Auburn City Zoning Code
PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENTS
§ 152.175 DEFINITION; PLAN; INTENTION.
(A) The owner or owners of any tract of land, comprising an area of not less than two acres for residential development, four acres for a commercial development or ten acres for an industrial development located in any zoning district, may submit a plan for the total development of the area in accordance with the following standards and requirements as a planned unit development.
(B) The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is intended to permit private or public development or redevelopment of areas throughout the city which shall be substantially in accordance with goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan for the city. The proposed development shall provide a desirable environment and shall be harmonious with the general surrounding uses while permitting flexibility in overall development.
(Prior Code, § 11-801)
§ 152.176 PURPOSES.
Some specific purposes of the planned development procedure are:
(A) Residential planned development. To offer recreational opportunities close to residents, to enhance the appearance of neighborhoods by the conservation of streams and local spots of natural beauty, to add to the sense of spaciousness through the preservation of natural green spaces, to counteract the effects of urban monotony and congestion in the streets, to encourage cooperative relationships between neighbors and participation by all age groups in the use and care of local open space tracts in new residential subdivisions, to promote harmonious architecture between adjacent dwellings or institutional buildings, and to encourage the placement of structures in proper relationship to the natural characteristics of the site;
(B) Business planned development. To promote the cooperative development of business centers, each with adequate off-street parking to control access points on thoroughfares, to separate pedestrian and automobile traffic, to aid in stabilizing property values, to develop centers of size and location compatible with the market potential, to buffer adjacent residential areas with landscaped green spaces, and to encourage harmonious architecture between adjacent commercial structures and between homes and commercial structures; and
(C) Industrial planned development. To promote the establishment of industrial parks, to permit groups of industrial buildings with integrated design and a coordinated physical plan, to encourage recreational facilities within industrial areas and to buffer adjacent residential areas with landscaped green spaces.
(Prior Code, § 11-802)
§ 152.177 REQUIRED INFORMATION.
The development shall be required to submit the following information and any other information that may be required by the Planning Commission.
(A) A site plan which shall be accurately, clearly and legibly drawn in sufficient size and scale to show the details of the plan clearly and which shall contain the following:
(1) Location, right-of-way, pavement width of all proposed and existing streets, private roadways and other public ways;
(2) Location and size of existing and proposed public utilities and easements;
(3) All lot lines, building setback lines and dimensions of all lot lines, setbacks and building envelope lines. Chord distances shall be shown for lot lines abutting curvilinear streets;
(4) Lot numbers shall begin with the number “one” and shall continue consecutively through a block with no omission or duplication. Blocks shall be numbered in the same manner. Letters shall be used to designate outlots in alphabetical order;
(5) Proposed areas for parks and playgrounds. Any parcels other than streets which are dedicated or reserved for public use shall be clearly shown, and the parcels shall be designated as outlots and assigned an alphabetical designation;
(6) The location of all proposed and existing sidewalks, walkways and other pedestrian ways;
(7) The location, floor area, number of dwelling units and height of proposed and existing buildings with an indication as to whether an existing building is to be removed or to be retained;
(8) Vicinity map;
(9) Parking areas and capacity;
(10) Open spaces for residential uses and for required landscaping and screening;
(11) Use of buildings, such as retail, service, restaurant, office, residential, industrial and other uses;
(12) Conceptual landscape plan; and
(13) Location of proposed freestanding signs.
(B) A draft of the proposed protective covenants whereby the owner proposes to regulate land use and otherwise protect the proposed development.
(C) A draft of any proposed incorporation agreement and a draft of any bylaws of easement declarations concerning maintenance of recreational and other common facilities.
(D) Data on the market potential necessary to support the location of the site and the size of uses in any planned development.
(E) A draft discussing the adverse environmental effects of the project and proposed steps to minimize these effects and indicate where any portion of the proposal differs from regulatory or design requirements.
(F) Accompanying the plans, the following shall be submitted:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of developer;
(2) Certified record owner or owners and their address; and
(3) Legal description of the proposed planned unit development, including the number of acres.
(Prior Code, § 11-803)
§ 152.178 USE EXCEPTIONS.
The Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may authorize that there be in part of the area of the development, specified uses not permitted by the use regulations of the district in which the development is located; provided, that the Planning Commission shall find:
(A) The uses permitted by the exception are necessary or desirable and are appropriate with respect to the primary purpose of the development;
(B) The uses permitted by the exception are not of a nature or so located as to exercise a detrimental influence on the surrounding neighborhood; and
(C) Not more than 20% of the ground area of the gross floor of the development shall be devoted to the uses permitted by the exception.
(Prior Code, § 11-804)
§ 152.179 DENSITY REGULATIONS.
In the case of any planned development, the Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may authorize exceptions to the applicable density regulations of this chapter within the boundaries of the development, providing that the Planning Commission shall find:
(A) The exception shall be solely for the purpose of promoting an integrated site plan no less beneficial to the residents or occupants of the development, as well as the neighboring property, than would be obtained under the bulk regulations of this chapter for buildings developed on separate zoning lots;
(B) Along the periphery of the planned developments, yards shall be provided as required by the regulations of the district in which the development is located; and
(C) A residential planned development, the maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined by dividing the net development area by the minimum lot area per dwelling unit required by the district or districts in which the area is located and increasing the resulting figure by 15%. Net development area shall be determined by subtracting the area set aside for nonresidential uses from the gross development area and deducting 10% of the remainder for streets, regardless of the amount of land actually required for streets. The area of land set aside for common open space or recreational use may be included in determining the number of dwelling units permitted.
(Prior Code, § 11-805)
§ 152.180 DESIGNATION OF PERMANENT COMMON OPEN SPACE.
(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PERMANENT COMMON OPEN SPACE. Parks, playgrounds, parkway medians, landscaped green space, schools, community centers or other similar areas in public ownership or covered by an open space easement.
(B) Designation. A planned development may be required to provide for permanent common open space at the determination of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 11-806)
§ 152.181 MINIMUM LOT AREA IN RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
Provided the overall number of dwelling units per acre (density) is not increased beyond the provisions of § 152.179(C) and provided that the permanent common open space is in accord with § 152.180, the planned development may include minimum lot areas per dwelling unit which are less than required in the applicable zoning district.
(Prior Code, § 11-807)
§ 152.182 BUILDING PERMITS.
No building permit shall be issued for any construction or use of a development which does not conform to the approved plans, terms and conditions of the planned unit development. No changes shall be made in the planned unit development except by approval in the same procedure by which the original plan was approved. No planned unit development shall be approved until a public hearing is held in accordance with § 152.002.
(Prior Code, § 11-808)