Helotes City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT1
Editor's note— Ord. No. 600, § 1, adopted Dec. 8, 2016, effectively repealed the former Art. IV, §§ 98-161—98-163, and enacted a new Art. IV as set out herein. The former Art. IV pertained to planned residential unit development and derived from Ord. No. 253, § 1(Art. VI, §§ 1—3), adopted Apr. 8, 2004; and Ord. No. 387, § 1, adopted Dec. 8, 2008.
Sec. 98-161.- Purpose.
It may be desirable that some properties in the city be developed in accordance with site plans prepared and approved in advance of development. To encourage such planned unit development, regulatory provisions are provided in sections 98-162 through 98-164.
(Ord. No. 600, § 1, 12-8-2016)
Sec. 98-162. - Authorized uses.
Whenever any property is proposed to be within a planned unit development, the following types of uses may be authorized:
(1)
Residential housing development consistent with area zoning, as deemed appropriate by the city council.
(2)
Commercial development consistent with area zoning and design standards defined within article IX, section 98-253 (procedures and review standards) of this chapter, as deemed appropriate by the city council.
(3)
Recreation area/open space.
(4)
A combination of any of the types of developments listed above.
(Ord. No. 600, § 1, 12-8-2016)
Sec. 98-163. - Site plan; procedures.
(a)
A site plan setting forth the uses to be incorporated into the planned unit development shall be approved and filed as part of the ordinance. The provisions of article XII of this chapter shall govern the review and processing of each application for a planned unit development.
(b)
Such required site plan shall show the provisions for ingress and egress to the property, access from a public street, number and type of housing and/or commercial units proposed, sidewalks, utilities, drainage, parking space, height of buildings, maximum lot coverage, yards and open spaces, screening walls or fences and other development and protective requirements considered necessary to create a reasonable transition and protection of the adjacent property.
(c)
The planning and zoning commission may recommend that the city council impose conditions relative to the standards of development and as a part of the planned unit development zoning.
(Ord. No. 600, § 1, 12-8-2016)
Sec. 98-164. - Amendments of approved PUD plans.
(a)
Amendments to approved planned unit development plans shall not be authorized by the board of adjustment, but rather shall be made in accordance with the provisions of article XII of this chapter after review by the planning and zoning commission and approval by the city council.
(b)
Amendment applications shall include the requisite application, fee, proposed plans, and a summary of all amendments prior to processing the application.
(Ord. No. 600, § 1, 12-8-2016)