The PD Zone District is intended to provide for flexibility in site planning and design for residential, commercial, industrial and mixed use projects that encourage and facilitate creative design and use of land in the City which may otherwise be stifled by the standardized zone districts. The resulting projects should be of equal or greater quality than would result from utilizing a standard zone district. The PD Zone District is consistent with all General Plan designations provided that, upon adoption of this zone district, a finding is made that the permitted use or combination of uses and their permitted density and intensity of development are within the range anticipated by the appropriate General Plan designation(s).

Any use or combination of uses which are arranged and designed in such a manner as to result in a development which is internally compatible, compatible with neighboring uses and consistent with the General Plan. The density and intensity of the uses shall be limited to that allowed by the General Plan.

Development standards shall be determined for each PD Zone District based on the merits of the project, provided that the resulting project is equal to or exceeds the quality that would result from utilizing standard zone districts.

Applications for the PD Zone District shall be considered amendments to these Zoning Regulations and shall be processed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.36.

Applications for a PD Zone District shall contain a full description of all types of uses, the proposed development standards and a site plan for the project. The description, standards and all plans shall include detailed information needed to evaluate the project, including building elevations and site design standards for roads, parking landscaping, signage, etc., phasing plans, if any, and any other information deemed necessary by the Community Development Director.

Approval of a PD Zone District can be made only upon making all of the following findings:

Prior to issuance of any building permits, detailed development plans shall be submitted to the Community Development Director for review and approval for substantial compliance with the approved planned development.

If construction has not commenced within two years of the effective date of the PD Zone District and every two years thereafter, until the project is completed, the Planning Commission shall review the project to determine if a zone change to amend the PD or otherwise change the zoning to a more appropriate zone district may be warranted. If it is determined that a revision should be considered, the Planning Commission shall authorize a rezoning process to proceed, as provided in Chapter 17.36. For purposes of this section, commencement of construction means installation of a building foundation.