The purpose of the Planned Unit Development is to allow diversification in the relationship of various uses and structures to their sites, and to permit more flexibility in the use of such sites. The application of planned development concepts is intended to encourage good neighborhoods, housing, and area design, thus ensuring substantial compliance with the intent of the district health, safety, and general welfare, and at the same time securing the advantages of large-scale site planning for residential, commercial or industrial developments, or combinations thereof.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: For the purposes of the Ordinance, shall mean an integrated design ford development of residential, commercial, or industrial uses, or combinations of such uses, in which one (1) or more of the regulations, other than use regulations, of the District in which the development is to be situated, is waived or varied to allow flexibility and initiative in site and building design and location, in accordance with an approved plan and imposed general requirements as specified in the Chapter.

Planned Unit Developments may be allowed by Escalante City Planning Commission approval in any zoning district. No such Planned Unit Development permit shall be granted unless such development will meet the use limitations of the zoning district in which it is to be located, including Planned Unit Developments in planned districts, and meet the density and other limitations as such districts, except as such requirements may lawfully modified as provided by this Chapter or by district regulations. Compliance with the regulations of this Ordinance in no sense excuses the developer from the applicable requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance, except as modifications thereof are specifically authorized in the approval of the application for the Planned Unit development.

1. No Planned Unit Development shall have an area less than that approved by the Escalante City Planning Commission as adequate for the proposed development.
2. A Planned Unit Development which will contain uses not permitted in the zoning district in which it is to be located will require a change of zoning district and shall be accomplished by an application for a zoning amendment, except that any residential use shall be considered a permitted use in a Planned Unit Development which allows residential uses and shall be governed by density, design, and other requirements of the Planned Unit Development.
3. The development shall be in single or corporate ownership at the time of application, or the subject of an application filed jointly by all owners of the property.
4. The Escalante City Planning Commission shall require such arrangements of structures and open spaces within the site development plan as necessary to assure that adjacent properties will not be adversely affected:
   1. Density of land use shall in no case be more than twenty-five (25) percent higher than allowed in the zoning district, except not more than ten (10) percent higher in residential districts.
   2. Where feasible, least height and density of buildings and uses shall be arranged around the boundaries of the development.
      
   3. Lot area, width, yard, height, density and coverage regulations shall be determined by approval of the site development plan.
5. Preservation, maintenance and ownership of required open spaces within the development shall be accomplished by:
   1. Dedication of the land as a public park or parkway system, or, 
   2. Granting to Escalante City a permanent, open space easement on and over the said private open spaces to guarantee that the open space remain perpetually in residential use, with ownership and maintenance being the responsibility of an Owners' Association established with articles of association and by-laws which are satisfactory to Escalante City Council, or,
   3. Complying with the provisions of the Condominium Ownership Act of 1963, 1953 Utah Code 57-8, as amended, which provides for the payment of common expenses for the upkeep of the common areas and facilities.
6. Landscaping, fencing and screening related to the several uses within the site and as means of integrating the proposed development into surroundings shall be planned and presented to the Escalante City Planning Commission for approval, together with other required plans for the development.
7. The size, location, design and nature of signs, if any, and the intensity and direction of area or flood-lighting shall be detailed in the application.
8. A grading and drainage plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission with the application.
9. A planting plan showing proposed tree and shrubbery plantings shall be prepared for the entire site to be developed.
10. The proposed planned unit development shall provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well-being of the neighborhood and the community.
11. It shall be shown that a proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing in the vicinity of the Planned Development.  Application shall be accomplished by a general site plan showing, where pertinent:
    1. Dimensions and locations of areas to be reserved and developed for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, public uses such as schools and playgrounds, landscaping, and other open spaces.
    2. Architectural drawings and sketches outlining the general design and character of the proposed uses and the physical relationship of the uses. 
    3. Such other pertinent information, including residential density, coverage, and open space characteristics, shall be included as may be necessary to make a determination that the contemplated arrangement of buildings and uses makes it desirable to apply regulations and requirements differing from those ordinarily applicable under this Ordinance.

Application shall be accomplished by a general site plan showing, where pertinent:

1. The use or uses, dimensions, sketch elevations, and location of proposed structures and;
2. Dimensions and locations of areas to be reserved and developed for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, parking, public uses such as schools and playgrounds, landscaping, and other open spaces, and;
3. Architectural drawings and sketches outlining the general design and character of proposed uses and the physical relationship of these uses, and; Such other pertinent information, including residential density, coverage, and open space characteristics, shall be included as may be necessary to make a determination that the contemplated arrangement of buildings and uses makes it desirable to apply regulations and requirements differing from those ordinarily applicable under this ordinance.

In order that it may approve a Planned Unit Development, the Escalante City Planning Commission shall have authority to require that the following conditions (among others it deems appropriate) be met by the applicant:

1. That the proponents of the Planned Unit Development have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Escalante City Council that they are financially able to carry out the proposed project.
2. That the proponents intend to start construction with one (1) year of the approval of the project and any necessary zoning district change, and intend to complete said construction, or approved stages thereof, with four(4) years from the dated construction begins. 
3. That application for Planned Unit Development in planned districts meets the requirements of such districts, including the requirements of the general development plan.
4. That the development is planned as one complex land use rather than as an aggregation of individual and unrelated buildings and uses.
5. That the development will accomplish the purpose outlined in EZC 10.20.010.

carrying out the intent of this Chapter, the Escalante City Planning Commission shall the Escalante consider the following principles:

1. It is the intent of this Chapter that site and building plans for a Planned Unit Development shall be prepared by a designer or team of designers having professional competence in urban planning as proposed in the application. The Commission may require the applicant to engage such a qualified designer or design team.
2. It is not the intent of this Section that control of the design of Planned Unit Development by Escalante City be so rigidly exercised that individual initiative be stifled and substantial additional expense incurred; rather, it is the intent of this Section that the control exercised be the minimum necessary to achieve the purpose of this Chapter.
3. The Escalante City Planning Commission may recommend approval or disapproval of an application for a Planned Unit Development. In recommending approval, the City of Escalante Planning Commission may attach such recommendations as it may deem necessary to secure compliance with the purposes set forth in EZC 10.20.010. The approval or disapproval of a Planned Unit Development rests with the Escalante City Council.

1. Upon approval of a Planned Unit Development, construction shall proceed only in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Escalante City Council, and in conformity with any conditions attached.
2. Amendments to approved plans and specifications for a Planned Unit Development shall be obtained only by following the procedures here outlined for first approval.
3. The Escalante City Council shall not issue any permit for any proposed building, structure or use within the project unless such building, structure, or use is in accordance with the approval development plan and with any conditions imposed in conjunction with its approval.