The purpose of the “PD” planned development district is to accommodate modern carefully planned, integrated land uses such as residential, shopping, medical facilities, offices and other type uses, all designed and arranged into a mutually supporting pattern. The intent is to preserve land for expected major housing developments of special type, some industrial parks, medical and hospital centers, office centers and similar combinations of such developments which will be appropriately handled as planned developments.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-107; 2004 Code, sec. 14.296)
The city council may permit a planned development after public hearing provided it meets the requirements noted for each use in addition to the following applicable area requirements:
(1) 
A scale drawing must be provided showing any proposed public or private streets, building sites or building lots, any areas proposed for dedication or reserved as parks, parkways, playgrounds, utility easements, school sites, street widening, street changes and points of ingress and egress from existing public streets, topography with a contour interval of not less than two feet, or spot grades where the relief is limited.
(2) 
Where multiple land use is proposed, a land use plan which delineates the specific areas to be devoted to each particular type of use is required.
(3) 
Where building complexes are proposed and such buildings are not to be placed upon individual lots, a site plan, showing the approximate location of each building and the minimum distance between buildings and the property line, street line, and/or alley line, is required. Where buildings greater than one story in height, except single-family dwellings, are proposed, elevations and/or perspective drawings are required in order that the relationship of the buildings to adjacent properties and uses may be determined. Such drawings need only indicate the height, number of stories, exposure where access, light and air are proposed, and the type of construction.
(4) 
A plan must be submitted to the city council indicating the arrangement of off-street parking and off-street loading, where such is required. Such a plan may be presented as a ratio of off-street parking and off-street loading to building area, when accompanied by a typical example indicating the feasibility of the arrangement are [and] dimensioned on the drawing of the entire site. Any specific traffic regulation and facilities proposed or required to assure the safe function of the circulation plan must be shown.
(5) 
A designation of the maximum building coverage of the site must be indicated upon the site plan.
(6) 
Screening and landscaping plans are required where such treatment is essential to the proper arrangement of the development in relation to adjacent property. Such plan must, when required and appropriate, include screening walls, ornamental planting, playgrounds, wooded areas to be retained, lawns and gardens such as are determined to be necessary by the city council.
(7) 
The location of all on-site facilities for liquid and solid waste disposal must be indicated upon the site plan.
(8) 
The site plan shall also show the following items of information:
(A) 
The location and width of all curb cuts and driving lanes;
(B) 
The dimensions and capacities of parking areas and loading areas, and the character and location of illumination facilities for same;
(C) 
All pedestrian walks, malls and open areas for use by tenants or the public;
(D) 
The location, size, height and orientation of all signs other than signs flat on building facades;
(E) 
The types of surfacing, such as paving, turfing or gravel, to be used at the various locations;
(F) 
The location of fire hydrants;
(G) 
Drainage plans and information as may be available to show that the development will not be adversely affected by flooding action.
(9) 
Any or all of the required features may be incorporated on a single drawing, if such drawing is clear and capable of evaluation by the city council and interpretation by the city engineer, the city manager and the building inspector.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-108; Ordinance 523, sec. 5, adopted 1/27/00; 2004 Code, sec. 14.297)
The plans required for a planned development district may from time to time be amended. When the changes proposed are minor in nature and the relationship of the elements of the project to adjacent property are not altered and the density, building spacing and other appropriate standards are not changed the alteration shall be considered an administrative change. Whenever the fundamental relationship of the project or any element thereof is proposed to be materially altered, the change shall be considered the same as an amendment to the zoning ordinance, sections 14.08.001 to 14.08.004.
(1977 Code, sec. 12-109; 2004 Code, sec. 14.298)