PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
(Entire Division 9 Amended 5/21/90)
The purpose of the planned unit development regulations is to encourage and allow more creative and imaginative design for land development than is possible under the more conventional zoning regulations. The planned united development also provides for more efficient use of the land and thus may result in more economical land development. Preservation of natural site qualities, better urban amenities, more open spaces, and a higher quality project are also intended results of the planned unit development process.
The process is intended to be an alternative to the conventional subdivision of land and lot by lot development contemplated by the subdivision regulations of chapter 16 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal and the district regulations of this chapter. The following objectives may be attained through the use of the planned unit development process:
The planned unit development is intended to provide for projects incorporating a single type of a variety of related uses which are planned, developed, and maintained as a unit. The planned unit development should provide amenities not otherwise required by law and often establishes facilities and open space greater than the minimum required by law. Such development may consist of conventionally subdivided lots, provided that the requirements of the Town’s subdivision ordinance are met with respect to each lot included and provided further that the platted lots are maintained in unified control, unsubdivided property maintained in separate ownership but unified control.
The planned unit development may permit the transfer of dwelling units from one portion of the tract to another and will permit the clustering of dwelling units in one or more locations upon the tract. The uses permitted within the planned unit development shall be the same as those authorized in the zoning district in which it is located unless otherwise provided by the allowable exceptions with provisions of this Code.
The unique and substantially different character of planned unit developments requires that they be processed under a special plan review procedure. Planned unit developments are of a different character than conventional subdivisions or other projects requiring site plan review, requiring the establishment herein of specific and additional procedures, standards and exceptions to govern the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the action by the Town Council.
A person, by choosing to develop property as a planned unit development, elects to submit a contemplated development proposal to a legislative and discretionary review by the Planning Commission and Town Council.
It is the intent of this Code that the planned unit development review procedure be conducted as a substitute for subdivision review as under Chapter 16, Subdivision Regulation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, and as a substitute for administrative staff site plan review, legislative public hearing site plan review, site plan review required under the Special Use Permit procedure, or procedure for obtaining a zoning variation.
All planned unit developments shall be designed in such a manner as to conform to the provisions of the Town of Normal major street plans, trunk sewer extension plans, water distribution system plans, and storm drainage plans.
Either prior to the approval of the final development plan or prior to its recording and within the time framework, if any, specified in the resolution of approval, the owner or developer shall post, secure and file with the Town Clerk a final development plan utility improvement payment, performance and workmanship bond with appropriate evidence of security and file and establish an adjacent substandard roadway improvement guarantee and security in the manner, amount and form described respectively in sec. 16.4-6.1(B)(1) and sec. 16.4-6.1(B)(2) of the Subdivision Code. Such bond and security shall guarantee not only completion of public improvements but also common area improvements, whether public or private, including but not limited to the following: sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains, streets, bridges, culverts, railroad crossings, lighting, pedestrian ways, parking, drainage ways, utility poles, landscaping, and recreational facilities. (Amended 12/17/90 by Ord. 3943)
After installation, and within 9 months of the Town’s acceptance for maintenance but prior to final release of the bond, the owner or developer shall submit record drawings of the public improvement plans in the form and with the content required by sec. 1.16 of A Manual Of Practice For The Design Of Public Improvements In The Town Of Normal.
After the developer has complied with the requirements of sec. 1.16 and 1.17 of A Manual Of Practice For The Design Of Public Improvements In The Town Of Normal and within 30 days after the Town Engineer’s written recommendation for acceptance, the Town Council shall, by resolution, accept for maintenance all public improvements within, adjacent to or serving lots or outlots depicted on a final development plan for a planned unit development.
| Zoning District | Maximum Net Density (Dwelling Units/Acres) | Maximum Floor Area (% of Land Area) | Minimum Open Space (% of Floor Area) | Minimum Common Recreation Space (% of Floor Area) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-1A | 4.00 | 20.0% | 380% | 18% |
| R-1B | 8.00 | 34.8% | 210% | 14% |
| R-2 | 10.00 | 40.0% | 180% | 13% |
| R-3A | 23.00 | 52.8% | 140% | 12% |
| R-3B | 58.00 | 80.0% | 85% | 10% |
(Entire SEC. 15.9-14 Amended 9/20/10 by Ord. No. 5349)

| Land Use | Sub-Area 1 | Sub-Area 2 | Sub-Area 3 | Sub-Area 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living, Nursing Homes | - | P | P | - |
| Auditorium | - | P | - | - |
| Bed and Breakfast | S | S | - | - |
| Churches and Other Places of Public Worship | - | P | P | PL |
| Community Center | - | P | - | - |
| Day Care Center | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Day Care Home | - | P | - | - |
| Dwelling, Single-Family | P | P | - | P |
| Dwelling, Two-Family (max. of 2 unrelated individuals) | P | P | - | P |
| Dwellings, Multifamily (max. of 2 unrelated individuals) | - | P | - | - |
| Educational Facilities | - | P | P | PL |
| Entertainment, Indoor | - | PL | PL | - |
| Financial Institution (Banks, Credit Unions, Title Company) | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Home-based businesses per the restrictions in sec. 15.4-4(C) | P | - | - | - |
| Legislative Hall | - | P | - | - |
| Library | - | P | - | - |
| Medical, Offices, Laboratories, Diagnostics, Services, Rehab | - | P | P | PL |
| Museum/Exhibition Hall | - | P | P | PL |
| Office, Professional | - | P | - | - |
| Park | - | P | P | P |
| Parking Lot | - | P | P | P |
| Personal Services Establishment, General | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Police Station | - | P | P | - |
| Recreational, Indoor | - | P | PL | PL |
| Restaurant, Eating and Drinking Establishment | - | PL | - | PL |
| Retail Goods Establishment | - | PL | - | - |
(Entire SEC 15.9-17 Amended 08/16/21 by ORD. No. 5874)
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
(Entire Division 9 Amended 5/21/90)
The purpose of the planned unit development regulations is to encourage and allow more creative and imaginative design for land development than is possible under the more conventional zoning regulations. The planned united development also provides for more efficient use of the land and thus may result in more economical land development. Preservation of natural site qualities, better urban amenities, more open spaces, and a higher quality project are also intended results of the planned unit development process.
The process is intended to be an alternative to the conventional subdivision of land and lot by lot development contemplated by the subdivision regulations of chapter 16 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal and the district regulations of this chapter. The following objectives may be attained through the use of the planned unit development process:
The planned unit development is intended to provide for projects incorporating a single type of a variety of related uses which are planned, developed, and maintained as a unit. The planned unit development should provide amenities not otherwise required by law and often establishes facilities and open space greater than the minimum required by law. Such development may consist of conventionally subdivided lots, provided that the requirements of the Town’s subdivision ordinance are met with respect to each lot included and provided further that the platted lots are maintained in unified control, unsubdivided property maintained in separate ownership but unified control.
The planned unit development may permit the transfer of dwelling units from one portion of the tract to another and will permit the clustering of dwelling units in one or more locations upon the tract. The uses permitted within the planned unit development shall be the same as those authorized in the zoning district in which it is located unless otherwise provided by the allowable exceptions with provisions of this Code.
The unique and substantially different character of planned unit developments requires that they be processed under a special plan review procedure. Planned unit developments are of a different character than conventional subdivisions or other projects requiring site plan review, requiring the establishment herein of specific and additional procedures, standards and exceptions to govern the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the action by the Town Council.
A person, by choosing to develop property as a planned unit development, elects to submit a contemplated development proposal to a legislative and discretionary review by the Planning Commission and Town Council.
It is the intent of this Code that the planned unit development review procedure be conducted as a substitute for subdivision review as under Chapter 16, Subdivision Regulation of the Municipal Code of the Town of Normal, and as a substitute for administrative staff site plan review, legislative public hearing site plan review, site plan review required under the Special Use Permit procedure, or procedure for obtaining a zoning variation.
All planned unit developments shall be designed in such a manner as to conform to the provisions of the Town of Normal major street plans, trunk sewer extension plans, water distribution system plans, and storm drainage plans.
Either prior to the approval of the final development plan or prior to its recording and within the time framework, if any, specified in the resolution of approval, the owner or developer shall post, secure and file with the Town Clerk a final development plan utility improvement payment, performance and workmanship bond with appropriate evidence of security and file and establish an adjacent substandard roadway improvement guarantee and security in the manner, amount and form described respectively in sec. 16.4-6.1(B)(1) and sec. 16.4-6.1(B)(2) of the Subdivision Code. Such bond and security shall guarantee not only completion of public improvements but also common area improvements, whether public or private, including but not limited to the following: sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains, streets, bridges, culverts, railroad crossings, lighting, pedestrian ways, parking, drainage ways, utility poles, landscaping, and recreational facilities. (Amended 12/17/90 by Ord. 3943)
After installation, and within 9 months of the Town’s acceptance for maintenance but prior to final release of the bond, the owner or developer shall submit record drawings of the public improvement plans in the form and with the content required by sec. 1.16 of A Manual Of Practice For The Design Of Public Improvements In The Town Of Normal.
After the developer has complied with the requirements of sec. 1.16 and 1.17 of A Manual Of Practice For The Design Of Public Improvements In The Town Of Normal and within 30 days after the Town Engineer’s written recommendation for acceptance, the Town Council shall, by resolution, accept for maintenance all public improvements within, adjacent to or serving lots or outlots depicted on a final development plan for a planned unit development.
| Zoning District | Maximum Net Density (Dwelling Units/Acres) | Maximum Floor Area (% of Land Area) | Minimum Open Space (% of Floor Area) | Minimum Common Recreation Space (% of Floor Area) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-1A | 4.00 | 20.0% | 380% | 18% |
| R-1B | 8.00 | 34.8% | 210% | 14% |
| R-2 | 10.00 | 40.0% | 180% | 13% |
| R-3A | 23.00 | 52.8% | 140% | 12% |
| R-3B | 58.00 | 80.0% | 85% | 10% |
(Entire SEC. 15.9-14 Amended 9/20/10 by Ord. No. 5349)

| Land Use | Sub-Area 1 | Sub-Area 2 | Sub-Area 3 | Sub-Area 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living, Nursing Homes | - | P | P | - |
| Auditorium | - | P | - | - |
| Bed and Breakfast | S | S | - | - |
| Churches and Other Places of Public Worship | - | P | P | PL |
| Community Center | - | P | - | - |
| Day Care Center | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Day Care Home | - | P | - | - |
| Dwelling, Single-Family | P | P | - | P |
| Dwelling, Two-Family (max. of 2 unrelated individuals) | P | P | - | P |
| Dwellings, Multifamily (max. of 2 unrelated individuals) | - | P | - | - |
| Educational Facilities | - | P | P | PL |
| Entertainment, Indoor | - | PL | PL | - |
| Financial Institution (Banks, Credit Unions, Title Company) | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Home-based businesses per the restrictions in sec. 15.4-4(C) | P | - | - | - |
| Legislative Hall | - | P | - | - |
| Library | - | P | - | - |
| Medical, Offices, Laboratories, Diagnostics, Services, Rehab | - | P | P | PL |
| Museum/Exhibition Hall | - | P | P | PL |
| Office, Professional | - | P | - | - |
| Park | - | P | P | P |
| Parking Lot | - | P | P | P |
| Personal Services Establishment, General | - | PL | PL | PL |
| Police Station | - | P | P | - |
| Recreational, Indoor | - | P | PL | PL |
| Restaurant, Eating and Drinking Establishment | - | PL | - | PL |
| Retail Goods Establishment | - | PL | - | - |
(Entire SEC 15.9-17 Amended 08/16/21 by ORD. No. 5874)