Hyde Park City Zoning Code
§ 108-7.1
Purpose; objectives.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the PUD Overlay District is to allow the planned creation of new communities or expansion of existing communities. Residential and nonresidential uses are a required component of each PUD. The PUD process is intended to encourage and allow more creative and imaginative design of land development. The PUD process allows for substantial flexibility in planning and designing a proposal. While greater density than the underlying district may be allowed and more lenient site requirements may be granted, PUD proposals shall reflect the principles of development set forth in the Greenway Connections and the Comprehensive Plan.
B.
Objectives. Through proper planning and design, each PUD shall include features that further, and are in compliance with, the following objectives:
(1)
To allow for the design of new communities that are architecturally and environmentally innovative, and that achieve better utilization of land than is possible through strict application of standard zoning and subdivision controls;
(2)
To encourage land development that, to the greatest extent possible, preserves natural vegetation, respects natural topographic and geologic conditions, and does not adversely affect flooding, soil, drainage and natural ecologic conditions;
(3)
To provide for abundant, accessible, and properly located public open and recreation space;
(4)
To encourage uses of land that reduce transportation needs and conserve energy and natural resources to the maximum extent possible;
(5)
To lower development and building costs by permitting smaller networks of utilities and streets and the use of more economical building types and shared facilities;
(6)
To promote the combining and coordinating of land uses, building types and building relationships within a planned development, which otherwise would not be provided under a conventional zoning district;
(7)
To provide additional convenience and economy in the location of retail and other commercial enterprises and services, and to provide a wider range of housing costs and settings for Town residents;
(8)
To promote sensitive development of land adjacent to already settled areas in order to provide orderly and organic transition from Neighborhoods to Hamlets, and to create new community centers;
(9)
To allow access by the general public to all streets and public facilities, without regard to whether such streets and public facilities are owned by the Town or a community association.