The purpose of this chapter is to establish a Planned Unit Development
(PUD) Overlay Zone that provides for one or more properties to be
developed under a plan that provides for better coordinated development
and incorporates development standards crafted to respond to site
conditions in order to:
A. Provide
flexibility in the development of residential properties with single-unit,
duplex, and multi-unit housing types and provide desirable spatial
relationships between buildings and structures on-site.
B. Encourage
preservation and enhancement of natural beauty and the provision of
landscaped open spaces for visual and recreational enjoyment.
C. Allow
for creative development projects that incorporate design features
that provide greater amenities and open space than would likely result
from conventionally planned development and subdivisions under strict
adherence to requirements of the base zone.
D. Ensure
substantial compliance with and implement the land use and density
policies of the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan.
A PUD Overlay Zone shall be noted on the Zoning Map by the designation
"PUD" followed by the maximum allowable density figure in residential
units per acre. The PUD Overlay Zone is limited to properties within
the RS Zones.
In addition to the uses allowed in the applicable base zone
the following uses are permitted.
A. Planned
unit development containing single-unit, two-unit, and multi-unit
housing types and accessory buildings and uses such as recreation
facilities, parking lots, carports and garages, private and public
parks, open spaces, and areas for public and private use.
B. Large
Family Day Care Homes.
C. Other
uses as required by State law.
If the construction of the development is to occur in stages,
the required open space or recreational facilities shall be developed,
or committed thereto, in proportion to the number of residential units
intended to be developed during any given stage of construction as
approved by the Planning Commission. At no time during the construction
of the project shall the number of constructed residential units per
acre of developed land exceed the overall density per acre established
by the approved Conditional Use Permit.
As a guarantee of good faith for the maintenance of the required
open space or recreational facilities, the developer shall furnish
one of the securities described below, or combination thereof, as
approved by City, in an amount equal to one 100% of the estimated
cost of such work. Such work shall consist of satisfactorily installing
and maintaining the required open space or recreational facilities
for as long as the use they are intended to serve is maintained.
A. Bond
or bonds by one or more duly authorized corporate sureties.
B. A deposit,
either with the City or a responsible escrow agent or trust company,
at the option of the City, of money or negotiable bonds of the kind
approved for securing deposits of public moneys.
C. An
instrument of credit from one or more financial institutions subject
to regulating by the State or Federal government and pledging that
the funds necessary to carry out the act or agreement are on deposit
and guaranteed for payment.
Development in the PUD Overlay Zone shall be reviewed for consistency
with an approved permit and any conditions of approval. No development
may be approved and no building permit issued unless the project is
consistent with an approved permit and any conditions of approval.