A.
Part 402 is intended to provide for a compatible mixture of quality residential housing types within the Urban Development Area, consistent with the residential land use policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The plan identifies basic land use characteristics which are to be encouraged:
(1)
Efficient land use patterns that create high-quality neighborhoods that are attractive and pedestrian oriented.
(2)
Densities that promote a compact and efficient use of land.
(3)
Reduced housing and public facility costs.
(4)
Energy efficient housing and housing patterns.
(5)
Sustainable and environmentally sensitive land use.
B.
Within this Part 402, a number of general performance requirements are identified. When a housing development has satisfied these requirements, this Part 402 is intended to provide a large degree of flexibility in development and housing design. This design process is accomplished through a master development plan which is designed in cooperation with the County staff.
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C.
It is the intent of this Part 402 to allow a mixture of housing types on the land within an approved master development plan. Within this Part 402, the permitted development percentages and densities for all housing types are identified. The master development plan shall specify the amount and percentages of all proposed housing types.
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D.
While a mixture of housing types is allowed on a site, the intent is to use the master development plan and the other article regulations to place the different housing types on the site in a way that will protect the living environment of the new residents and existing residential land uses. It is the intention of this Part 402 to integrate new residential developments with existing residential developments and to ensure that different residential developments are properly screened from one another while still creating a sense of community and while providing for a variety of housing options. This Part 402 attempts to encourage the provision of some amenities through density bonuses, which are intended to enhance the development without increasing housing costs.
E.
Streets shall be provided in new developments to continue existing and planned street patterns and in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan as well as any road improvement plans where appropriate and where necessary to achieve an interconnected street system. Streets and rights-of-way in proposed developments, intended to be developed in the future, shall be clearly designated to take into account future development as indicated in the Comprehensive Plan.
F.
In those sections of this Part 402 where discretion is given to the Zoning Administrator, that discretion shall be exercised with this statement of intent as the primary guide for action.