The Planned Development (PD) District is a district that accommodates
planned associations of uses developed as integral land use units
such as offices, commercial or service centers, shopping centers,
residential developments of multiple or mixed housing (including attached
single-family dwellings), or any appropriate combination of uses that
may be planned, developed, or operated as integral land use units
either by a single owner or a combination of owners. A PD District
may be used to permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization
not permitted by other zoning districts in this chapter. While greater
flexibility is given to allow special conditions or restrictions that
would not otherwise allow the development to occur, procedures are
established herein to insure against misuse of increased flexibility.
In establishing a PD District in accordance with this division,
the Town Council shall approve and file as part of the amending ordinance
appropriate exhibits and standards for each PD District. To facilitate
understanding of the request during the review and public hearing
process, the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council may
require a Conceptual Development Plan that illustrates graphically
the standards contained therein.
A. Any
applicant requesting approval of a PD District shall schedule a pre-submittal
meeting with the Director of Planning, or his/her designee, to determine
whether or not a conceptual development plan is to be submitted with
the PD zoning request.
B. If
it is determined that a conceptual development plan is necessary,
this plan shall be submitted by the applicant at the time of the PD
zoning request. The plan shall show the applicant's intent for the
use(s) of the land within the proposed PD District in a graphic manner
and supported by written documentation of proposals and standards
for development. Dependent on the nature of the PD request, this plan
may be submitted as a residential plan, non-residential plan, or a
mixed-use combination of the two. For a mixed-use development, the
plan shall comply with requirements for both the residential and non-residential
plans.
1. Residential
Conceptual Development Plan.
A conceptual development
plan for residential land use shall show in a graphic format the proposed
general land use, streets, thoroughfares and preliminary lot arrangements.
The applicant shall submit text material to further explain the characteristics
of the plan, including but not limited to, the size, type and location
of buildings and building sites, access, density, building height,
fire lanes, screening, parking areas, landscaped areas, project scheduling,
and other pertinent development data.
2. Non-Residential
Conceptual Development Plan.
A conceptual development
plan for non-residential uses shall set forth the land use proposals
in a manner to adequately illustrate the type and nature of the proposed
development. The plan may include, but is not limited to, the types
of use(s), topography and boundary of PD area, proposed ingress and
egress, physical features of the site, existing streets, alleys and
easements, location of future public facilities, building height and
location, parking ratios, project scheduling and other information
to adequately describe the proposed development and to provide data
for approval that is to be used in preparing the final development
plan(s).
Plats and/or site plans submitted for the development of the
PD District shall conform to the data presented and approved on the
conceptual development plan. Changes of detail on these final development
plan(s) that differ from the conceptual development plan may be authorized
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, with their approval of the
final development plan(s) and without public hearing, if the proposed
changes do not:
1. Alter
the basic relationship of the proposed development to adjacent property;
2. Alter
the uses permitted;
4. Increase
the building height;
5. Increase
the coverage of the site;
6. Reduce
the off-street parking ratio;
7. Reduce
the building lines provided at the boundary of the site; or
8. Significantly
alter any open space plans.
If the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that the proposed
change(s) violates one or more of the above eight criteria, then a
public hearing must be held to adequately amend the PD District's
granting ordinance prior to the Planning and Zoning Commission's approval
of the final development plan(s).
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