(A)   The owner or owners of any tract of land compromising an area of not less than three acres 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)   A planned unit development is a complex, designed as a unit, to produce on environment of stable, desirable character not out of harmony with its surrounding area and which meets standards of density, open space, light and air, pedestrian and vehicular access, and traffic circulation similar to the requirements of this chapter of the district on which it is to be located.

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   Some specific purposes of the planned development procedure are:

   (A)   Residential planned development. To offer recreational opportunities close to home, 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 an a coordinated physical plan, to encourage recreational facilities within industrial areas, and to buffer adjacent residential areas with landscaped green spaces.

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   (A)   Generally. The developer shall be required to submit the following information, and any other information that may be required by the Planning Commission.

   (B)   Specifically.

      (1)   A site plan indicating the arrangement and tentative location of buildings, uses permitted, land to be preserved as permanent common space, parking and loading spaces, and other special features of the development plan.

      (2)   A draft of the proposed protective covenants whereby the owner proposes to regulate land-sue and otherwise protect the proposed development.

      (3)   A draft of any proposed incorporation agreement and a draft of any bylaws or easement declarations concerning maintenance of recreational and other common facilities.

      (4)   Data on the market potential necessary to support the location of the site and the size of uses in any planned development.

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   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 that:

   (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 such 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.

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   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, provided that the Planning Commission shall find that:

   (A)   The exception shall be solely for the purpose of promoting an integrated site plan no less beneficial to the residents or the 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)   (1)   In 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%.

      (2)   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 at the amount of land actually required for streets.

      (3)   The area of land set aside for common open space or recreational use may be included in determining the number of dwelling units permitted.

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   (A)   Definition.  PERMANENT COMMON OPEN SPACE shall be defined as parks, playgrounds, parkway medians, landscaped green space, schools, community centers, or other similar areas in public ownership if covered by an open space easement.

   (B)   Designation. No plan for a planned development shall be approved unless the plan provides for permanent open space equivalent to 20% of the total area in residential planned developments.

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   Provided the overall number of dwelling units per acre (density) is not increased beyond the provisions of § 153.274(C), and provided that the permanent common open space in accord with § 153.275, the planned development may include minimum lot area per dwelling unit which are less than required in the applicable zoning district.

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   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 § 153.340.

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