Planned development districts are intended to encourage the development large tract, mixed use neighborhoods in areas of the county designated as villages in the Spalding County Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map. The development is based on the as planned residential, retail, institutional, industrial and hospitality; land uses which are to be incorporated into a mixed use villages that are designed to be live work, shop communities. Planned development districts also encourage flexible and creative concepts in site planning; conserve natural topographical and geological features of the land by encouraging scenic and functional open spaces; accomplish a more desirable environment than would be possible through the strict application of minimum requirements of this ordinance; provide for an efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and street and thereby lower development and housing costs; promote a less sprawling form of development; and provide an environment of stable character compatible with surrounding areas.

(Res. No. A-00-22, § 2, 11-6-00; Res. No. A-05-13, § 1, 8-15-05)