The purposes of this subchapter are:

   (A)   To encourage a more creative and efficient approach to the use of land;

   (B)   To allow a variety in the types of environment available to the people of the city;

   (C)   To encourage more efficient allocation and maintenance of privately controlled open space in residential developments through the distribution of overall density of population and intensity of the land use where an arrangement is desired and feasible;

   (D)   To provide the means for greater creativity and flexibility in environmental design than is provided under the strict application of the zoning and subdivision chapters while at the same time preserving the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants;

   (E)   To encourage an overall design within the natural boundaries for an area; and

   (F)   To provide an overall guide for developments that are staged because of the size of an area.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   All planned development districts shall be designated on the official zoning map of the city.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   The permitted, accessory and conditional uses shall be as specifically stated and/or illustrated.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   Permitted maximum site coverage in the planned development zone may be calculated on the total land involved in the planned development.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   Permitted densities shall be as specifically stated in the appropriate planned development designation and shall be in general conformance with the comprehensive guide plan.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   Requirements for lot area, lot dimensions, yards, setbacks, location of parking areas and public street frontage shall be as stipulated in the appropriate planned development designation.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   The criteria necessary for approval of the preliminary development plan as well as the rezoning shall be as follows:

   (A)   The proposed development is in conformance with the comprehensive guide plan of the city and encompasses an area of not less than five acres. An area of less than five acres may be approved only if the applicant can demonstrate that (1) the proposed project better meets the City’s comprehensive plan goals and policies than standard zoning regulations; and (2) a planned development on the subject site is in the public interest.

   (B)   The proposed development plan is designed in a manner so as to form a desirable and unified environment within its own boundaries.

   (C)   The planned development will not create an excessive burden on parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the planned development.

   (D)   A single-family residential lot shall not be rezoned to a planned development district if: (1) the subdivision regulations in this Code prohibit a subdivision of the lot due to required lot size for the existing zoning designation; or (2) a planned development designation solely provides a means to avoid the zoning regulations for the property as zoned.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 997, passed 9-24-15)

   (A)   Minor changes in the location, placement and height of buildings or structures may be authorized by the City Administrator if required by engineering or other circumstances not foreseen at the time the final plat was approved and filed with the city.

   (B)   Changes in use, substantial rearrangement of lots, blocks and building tracts, and changes in the provisions of common open spaces may be made only after public hearing by the Planning Commission. No amendments may be made in the approved final development plan unless they are shown to be required by changes in the development policy of the city.

(‘81 Code, § A1-46) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83)

   Planned development districts may be established or the boundaries thereof may be changed under the requirements of § 155.400 for zoning, except as otherwise provided by this section.

(‘81 Code, § A1-47) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 436, passed 2-23-89)

   All petitions for planned developments shall be the same as required by § 155.400 for zoning and include, in addition, the following:

   (A)   Information. All of the information required under §§ 155.260 through 155.268.

   (B)   Sketch plan.

      (1)   Streets. This shall include the proposed locations of all major and minor arterials and collector streets. The details of local access streets are not required with the preliminary development plan.

      (2)   Utilities. This shall include proposed general plans for sanitary sewer and water trunks and storm sewer trunk and holding ponds. Detailed plans are not required at this time.

      (3)   Lots and blocks. The property may be divided into blocks only at this time. Detailed lot design is not required with the preliminary development plan.

      (4)   Future platting. None of the above is meant to circumvent platting required prior to building construction or the requirements of the city subdivision chapter. The above states the minimum requirements for the preliminary development plan stage. The developer, at his or her option, may provide greater detail at this stage. Without detailed lot plans, another preliminary plat hearing will be needed as development ensues.

   (C)   Staging plan. This shall include the proposed sequence of development in terms of years or range of years of all areas of the planned development. It shall include staged development of structures, utilities, streets, walkways and dedication of parks, ponds and open space. When dissimilar uses or uses of different intensity are adjacent to one another, the planned development appendix may require that the most intensive use be constructed prior to the less intensive use.

   (D)   Parks and pedestrian circulation. This shall include the exact location and dimensions of public parks, ponds and trails proposed to be dedicated to the city. It shall also include a proposed pedestrian circulation plan related to the city’s plan for pedestrian circulation.

   (E)   Land use plan. This shall include an area- to-area designation of the type of use(s) proposed with corresponding acreage and densities. The land use plan shall show the ultimate development, in blob form, proposed for the entire property, that is, major, minor or collector streets, parks, trails, ponds or open space, residential, commercial, industrial or institutional development.

   (F)   Boundary survey; legal description. A boundary survey and legal description of each tract within the planned development designation which will contain a distinctive use.

   (G)   Preliminary plan. All of the above shall constitute the “preliminary development plan.”

(‘81 Code, § A1-47) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 436, passed 2-23-89; Am. Ord. 997, passed 9-24-15)

   Prior to the construction or the issuance of building permits, the following information shall be approved. This may be approved in stages as development ensues.

   (A)   Final plat. This shall be in accordance with the city’s subdivision chapter and revisions thereto.

   (B)   Final building drawings and specifications. These shall be presented to the building inspector for review and recommendation to the Planning Commission and City Council.

   (C)   Final site plans and landscape schedule. These shall be presented to the city staff for review and recommendation to the Planning Commission and City Council. These shall be scaled drawings and include all site detail.

(‘81 Code, § A1-47) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 436, passed 2-23-89)

   Prior to approval of all details related to the final development plans, the City Council may grant an excavation permit.

(‘81 Code, § A1-47) (Ord. 291, passed 4-21-83; Am. Ord. 436, passed 2-23-89)