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Carmel City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

Planned Unit Development District

4.01 PUD District Intent, Regulations, and Prerequisites

DistrictIntentRegulationsPrerequisites
APlannedUnitDevelopmentisameansfor adevelopmenttobeapprovedwhichallow theapplicanttoproposeaprojectthatis unique,thusneedsitsownregulatoryordi- nance,whichthenfunctionslikeaZoning Ordinance for the subject property. The CityofCarmelwouldconsiderapplications foraPlannedUnitDevelopment,buthasfull discretiontoapprove,denyornegotiatethe languageintheregulatoryordinance.
Effect on Permitted Uses
  • (as per an approved PUD regulating ordinance)
  • (as per an approved PUD regulating ordinance)
  • (as per an approved PUD regulating ordinance)
  • (as per an approved PUD regulating ordinance)
Required Ownership
  • to apply for a PUD District, the entire property shall be under single ownership, or all property owners shall be signators to the application
  • all zoning districts are permitted the opportunity to Seek out a PUD District

4.02 PUD Overview

  1. General Process: The basic steps are:
    1. Applicant Proposes a Planned Unit Development District Ordinance
    2. The Plan Commission hold a public hearing and assigns the application to a committee to review the proposal and meet with the applicant and stakeholders. Upon completion, the committee makes a recommendation to the full Plan Commission.
    3. The Plan Commission then votes to forward a favorable, unfavorable or no opinion to the Common Council
    4. The Common Council hears the application as it does a rezoning, typically assigning the application to a committee for review and recommendation.
    5. After a recommendation is made by committee, the Common Council then votes to adopt or deny the proposed Planned Unit Development.
    6. At the Plan Commission and/or Common Council, conditions and commitments can be offered by the applicant or requested by Plan Commission or Common Council, or their committee representatives.
    7. If approved, the ordinance is adopted and the City’s Official Zoning Map is modified to indicate the property was rezoned to a Planned Unit Development with a regulatory ordinance.
    8. All non single-family projects built as part of a Planned Unit Development are required to submit and be approved as a Development Plan.
  2. Cross Reference:
    1. Process: See Article 9, Section 9.05: Planned Unit Development for the process applicable to Planned Unit Developments.
    2. Enforcement: All Planned Unit Developments are subject to the enforcement provision in Article 10: Enforcement.
    3. Decision Criteria: For a Planned Unit Development to be approved, a proposal shall meet or exceed the decision criteria in Article 9, Section 9.05(A)(3): Decision Criteria.