§ 2.0. Application and requirements for PUD.  


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  • 2.1.  Submission of application. In lieu of the provisions of Article III, section[s] 2.10 and 2.11 (A) herein, the owner (or his duly appointed representative) of a tract of land shall submit to the city clerk[,] a minimum of twenty-one (21) days prior to a regularly scheduled planning and zoning commission meeting[,] an application for approval of a PUD, which shall meet the requirements of this section 2.0.

    2.2 Area requirements. Except when the master development plan of an existing approved PUD is amended by the original applicant, successor or assigns, to include, additional area as provided in section 6.3 of this article, any tract of land to be zoned PUD shall be in one of the following minimum sizes based upon the proposed use of such tract: (i) five (5) acres, when utilizing a mixed use "village center" design concept comprised of PO Planned Office, PC Planned Commercial uses, and upper-floor and/or townhouse residential components; (ii) ten (10) acres, when utilizing PO Planned Office and PC Planned Commercial uses (may also include townhouse residential components); (iii) twenty-five (25) acres, when utilizing PO Planned Office, PC Planned Commercial uses, and detached single-family residential components; and (iv) seventy-five (75) acres, when utilizing PI Planned Industrial uses, multi-family residential, or detached single-family residential development. (Ord. No. 87-578, § 1, 2-2-87; Ord. No. 17-2351 , § 1, 10-16-17)

    2.3.  Contents of application. The application submitted in accordance with this section 2.0 shall contain. the following:

    A.

    Application fee. A one hundred dollar ($100.00) fee to defray the cost of processing the application.

    B.

    [Plan.] A master development plan of the PUD and any maps necessary to show the following minimum information:

    1.

    The direction of north, appropriate scale and topography (in not greater than five (5) feet contour intervals) waterways, and forest cover.

    2.

    The location of the various land uses by PUD land use districts as listed in section 4.0 of this Article XII.

    3.

    [The] location of any existing and proposed public streets and thoroughfares, greenbelts, natural or man-made open spaces, schools, parks and community service areas within and adjacent to the project area.

    4.

    The location of any proposed security points for control of access on public streets. (Ord. No. 97-1556, § 1, 5-19-97)

    5.

    Pedestrian circulation network. (Ord. No. 02-1888, § 6, 4-16-02)

    C.

    The planning criteria of the PUD. The application shall include the following written statements and other matters:

    1.

    A legal description of the total site proposed for the PUD.

    2.

    A general description of the surrounding area, including current zoning and/or land uses.

    3.

    A statement of planning objectives to be achieved by the PUD through the particular approach proposed by the applicant. The statement should include a description of the character of the proposed development and the rationale be hind the assumptions and projections made by the applicant in relation to the over-all community growth.

    4.

    A development schedule indicating the estimated date when construction of the PUD or stages of the PUD can be expected to begin.

    5.

    Quantitative data for the following:

    (a)

    Percentage or acreage planned for each land use district.

    (b)

    Development criteria which shall include minimum/maximum land use densities, setbacks or other location methods, floor areas, signage, loading, and off-street parking requirements for each type of land use to be applied within any PUD land use district and/or any other development criteria which the owner/developer may propose.

    6.

    Provisions and/or plans for providing adequate utilities including water and sewer and others.

    7.

    Protective and/or restrictive covenants, charters, if any.

    8.

    Any planned street/subdivision designs, including street, traffic, and informational signage or other standards.

    9.

    Any planned interim uses.

    10.

    Tree conservation standards which meet or exceed the requirements of Article XIII, section 2.0. (Ord. No. 96-1477, § 37, 4-15-96)

    11.

    A statement as to the effect of any proposed security points for the control of access on public streets upon traffic circulation within and outside of the PUD, adjacent and surrounding properties and the provision of municipal and other public services. (Ord. No. 97-1556, § 2, 5-19-97)

    12.

    Detailed design and construction plans for each proposed security point for the control of access on a public street, in sufficient detail to determine compliance with the city's minimum standards for security points which are in the Appendix of the Subdivision Regulations. (Ord. No. 97-1556, § 2, 5-19-97)

    2.4.  Other regulations not applicable. It is the intent of this Article XII that the PUD application set forth development criteria applicable to the property and that flexibility be allowed in the construction of improvements thereon. Accordingly, for the purposes of this Article XII, Articles VII, IX and X (except as set forth in section 4.2 of this Article XII) shall not apply to this Article XII.

    2.5.  Control of access. Because of the unique qualities of a planned unit development approved under the provisions of this article, the city may approve, as part of the PUD and subdivision approval processes, the installation of security points for the control of access on public streets. Security points shall be privately owned and maintained. Prior to installation of a security point, the owner shall post a maintenance bond or other security approved by the city, in an amount determined by the city to be sufficient to insure the proper maintenance of the security point.

    As a minimum, the city shall consider the following a part of the approval process for the installation of security points for the control of access on public streets:

    a.

    The number and location of security points

    b.

    Traffic circulation within and outside of the PUD

    c.

    Effect upon adjacent and surrounding properties

    d.

    The provision of municipal and other public services

    When a previously approved PUD requests permission to dedicate private streets and install or maintain a security point on said streets, the city may require dedication of all private streets which are connected to the private streets proposed for dedication.

    The use of security points for the control of access on public streets shall not be permitted outside of a PUD approved under the provisions of this article.

    2.6.  Sidewalks and pedestrian ways. The application shall contain a pedestrian plan which provides a pedestrian circulation network throughout the PUD that connects to the pedestrian circulation network in the vicinity of the PUD.

    A.

    All sidewalks located within a public or private street right-of-way shall be constructed to the standards set forth in the subdivision regulations. All sidewalks and pedestrian ways shall be designed and located to enhance tree conservation and preservation. The city may require pedestrian ways that are located within environmentally sensitive tree conservation or preservation areas be surfaced with gravel or other materials that are not impervious, except where steep slopes or storm drainage considerations dictate that paving is required in order to maintain the pedestrian way.

    B.

    Sidewalks shall be constructed within the right-of-way, on at least one side of all public and private streets submitted to the city for preliminary plat approval after the effective date of this ordinance; except that sidewalks shall not be required along the radius of a cul-de-sac and shall not be required along cul-de-sac streets that are less than three hundred (300) feet in length.

    (Ord. No. 02-1888, § 1, 4-16-02)

(Ord. No. 97-1556, § 1, 5-19-97)