The Planned Unit Development (PUD) district is designed to provide for the development of well-designed communities that provide multiple use types. A planned unit development is a tract or multiple tracts of land initially under single ownership or control, planned and developed as an integrated unit in a single development according to an approved master plan.

The following legacy planned unit developments have been previously established:

1. Academy Place- Approved 04/21/1998
2. Academy Plaza- Approved 12/ 1999
3. Carpenter Place- Approved 07/15/2008
4. Cooper Lane
5. Cottages of Creekside- Approved 08/20/2013
6. Park Towne Village- Approved 09/15/1995
7. Robert’s Cove- Approved 02/19/2008
8. The Lakes- Approved 02/17/1992
9. Windermere- Approved 03/10/1994

Any existing legacy planned unit development may choose to rezone by going through the rezoning process in accordance with the procedures outlined in Procedures and Processes for a rezoning. For rezoning of any part of the existing legacy planned unit development, the written consent of all landowners within the PUD is required.

The permitted uses in a planned unit development district are subject to the discretion and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen.

The permitted uses shall be determined in consideration of the Comprehensive Plan, the existing zoning district designation of the area being rezoned to a planned unit development, the land uses contiguous to the area being rezoned to a planned unit development, and the development standards and design standards of the Unified Development Ordinance.

The development standards in a planned unit development district are subject to the discretion and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen.

The development standards shall be determined in consideration of the Comprehensive Plan, the existing zoning district designation of the area being rezoned to a planned unit development, and the development and design standards of the Unified Development Ordinance. In the determination of development standards, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Aldermen may use development standards from other districts that allow uses similar to the ones being proposed in the planned unit development.

The area designated in the planned unit development master plan must be a tract or multiple tracts of land under single ownership or control. Single control of property or properties under multiple ownership may be accomplished through the use of enforceable covenants or commitments that run to the benefit of the City.

The minimum gross area required for a planned unit development is two (2) acres. The minimum gross area may be waived by the Board of Aldermen during the rezoning and master plan review if it is demonstrated that granting such waiver is consistent with the district intent as specified in intent section of the planned unit development district.

A planned unit development may be established in any district except for the T-4, T-5U, T-5C, T-5D or O zoning district.