A.

Purpose. It is the general purpose of the PUD district classification to:

1.

Encourage enhancement and preservation of lands which are unique or of outstanding scenic, environmental, cultural and historical significance;

2.

Provide an alternative for more efficient use of land, resulting in smaller networks of utilities, safer network of streets, promoting greater opportunities for public and private open space, and resulting in lower construction and maintenance costs to the general public;

3.

Encourage harmonious and coordinated development of the site, considering the natural features, community facilities, pedestrian and vehicular circulation in conformance with the thoroughfare plan, and land use relationship with surrounding properties and the general area; and

4.

Require the application of professional planning and design techniques to achieve overall coordinated development, eliminating the negative impacts of unplanned and piecemeal development likely to result from rigid adherence to the zoning classifications and standards found elsewhere in this article.

B.

Eligibility. The foregoing general purposes and comprehensive plan elements, along with such standards provided in this article, shall guide in the determination of eligibility for PUD application.

C.

PUD designation procedure. The process for the filing of an application, requirements for notice and advertisement of a PUD application and other related actions shall be the same as those provided for in the zoning amendment process. In addition to the above, the applicant shall be governed by the following requirements:

1.

Pre-application conference. Prior to submitting an application for approval of a PUD, the applicant or representative shall confer with the building official. The applicant is encouraged to submit a tentative land use sketch for review and to obtain any information on any projected plans, programs or other matters that may affect the proposed development. This information should include the:

a.

Proper relationship between the proposed development and surrounding uses, and the effect of the plan upon the comprehensive plan of the city;

b.

Adequacy of existing and proposed streets, utilities, and other public facilities and services within the proposed planned development;

c.

Character, design and appropriateness of the proposed land uses and their adequacy to encourage desirable living conditions, to provide separations and screening between uses where desirable, and to preserve the natural amenities of streams, wooded areas, and similar natural features; and

d.

Adequacy of open space and recreation areas, existing and proposed, to serve the needs of the development.

2.

Submission of a preliminary PUD plan. After the pre-application conference, a formal application for a PUD district may be made to the planning and zoning commission in the same manner as an application for a zoning amendment is made. Prior to the approval of such designation, the applicant shall submit a preliminary plan. The following information shall be included in the preliminary plan:

a.

Ownership. All land included for purposes of development within a PUD district shall be owned by or be under the control of the applicant for such zoning designation, whether the applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation, or group of individuals. The applicant shall present proof of the unified control of the entire area within the proposed PUD district.

b.

Legal description of the site accompanied by a map at a scale suitable for reproduction for advertising for a public hearing.

c.

Site conditions map or series of maps that shall indicate the following:

1.

Title of planned development and name of developer;

2.

Scale, date, north arrow, and general location map showing relationship of the site to external facilities such as highways;

3.

Boundary of the subject property;

4.

All existing streets, buildings, watercourses, easements, section lines, and other important features within the proposed project. The location and size, as appropriate, of all existing drainage, water, sewer, and other utility provisions, and information about existing vegetative cover.

d.

Concept plan at the same scale as the above site conditions maps which shall indicate:

1.

Sketch plan for pedestrian and vehicular circulation showing the general locations and rights-of-way widths and the general design capacity of the system as well as access points to the major thoroughfare system;

2.

A general plan for the use of lands within the PUD. Such plans shall indicate the location, function and extent of all components or units of the plan, including low-, medium-, and high-density residential areas (indicating the proposed density for each category), open space provisions, community-serving recreation or leisure facilities, and areas for public or quasi-public institutional uses such as schools, places of worship and libraries;

3.

A statement indicating that proposed arrangements are made with the appropriate agencies for the provision of needed utilities to and within the planned development.

e.

A report shall be prepared in conjunction with the above material and shall include:

1.

Total acreage involved in the project;

2.

The number of acres devoted to the various categories of land shown on the site development plan, along with the percentage of total acreage represented by each category of use and component of development, plus an itemized list of uses proposed for each of the components which shall be the range of uses permitted for that section of the planned development;

3.

The number and type of dwelling units involved for the overall site and for its components;

4.

A description of the projected service areas for nonresidential uses (e.g., neighborhood, community or regional);

5.

A statement or map indicating which streets and roads (and pedestrian ways as appropriate) are proposed for public ownership and maintenance and whether approval will be sought for private roads, if any, within the development;

6.

A statement or map on drainage which generally shows existing drainage conditions, wetlands, areas of frequent flooding, points of discharge from the project, and anticipated quantity of water generated from the development;

7.

A statement which shall indicate the proposed method of governing the use, maintenance and continued protection of open space and community-serving facilities.

f.

Development schedule. The development site plan shall be accompanied by a development schedule indicating the approximate date on which construction is expected to begin and the rate of anticipated development to completion. A development schedule, if adopted and approved by the city council, shall become part of the development plan and shall be adhered to by the owner, developer, and all successors in interest. Upon the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission and for good cause shown by the owner and developer, the city council may extend the development schedule or adopt such new development schedule as may be supported by the facts and circumstances of the case.

3.

Submission of a final PUD plan. Before a building permit may be issued or before any development action on a proposed PUD may begin, the landowner shall submit a final plan to the planning and zoning commission. The submission may be for all of the land included within a proposed PUD site or for a part of the site. The submission shall include all of the information prescribed in subsection C.2. of this section and shall additionally include specifications, covenants, easements, conditions, bonds, or other information required by the commission.

(Ord. No. 14-2013, § 2, 3-11-13; Ord. No. 21-2017, § 2(Exh. A), 12-18-17)