[Ord. No. 994 §1, 6-8-2011]
A.
The purpose of the planned unit development (PUD) established by
this Chapter is to provide improved control of the development process
while permitting greater flexibility in the relationship of various
buildings, structures, and open space in a unified development plan.
It is the purpose of this Chapter to permit deviations from fixed
standards controlling height of structures, density of population,
lot and yard requirements, street standards, or bulk regulations.
B.
It is the specific intent that the Planned Unit Development Regulations
be viewed as an alternative development district and not as a matter
of right. The planned unit development may provide a framework within
which an effective relationship of different land uses and activities
can be planned as a total unit. The planned unit development provides
a means of developing areas with unique physiographic or other physical
features and the efficient use of existing or prepared public facilities.
C.
Each plan shall be reviewed to determine the benefit in terms of
design features that justifies application of the zone district to
vary either uses permitted or variance from standards set forth in
the Subdivision Regulations,[1] including items such as reduction of grading, preservation
of natural features, improved stormwater management or less disturbance
of steep slopes. No plan shall be approved that does not demonstrate
a specific design benefit that justifies imposing the zone district.
[Ord. No. 994 §2, 6-8-2011]
The minimum lot area for a planned unit development shall be
forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
[Ord. No. 994 §3, 6-8-2011]
A.
A preliminary master development plan shall be submitted to the City
to be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and
recommendation. The preliminary master development plan shall also
be presented to the Board of Aldermen of the City of Winchester for
review and approval or denial. Upon approval of the preliminary master
development plan, a preliminary plat prepared in accordance with the
City of Winchester Subdivision Regulations shall be submitted to the
Planning and Zoning Commission for review. This plat shall also serve
as the final master development plan for the planned unit development.
B.
Upon approval of the preliminary plat/final master development plan
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant shall submit
improvement plans prepared in accordance with the City of Winchester
Subdivision Regulations. Upon approval of said plans the applicant
may submit the final plat prepared in accordance with the City of
Winchester Subdivision Regulations to the Planning and Zoning Commission
for review.
[Ord. No. 994 §4, 6-8-2011]
A.
A preliminary master development plan shall be submitted with the
application for a planned unit development. The preliminary master
development plan shall contain not less than the information required
of a sketch plan as described in the City of Winchester Subdivision
Regulations, and shall also include the following:
1.
An outhoundary plat of the tract with a land surveyor's
seal and statement of verification regarding the source of boundary
dimensions, bearings, and source of contour data.
B.
No preliminary master development plan shall be reviewed and approved
by the City unless said master development plan has been prepared
with the assistance of a design professional and the plan is in accord
with the City of Winchester Comprehensive Master Plan. A determination
of consistency with the City Master Plan shall be made by the City
of Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission and reduced to writing
and made a part of the record for each application.
C.
The final master development plan shall be in the form of a preliminary
plat as described in the City of Winchester Subdivision Regulations.
No final master development plan shall be reviewed and approved by
the Planning and Zoning Commission unless said master development
plan is in accordance with the approved preliminary master development
plan. The determination of consistency shall be made by the City of
Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission and reduced to writing and
made a part of the record for each application.
[Ord. No. 994 §5, 6-8-2011]
The planned unit development shall be reviewed and approved
or denied by the Board of Aldermen as provided by this Chapter. No
planned unit development shall be approved without a recommendation
of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Following approval, the area
designated for the planned unit development shall be placed on the
map by a symbol that indicates the boundary of the master development
plan, the symbol PUD, and the number of the order approving the master
development plan.
[Ord. No. 994 §6, 6-8-2011]
A.
The uniqueness of each proposal for a planned unit development may
require that standards for the width and surfacing of streets, public
ways, public utility rights-of-way, curbs, and other standards may
be subject to modification from the standards established in the City
of Winchester Subdivision Regulations. Modifications must be identified
on the submitted preliminary master development plan and shall become
valid only upon the City of Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission
approving variances on the preliminary plat/final master development
plan.
B.
The planned unit development shall otherwise be required to comply
with the City of Winchester Subdivision Regulations. This includes,
but is not limited to submittal of a preliminary plat, improvement
plans, provision of escrow, and final plat.
[Ord. No. 994 §7, 6-8-2011]
The City of Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission or the
City of Winchester Commission may, as a condition of approval of the
preliminary master development plan, require that suitable areas for
streets, public rights-of-way, schools, parks, and other public areas
be set aside, improved, and/or dedicated for public use.
[Ord. No. 994 §8, 6-8-2011]
An application for a planned unit development may include any
uses permitted as conditional uses. An application for a planned unit
development containing a conditional use shall be deemed as a simultaneous
application to the Board of Aldermen for a conditional use. It shall
be the duty of the Planning Department to notify the Board of Aldermen
in writing of the application. Approval by the Board of Aldermen of
the planned unit development shall meet all requirements of the conditional
use and shall constitute approval of any included conditional uses.
[Ord. No. 994 §9, 6-8-2011]
A.
An owner or applicant that requests amendment of an approved master
development plan or recorded plat of a planned unit development shall
submit the request to the Planning Department. The Planning Department
shall evaluate the request for consistency in purpose and content
with the nature of the proposal as originally advertised in the public
hearing before the Board of Aldermen and subsequently approved.
B.
If the Planning Department finds that the requested amendment is
not in conflict with the original plan as approved, the Planning and
Zoning Commission shall be notified in writing at the next available
regularly scheduled meeting. Unless expressly prohibited by the Planning
and Zoning Commission, the master development plan shall be amended
and the amended plan shall be recorded with the St. Louis County Recorder
of Deeds.
C.
If the Planning Department finds that the requested amendment is
in conflict with the original plan as approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission, the applicant shall be so informed and the item
shall be scheduled on the next available regularly scheduled meeting
of the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review and decision.
D.
An owner or applicant wishing to appeal the decision of the Department
regarding a proposed amendment may, within fifteen (15) days of the
decision, file a written appeal with the City of Winchester Planning
and Zoning Commission who shall hear the appeal and make the final
determination in the matter.
