[Amended 2-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
A. Planned
unit developments (PUDs) are contemplated to be primarily residential
in nature. However, PUDs of sufficient size and appropriate character
may have certain limited commercial development which is incidental
to the PUD and is intended primarily for the use of the residents
of the PUD.
B. Not all
locations in the Town are suitable for PUD development, and the nature,
size, scale, or intensity of proposed uses may cause a particular
site not to be suitable for a specific PUD proposal. Therefore, there
is no general presumption that an application for such a use at a
particular location is valid, inures to the general benefit of the
Town or is in compliance with the Town's Comprehensive Plan. Instead,
each application will be evaluated according to its particular location
and the degree to which the developer is willing or able to propose
a development plan which furthers the goals and objectives of this
article and the chapter generally.
The following uses are permitted by right in
a PUD:
A. Single-family detached dwelling.
B. Multifamily dwellings attached or detached (including
but not limited to one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden-type
apartments).
D. An office, temporary or permanent, belonging to the
developer and clearly incidental to management and sales operations
of the planned unit development.
E. Temporary structures incidental to construction.
F. Commercial establishments of a convenience and service
nature may be permitted, with the express approval of the Planning
and Zoning Commission and Board of Appeals. Such commercial establishments
shall be an integral part of the plan for the PUD. The total aggregate
area of all the commercial establishments and their parking area shall
not occupy more than 5% of the gross land area of the PUD. Commercial
areas shall be of two types:
(1) Small neighborhood convenience centers may include
laundry and dry cleaning establishments, beauty and barber shops,
and retail food establishments of less than 3,500 square feet. No
commercial establishments shall be constructed until 25% of the total
planned residential units are completed. Centers may include one or
more stores.
(2) Planned commercial centers shall be a group of commercial
uses compatible with the residential nature of the PUD. These may
include but are not limited to medical and professional offices, general
retail stores, food stores, and one automotive service station. No
construction of the planned commercial center shall begin until 50%
of the total planned residential units are complete.
[Amended 2-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
G. The Planning and Zoning Commission may also approve
and/or require land and places for public assembly, recreational buildings,
public buildings and accessory buildings, or may require the reservation
of lands for such uses, if it is deemed they are advantageous or necessary
for the purpose of serving the residents of the planned unit development
and the local community.
[Amended 2-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
Planned unit developments are floating zones.
That means that while provisions and regulations are made to govern
development within any PUD district, no such district will be pre-mapped
on the Zoning Map. Planned unit developments are permitted, provided
that the requirements outlined in this article are met, in the R-1,
R-2, and R-3 Districts. In general, a PUD is contemplated in residential
zones where tracts of suitable location, size and character exist.
The uses and structures proposed are to be planned and developed according
to the requirements and procedures of this chapter. Planned unit developments
shall be appropriately located with respect to the general pattern
of urban development existing or proposed, and to existing public
and private facilities and services.
The total density in the planned unit development
(PUD) will not be greater than if conventionally developed. In an
effort to provide a variety of housing types, sizes, and cost, the
formula for computing the residential density of a PUD shall be based
on the number of bedrooms permitted per gross acre of development.
The multiplier factor shall be three, the average number of bedrooms
per home, built in a conventional development.
The Density Factors for Computing Total
Units
|
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Zone
|
Conventional Development
Units/Acre
|
Standard Multiplier
|
PUD Bedrooms/Acre
|
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R-1
|
4
|
3
|
12
|
R-2
|
8
|
3
|
24
|
R-3
|
10
|
3
|
30
|
A. Density. The Planning and Zoning Commission may set
the required mix of one- , two- or three-bedroom units that can be
built within a planned unit development or its stages.
B. Setbacks, lot size, lot coverage, height and yard
requirements. The setback, lot size, lot coverage, height and yard
requirements shall be established for each individual project by the
Mayor and Council in the ordinance granting the application. The Planning
Commission shall make recommendations to the Mayor and Council with
regard to these requirements.
[Amended 2-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
C. Area. The proposed PUD shall in no case contain less
than two acres of land.
D. Open space. Common open space shall comprise not less
than 25% of the gross area. All open space shall be designated for
the common use of all occupants of the PUD and at least 50% of such
space shall be developed as recreational areas.
E. Sanitary facilities. No PUD plan shall be approved
unless the proposed development will be served by public water and
sewer disposal systems. Satisfactory evidence must be furnished to
the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Appeals that the
existing Town sewer and water system can handle the increased demands
placed upon them by the proposed PUD and meet current Health Department
requirements for standards of operation.
G. Parking. At least two usable off-street parking spaces
shall be provided for each dwelling unit, either on the lot it occupies
or within 150 feet of such lot or of an apartment dwelling unit.
Permitted accessory uses are the same as for
the residential accessory uses permitted by the underlying residential
zoning. Commercial components of a PUD are governed by those uses
and activities delineated on the approved site plan.
See guidelines specified under §
245-116E for use in conjunction with the preparation of site plans.
Certain uses are permitted as conditional uses in the R1 Residential District and may be approved according to Article
XVII of this chapter.
The regulations contained in this article are
supplemented or modified by regulations contained in other sections
of this chapter, especially the following:
A. Article
II: Interpretations and Definitions.
B. Article
XVI: Supplementary Zone Regulations.
C. Article
XVII: Conditional Uses.
[Added 2-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
A property owner of a site subject to an approved PUD Zoning Map amendment may request an amendment to the terms and conditions of the PUD. Any request for an amendment shall be in writing. If the Planning Commission determines that the proposed amendment does not involve a material change to the design approved by the Mayor and Council and otherwise complies with the terms of this chapter, the amendment request shall be approved by the Planning Commission. Any other amendment shall be approved by the Mayor and Council according to the procedures set forth in this Article
XV.