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Corning City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

35 - PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

17.35.010 - Applicability.

The following specific regulations and the general rules set forth in Sections 17.04.060 and 17.04.070 and Chapter 17.50 of this title shall apply to all PD districts; except that where the conflict occurs, the regulations specified in this chapter shall apply.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §16.01, 1959).

17.35.020 - Establishment-Location.

Districts may be established on parcels of land which are suitable for, and of sufficient acreage to contain, a planned development for which development plans have been submitted and approved.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §16.02, 1959).

17.35.030 - Establishment-Application.

Application for the establishment of a PD district shall include an application for a use permit for all developments within the district, which use permit must be approved prior to establishment of the district. Such application for a use permit shall include the following:

A.

A map or maps showing:

1.

Topography of the land, contour intervals as required by the planning commission,

2.

Proposed street system and lot design,

3.

Areas proposed to be dedicated or reserved for parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, public or quasi-public buildings and other such uses,

4.

Areas proposed for commercial uses, off-street parking, multiple family and single-family dwellings, and all other uses proposed to be established within the district,

5.

Proposed locations of buildings on the land;

B.

General elevations or perspective drawings of all proposed buildings and structures other than single-family residences;

C.

Other data and information which may be deemed necessary by the planning commission for proper consideration of the application.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §16.03, 1959).

17.35.040 - Permitted uses.

In PD districts, permitted uses shall be as follows: all uses permitted in R, C and M districts, subject to the securing of a use permit as specified in Section 17.36.030 of this chapter.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §16.04, 1959).

17.35.050 - General requirements.

In PD districts, the following shall apply:

A.

Building Height Limit: As provided in approved use permit;

B.

Building Site Area Required: R uses, six thousand square feet;

C.

Front, Side and Rear Yards and Percentage of Site Coverage. Same as required for the particular uses in the districts in which they are otherwise permitted by this chapter;

D.

Off-street Parking Required.

1.

One automobile parking space for each dwelling unit in residential building;

2.

A minimum of one square foot of off-street parking space for each square foot of area to be occupied by commercial buildings.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §§16.05-16.08, 1959).

17.35.060 - Variances.

The regulations specified in this chapter may be varied when such variance will result in improved design of the development and will permit desirable arrangement of structures in relation to parking area, parks and parkways, pedestrian walks, and other such features.

(Ord. 482 §1(part), 1989; Ord. 153 §16.09, 1959).

17.35.070 - Rezoning of PD district.

Unless construction has started, or a building permit has been issued and is still valid, within one year of the establishment of a PD district, the planning commission shall initiate rezoning of the property to a district that is compatible with the area and the general plan. Prior to expiration of one year from the establishment of the PD district, written application may be made for an extension of time, not to exceed one year, and the planning commission may grant such request for both the project and the use permit. The provisions of this section shall apply to planned development district heretofore or hereafter established, but the planning commission shall not initiate rezoning until one year shall have elapsed from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section.

(Ord. 482 §l(part), 1989; Ord. 367 §1, 1981).