
that are also environmentally conscious. For the purposes of this
section, the term "open space" shall not include roads and sidewalks.
Planned unit developments shall include the following:
A. Not less than 30% of total acreage shall be open space,
whether dedicated to public use or retained privately.
B. If 50% or more of the total acreage is open space,
then a thirty-percent increase in density shall be permitted. If 75%
or more of the total acreage is open space, then a fifty-percent increase
in density shall be permitted.
C. A minimum usable area of 5,000 square feet every 10
acres shall be provided for active or passive recreational activities.
D. Open space shall be dedicated in a logical relationship
to the site and in accordance with any guidance from the Town's Comprehensive
Plan regarding significant open space.
E. Improvements shall be configured to accommodate permitted,
accessory and conditional uses in an orderly relationship with one
another, with the greatest amount of open area and with the least
disturbance to natural features.
Within the planned unit development district,
the applicant shall establish parking regulations for consideration
by the Town Council. The proposed regulations should be based on a
parking needs study or equivalent data. Such regulations shall reflect
the intent of the Town's Comprehensive Plan to decrease impervious
cover by reducing parking requirements, considering alternative transportation
modes and using pervious surfaces for spillover parking areas. Shared
parking areas, especially with nonresidential uses, are encouraged.
All new utility lines, electric, telephone,
cable television lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
Where sections of this chapter or the Subdivision
Ordinance are deemed to be in conflict with the goals of the applicant's
final master plan, the rezoning application shall be considered a
waiver or modification to these sections if specified in the applicant's
final master plan. Otherwise, the applicant must provide a clear explanation
as to why certain regulations are in conflict with the applicant's
final master plan, demonstrate that the public's health, safety and
welfare will not be compromised, and request the specific waivers
or modifications to be considered by the Town Council after a public
hearing.