[R.O. 1997 § 400.760; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 17 § 17-1, 2-1-1966]
The owners or agents of any tract of land comprising an area of not less than five (5) acres in an "R-2" Multiple-Family Residential District, or twenty (20) acres in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District, may submit a plan for the use and development of all of the tract of land for residential and allied purposes. Public hearings shall be held, reports submitted, and final action taken in accordance with procedures in Article XVII.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.770; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 17 § 17-2, 2-1-1966]
A. 
The approval and recommendations of the Commission shall be accompanied by a report stating the reasons for approval of the application and specific evidence and facts showing that the proposed community unit plan meets with the following conditions, and it is hereby required that the following conditions shall be met before the approval by the Commission that:
1. 
The buildings shall be used for single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or multiple dwellings, and the usual accessory uses such as private or parking garages and storage space and for community activities, including churches and schools.
2. 
The average overall lot area per family contained in the project exclusive of the area occupied by streets shall not be less than the lot area per family required in the district or districts in which the project is located.
3. 
The area shall be adaptable to complete community development being bounded by major thoroughfares, streets, railroads, or other external barriers, and as far as possible shall have within or through it no major thoroughfare or other physical feature which will tend to impair the neighborhood or community cohesiveness.
4. 
No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross area of the total project located in a single-family district be devoted to multiple-family dwellings.
5. 
Sufficient land is reserved for education facilities and recreation areas to meet the needs of the anticipated population, or as specified in the Comprehensive Plan.
6. 
The property adjacent to the area included in the plan will not be adversely affected and, to this end, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require in the absence of an appropriate physical barrier that uses of least intensity be arranged along the borders of the project.
7. 
The plan is consistent with the intent and purposes of this Chapter to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.780; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 17 § 17-4, 2-1-1966]
If the City Council approves the plans, building permits and certificates of occupancy may be issued even though the use of land and the location and height of buildings to be erected in the area and the yards and open space contemplated by the plan do not conform in all respects to the district regulations of the district in which it is located.
[R.O. 1997 § 400.790; Ord. No. 1021 Art. 17 § 17-5, 2-1-1966]
Amendments or additions to a community unit plan may be accomplished subject to the same regulations and procedures as those which apply to a new application.