In order to promote the efficient use of the land in harmony with natural terrain and natural features and the efficient concentration of streets and utilities, the zoning board of adjustment may permit an owner of a tract of land or a duly authorized agent to develop the tract as a planned residential development, subject to the applicable regulations contained in article III and the regulations in this article.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23, 4-12-78)

Only residential uses shall be permitted in a planned residential development. This shall include single-family dwellings, with or without accessory dwelling units, and multi-family dwellings.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23.1, 4-12-78; Ord. No. 554, § 1, 5-10-2017)

Planned residential development may be permitted subject to satisfactory solution regarding the ownership, use and maintenance of open space land or land to be held in common, and the provision of water and the system of sewage disposal.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23.2, 4-12-78)

In agricultural residential districts, planned residential development may be permitted as follows:

(1)

The tract of land upon which planned residential development is contemplated shall contain a minimum of ten (10) acres.

(2)

The minimum lot size for single-family homes shall be one (1) acre provided the method of water supply and sewage disposal conform to standards of the city and the state. The total number of dwelling units shall not exceed one (1) unit per five (5) acres.

(3)

Yard requirements shall be as contained in section 22-169.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23.3, 4-12-78)

In rural residential districts, planned residential development may be permitted as follows:

(1)

The tract of land upon which planned residential development is contemplated shall contain a minimum of ten (10) acres.

(2)

The minimum lot size for single-family homes shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet provided the method of water supply and sewage disposal conform to standards of the city and the state. The total number of dwelling units shall not exceed one (1) unit per acre.

(3)

For multifamily dwellings, the total number of dwelling units shall not exceed one (1) unit per thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, provided the methods of water supply and sewage disposal conform to standards of the city and the state.

(4)

Yard requirements shall be as contained in section 22-209.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23.4, 4-12-78)

In the residential I and II districts, planned residential development shall be permitted as follows:

(1)

The tract of land upon which planned residential development is contemplated shall contain a minimum of three (3) acres.

(2)

The minimum lot size for single-family homes shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet provided the method of water supply and sewage disposal conform to standards of the city and the state. The total number of dwelling units shall not exceed one (1) unit per ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(3)

For multifamily dwellings, the total number of dwelling units shall not exceed one (1) unit per ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and an additional five thousand (5,000) square feet for each additional dwelling unit beyond the first, provided the method of water supply and sewage disposal conform to standards of the city and the state.

(4)

Yard requirements shall be as contained in section 22-209.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-23.5, 4-12-78; Ord. No. 363, 10-12-94; Ord. No. 636, § 3, 10-9-2024)

Editor's note— Ordinance No. 363, adopted October 12, 1994, deleted § 22-576.1 in its entirety. Formerly, said section pertained to the I-1 industry district I and derived from § 1 of Ord. No. 309, adopted October 10, 1990.

In all districts where public, commercial or industrial uses are proposed adjacent to residential buildings, there shall be a strip not less than five (5) feet in width, suitably landscaped and planted to screen such uses from the residences.

(Ord. No. 181, § 2-24, 4-12-78)