There is hereby established a zone which shall hereinafter be
known as the "PUD planned residential unit development zone," and
which shall function and serve as set out in this chapter.
(Prior code § 9205.05)
The intent and purpose of the PUD zone is to principally designate
and distinguish certain areas within the community that can best be
utilized to attain the following:
A. To
create a better living environment;
B. To
promote the achievement of residential land use amenities that could
not otherwise be obtained under more conventional methods and development;
C. To
achieve greater design flexibility of residential acreage than could
otherwise be possible through the application of more conventional
residential zone regulations;
D. To
encourage well-planned developments through more creative, innovative
and imaginative planning principles, practice and techniques;
E. To
reserve a greater proportion of open-space land for recreation, conservation,
park and other similar kinds of use facilities than is otherwise required
by more conventional residential zone regulations;
F. To
provide for a more efficient, appropriate and desirable use of land
which is sufficiently unique in its physical characteristics and other
circumstances to warrant special methods of development;
G. To
provide areas of natural scenic beauty, vistas, landmarks, promontories
and other environmental features through integrated land planning,
design, and unified control of physical development patterns; and
H. To
set forth use regulations and property development regulations that
will best assure that the intent and purpose of this chapter are carried
out.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (A))
A. The
PUD zone is a land use classification which, in part, assists in the
implementation of the residential land use, housing and environmental
elements of the general plan. It is a zone classification designed
to be applied on selective areas of the community where the land is
of sufficient size, shape and configuration, and possesses the characteristics
to warrant a planned residential unit development.
B. Application
of the PUD zone must clearly qualify in accordance with the intent
and purpose established herein, and must also be protected from the
encroachment of land uses and development that would tend to oversaturate
land capabilities.
C. Uses
of land and development which do not qualify and which are not specifically
permitted in the PUD zone are hereby expressly prohibited.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (B))
Regulations governing permitted uses of land in the PUD zone are specifically set forth in Chapter
18.40 of this title.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (C))
Regulations governing the development of property for uses in the PUD zone are specifically set forth in Chapter
18.42 of this title.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (D))
Regulations governing off-street parking requirements for uses and development of property in the PUD zone are specifically set forth in Chapter
18.44 of this title.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (E))
Regulations governing permitted signs and advertising for uses and development of property in the PUD zone are specifically set forth in Chapter
18.46 of this title.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (F))
The regulations set forth in this title, and those set forth
in Title 17 of this code governing planned residential unit developments
in the PUD zone, are deemed to be minimum and not all-inclusive. The
design review board, planning commission and/or city council may establish
conditions or requirements as may be deemed necessary to maintain,
preserve, protect, perpetuate and promote not only the public health,
safety, environment and general welfare, but the integrity of the
PUD zone as well.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (G))
The scope and complexity of development shall be of such a nature
so as to effect an integral land-planning unit that provides achievement
in conformity with the intent and purpose of the PUD zone. The overall
plan of development shall be comprehensive, embracing all interrelationships
of land, buildings, and other environmental features and characteristics,
and shall attain a whole, three-dimensional concept. The development
must also be well-related to existing and planned land uses and circulation
patterns (both pedestrian and vehicular) of adjoining properties,
and must not constitute a disruptive element with regard to adjacent
community neighborhood areas. Internal vehicular circulation systems
shall not be a dominant feature in the overall design, but must, however,
be so designed for the efficient and safe movement and flow of vehicles
without having a disruptive influence on the characteristics, features,
activities and functions of the facilities to be provided.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (H))
In the PUD zone, environmental design features shall be compatible
and consistent with the elements, goals and objectives of the general
plan. Recreational facilities must be located throughout the development
in order to obtain maximum dispersion and be in close proximity to
all dwelling units, or easily accessible thereto. Various community
facilities shall be grouped in areas well-related to open spaces,
designed as focal points of overall development features, and easily
accessible thereto by the residents of the development.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (I))
A. The
conditional use permit granted for establishment of a planned residential
unit development shall include an approved progress schedule indicating
the development of open-space lands related to the construction of
residential dwelling units. Such progress schedule shall become a
condition of conditional use permit approval.
B. Planned
residential unit development projects proposed to be developed in
more than one phase shall be designed so that each successive phase
will independently comply with the regulations specified herein.
C. The
conditional use permit may include approval of development in more
than one phase, provided the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the planning commission that the proposed development will be a
better project within the intent and purpose of the PUD zone. In event
more than one phase is approved, the applicant shall provide a tentative
tract map and plan of development indicating the cumulative allocation
and utilization of land for each successive phase of development.
(Prior code § 9205.05 (J))