Planned unit development (PUD) is an alternative
to conventional development where the particular tract is under common
ownership or control and a detailed plan (outlined development plan)
for the development of the tract as a unit is proposed and submitted
for public review. The supplemental zoning district PUD must be approved
by the City Council as a prerequisite to the planned unit development.
The purposes of the planned unit development
are to:
A. Permit innovative land development while maintaining
appropriate limitation on the character and intensity of use and assuring
compatibility with adjoining and proximate properties;
B. Permit flexibility within the development to best
utilize the unique physical features of the particular site;
C. Provide and preserve meaningful open space; and
D. Achieve a continuity of function and design within
the development.
Planned unit development is permitted on tracts
having the supplemental district designations PUD. In every instance,
the PUD is to be reviewed as to the proposed location and character
of the uses and the unified treatment of the development of the tract.
The regulations of the general zoning district or districts remain
applicable except as specifically modified pursuant to the provisions
of this article. No modification of use or bulk and area requirements
of the applicable general use district or districts shall be permitted
unless a subdivision plat incorporating the provisions and requirements
of this article is submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission
and City Council and filed of record in the office of the County Clerk.
The Planning Commission shall prescribe perimeter requirements for screening, landscaping, and setbacks, as are necessary to assure compatibility with adjoining and proximate properties, which shall be incorporated within the subdivision plat in compliance with the provisions of §
361-85.
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided as specified in the applicable use units and in conformance with the requirements of §
361-16, Off-street parking and loading. Required spaces may be provided on the lot containing the dwelling units which it is intended to serve or in common areas. Common parking area shall be designed and located so as to be accessible to the dwelling units it is intended to serve. Provisions for the ownership and maintenance of common parking space as will ensure its continuity and conservation shall be incorporated in the subdivision plat, in compliance with the provisions of §
361-85.