A.

The general purpose of a PUD is to:

1. Promote flexibility in design and allow a creative approach to the use of land and physical facilities that results in the coordination of building styles, forms, and nontraditional mixes of land use;

2. Provide for usable and suitably located public or recreational facilities, amenities, design concepts, and site plans that would not otherwise be enabled under conventional zoning;

3. Encourage land uses which facilitate the public health, safety, comfort and welfare;

4. Encourage a pattern of development which is better able to preserve natural site qualities and provide urban amenities of a higher quality than is possible under more traditional zoning and development regulations;

5. Allow a mix of uses on an individual site;

6. Take advantage of compact building design;

7. Utilize infill development and promote the redevelopment potential of underutilized sites within the village;

8. Use building and architectural styles that are unique to the Village of Savoy, fostering a distinct and attractive community; and

9. Incorporate environmentally sensitive developments.

B.

Administrative Standards and Procedures. All administrative standards and procedures related to PUDs are included in Chapter 16.08.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-03, § 10(Att. A), 2-12-25)

A.

Qualification. Any development may apply for consideration and approval as a PUD in accordance with this chapter.

B.

Justification for Approval. Each PUD should be presented and judged on its own merits. It shall not be sufficient to base justification for approval of a PUD solely upon an already existing PUD.

C.

Burden of Evidence. The burden of providing evidence and persuasion that any PUD is necessary and desirable shall rest solely with the applicant.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-03, § 10(Att. A), 2-12-25)

A.

Base District Standards Retained. A PUD, if approved, shall be applied as an overlay, and all base district designations shall be maintained.

B.

Modifications Allowed. A PUD, if approved, may allow for modifications to the base district standards. All such modifications shall be referred to as site development allowances.

C.

Site Development Allowance Delineation. Notwithstanding any limitations on variations which can be approved as delineated in Section 16.08.005 of this UDO, site development allowances may be approved provided the applicant specifically identifies each site development allowance in the PUD application and demonstrates how each site development allowance:

1.

Would be compatible with surrounding development;

2.

Would alleviate difficulties in the development of the site as proposed under the standards of the base zoning district; and

3.

Is aligned with a minimum of one of the modification standards detailed in Section 16.07.004.

D.

Site Development Allowances Approval. All approved site development allowances shall be delineated in the ordinance approving the PUD and shall be considered the standards of the PUD overlay district as it applies to the subject property.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-03, § 10(Att. A), 2-12-25)

An applicant seeking a site development allowance shall be required to justify each request through the provision of tangible benefits to the Village of Savoy by meeting a minimum of one of the modification standards detailed below per requested site development allowance.

A.

Landscape Conservation and Visual Enhancement. The PUD preserves and enhances existing landscape, trees, and natural features such as rivers, streams, ponds, groves, and landforms.

B.

Sustainable Design. The PUD is designed with consideration given to various methods of site design and building location, architectural design of individual buildings, and landscaping design capable of reducing energy consumption and improving onsite stormwater management.

C.

Public Gathering Space. The PUD includes public gathering space, the amount of which is proportional to the size of buildings or number of dwelling units. The public gathering space is integrated into the overall design of the PUD and has a direct functional or visual relationship to the main building(s) and is not of an isolated or arbitrary character. The public gathering space is activated through the use of one or more of the following:

1.

Moveable tables and chairs;

2.

A fountain or other water feature;

3.

A sculpture or other public art feature;

4.

Benches, seat walls;

5.

Raised landscape planters; and

6.

Pedestrian scale lighting such as string lighting or other features.

D.

Placemaking. The PUD has a distinctive identity and brand that is utilized in the signs, streetscape, architecture, public gathering spaces, open spaces, etc.

E.

Universal Design. The PUD includes buildings designed with accessible features such as level access from the street and/or zero entry thresholds.

F.

High Quality Building Materials. The PUD utilizes time and weather tested building materials in a greater quantity than those normally required by this UDO including the following:

1.

Masonry/brick, excluding stamped concrete;

2.

Stacked stone, stone, and stone masonry units; and

3.

Architectural concrete masonry units (CMU).

(Ord. No. 2025-O-03, § 10(Att. A), 2-12-25)