Modifications in conventional zoning and subdivision regulations are privileges and will be considered by the Village Board only in direct response
to the accrual of tangible benefits from the Planned Unit Development to the Village or the neighborhood in which it would be located. These benefits shall be in the form of exceptional amenities, outstanding environmental, landscape, architectural or site design, or the conservation of special man-made or natural features of the site. In reviewing an application for a Planned Unit Development the Village Board shall be required to make certain findings based on the standards below:
A. Required Findings: No application for a Planned Unit Development shall be approved unless all of the following findings are made about the proposal:
1. Comprehensive Plan. It shall conform with the Comprehensive Plan and the general planning policies and precedents of the Village, particularly with reference to the following:
d. Traffic impact and parking;
e. Impact on schools, public utilities and facilities;
f. The character of the Village and the specific neighborhood; and
g. The conservation and enhancement of the tax base and economic well-being of the Village.
2. Permitted Uses. Each of the proposed uses is a permitted or special use in the district or districts in which the Planned Unit Development would be located.
3. Public Welfare. It shall be so designed, located and proposed to be operated and maintain ed that the public health, safety and welfare will not be endangered or detrimentally affected.
4. Impact on Other Property. It shall not substantially lessen or impede the suitability for permitted use and development of, or be injurious to the use and enjoyment of, or substantially diminish or impair the value of, or be incompatible with, other property in the immediate vicinity.
5. Impact on Public Facilities and Resources. The plan shall include impact donations in accordance with Ordinance 83-7.
6. Support Facilities. It shall have or make provision for adequate utilities, drainage and other necessary facilities.
7. Parking and Traffic. It shall have or make adequate provision for parking and ingress and egress and be so designed as to minimize traffic congestion and hazards in the public streets.
8. Adequate Buffering. It shall have adequate site area, which area may be greater than the minimum in the district in which the proposed site is located, and other buffering features to protect uses within the development and on surrounding properties.
9. Performance. There shall be reasonable assurance that, if authorized, it will be completed according to schedule and adequately maintained.
B. Modification Standards: In addition to the findings required above, the following standards shall be utilized by the Village in considering applications for modifications of the conventional zoning and subdivision regulations for a Planned Unit Development. These standards shall not be regarded as inflexible, but shall be used as a framework by the Village to test the quality of the amenities, design and desirability of the proposal.
1. Integrated Design. A Planned Unit Development shall be laid out and developed as a unit in accordance with an integrated overall design. This design shall provide for safe, efficient, convenient and harmonious grouping of structures, uses and facilities, and for appropriate relation of space inside and outside buildings to intended uses and structural features.
2. Beneficial Common Open Space. Any common open space in the development shall be integrated into the overall design. Such spaces shall have a direct functional or visual relationship to the main buildings and not be of isolated or leftover character. the following would not be considered usable common open space:
a. Areas reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of an individual tenant or owner.
b. Dedicated streets, alleys and other public rights-of-way.
c. Vehicular drives, parking, loading and storage areas.
d. Irregular or unusable narrow strips of land less than fifteen feet (15') wide.
3. Location of Higher Buildings. Higher buildings shall be located within the site plan in such a way as to dissipate any adverse impact on adjoining lower buildings within the development or on surrounding properties, and shall not invade the privacy of occupants of such lower buildings.
4. Functional and Mechanical Features. Exposed storage areas, trash and garbage retainers, exposed machinery installations, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures, and similar accessory areas and structures shall be accounted for in the design of the project and made as unobtrusive as possible. They shall be subject to such setbacks, special planting or other screening methods as shall reasonably be required to prevent their being in congruous with the existing or contemplated environment and the surrounding properties.
5. Visual and Acoustical Privacy. The development shall provide reasonable visual, and acoustical privacy for each dwelling unit. Fences, insulations, walks, barriers and landscaping shall be used as appropriate for the protection and aesthetic enhancement of property and the privacy of its occupants, screening of objectionable view or uses, and reduction of noises.
6. Ownership Plan: The development may consist of conventionally subdivided lots to be sold, unsubdivided single ownership, separate condominium ownership of structures, or other ownership methods, provided that the ownership plan ensures the continued maintenance of the properties and of the various amenities and conservation and design features of the Planned Unit Development as a whole.
7. Energy Efficient Design: A Planned Unit Development shall be designed with consideration given to various methods of site design and building location, architectural design of individual structures, and landscaping design capable of reducing energy consumption within the development. Design features or facilities which utilize solar or wind energy, or which effectively reduce consumption or use of water, motor vehicles, non-renewable energy sources or sewage treatment facilities will be encouraged to the extent to which they conform with the other objectives of this Title.
8. Landscape Conservation and Visual Enhancement: The landscape in a Planned Unit Development shall be conserved and enhanced, insofar as practical, by minimizing tree and soil removal, and the conservation of special landscape features such as streams, ponds, groves and land forms. The addition or use of trees, shrubs, flowers, fountains, ponds, special paving materials, benches and seating areas, special lighting fixtures and other amenities will be encouraged to the extent of their appropriateness and usefulness to the development and the likelihood of their continued maintenance.
9. Drives, Parking and Circulation. Principal vehicular access shall be from major streets, and access points shall be designed to encourage smooth traffic flow with controlled turning movements and minimum hazards to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. With respect to vehicular and pedestrian circulation, including walkways, interior drives and parking, special attention shall be given to location and number of access points to the public streets, width of interior drives and access points, general interior circulation, separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, adequate provision for service by emergency vehicles, and arrangement of parking areas that are safe and convenient, and insofar as practicable, do not detract from the design of proposed buildings and structures and the neighboring properties.
10. Relationship to Public Facilities and Utilities. The development shall be so designed as to have access to such facilities and utilities in the same degree as would development under existing zoning, and shall be so located, designed, and scaled that access for public services is equivalent to, and net costs for such services is not greater than, access and net costs for public services for development as permitted under existing zoning.
11. Surface Water Drainage. Special attention shall be given to proper site surface drainage so that removal of surface waters will not adversely affect neighboring properties or the public storm drainage system. Surface water in all paved areas shall be collected at intervals so that it will not obstruct the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.