The purpose and intent of the PUD zoning district is to provide lands which are suitable for well-designed residential, commercial, industrial, or mixed-use developments on appropriately sized tracts of land under unified ownership or control, while encouraging coherent, flexible, and creative concepts of site planning which:

(a)

Accomplishes a more desirable community and environment than would be possible through the strict application of standard zoning requirements.

(b)

Provides a stable community and environmental character compatible with surrounding areas.

(c)

Creates functional and attractive developments.

(d)

Preserves the natural amenities of the land by providing scenic and functional and interconnected open areas.

(e)

Provides for an efficient use of land resulting in a smaller network of utilities and streets and thereby minimizing infrastructure and development costs.

(f)

Promotes the establishment of communities that support civic pride and responsibility.

(g)

Includes a variety of residential products if residential use is proposed.

(h)

Includes substantive features or amenities that result in a direct community/municipal benefit. Examples may include but are not limited to:

(1)

Accessible open space.

(2)

Playground equipment/trail systems.

(3)

Vehicular and pedestrian connectivity (internal and external).

(Ord. No. 2024-35, § 3(Att. A), 12-10-24)

(a)

PUDs may be allowed in any land use category as specified in this section.

(b)

Rezoning to PUD is optional unless the proposed development meets any of the following characteristics, in which case rezoning to PUD is mandatory.

(1)

The property is designated mixed-use in the future land use map.

(2)

The proposed development includes more than one hundred fifty (150) dwelling units within the UDA, or one hundred (100) units outside the UDA.

(3)

The proposed development includes industrial land use and encompasses fifty (50) acres or more.

(4)

The applicant proposes to utilize a density bonus per section 13-415.

(5)

Any RV park.

(c)

RPUD, RVPUD, CP, IP AND MPD Properties. The Residential PUD (RPUD), Recreational Vehicle PUD (RVPUD), Commercial Planned (CP), Industrial Planned (IP), and Master Planned Development (MPD) districts have been consolidated with the Planned Unit development (PUD) district. Properties previously zoned to any of those districts are now deemed to have a PUD zoning designation. The approved Development Orders shall remain in effect as approved. Any proposed changes to those approvals shall be processed based on the requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 2024-35, § 3(Att. A), 12-10-24; Ord. No. 2025-11, § 3(Exh. A), 4-22-25)

The PUD concept allows for deviations from the development standards of specific zoning districts. However, the purpose of providing flexibility in PUDs is to encourage quality development, superior design, and innovative development techniques. Therefore, the development shall meet the following standards:

(a)

Minimum site size: The property on which a PUD is proposed shall be of such size, shape, and location as to permit development of well-organized facilities with proper access roads, ingress and egress, open space and other necessary requirements and amenities. The minimum development size shall be:

(1)

Inside an urban development area: Ten (10) acres, which may be reduced to five (5) acres if the development qualifies as low-income housing. If located in a commercial future land use category, the development size may be five (5) acres, or two and one half (2 ½) if the development qualifies as low-income housing.

(2)

Outside an urban development boundary, the minimum development size shall be fifty (50) acres.

(b)

Location. PUDs shall be accessed by a road designated as arterial or collector by the county, state or city. In the case of residential or mixed-use PUDs, they may also be located on a paved and county maintained local road at a location with direct access of not more than one-quarter (¼) mile in length to an arterial or collector road. Access points into the development must be paved.

(c)

Development density and intensity. PUDs must be consistent with the public health, safety and welfare and not exceed the gross density allowed by the future land use category of the site, unless utilizing a density bonus. Per Policy 1.4.4 of the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, PUDs are required to cluster development in order to preserve open space area and to protect and enhance environmentally sensitive areas. The approving authority may require a density below the maximum allowed by the land use category when conditions warrant. Factors such as site and location characteristics, roadway conditions, or any other factor which makes more intense development inappropriate, shall be considered. The properties on which such land use is located should be of such size, shape and location as to permit development of well-organized facilities with proper access roads, ingress and egress, off-street parking, loading space, open space and other necessary requirements and amenities.

(d)

Land uses. The uses proposed within a PUD shall be consistent with the allowable uses within the underlying future land use category of the site. A comprehensive plan amendment to a mixed use category may be required to combine a wider variety of uses on the PUD site. In addition to density/intensity requirements in other sections of this chapter, the following minimum and maximum commercial and residential gross floor area requirements shall apply:

(1)

Land use mix.

a.

Within residential future land use categories, the commercial floor area shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the residential gross floor area approved for occupancy.

b.

Within the commercial future land use category, the residential floor area approved for occupancy shall not exceed the commercial gross floor area approved for occupancy.

c.

Within the agricultural future land use category, there must be at least twenty (20) square feet but not more than seventy (70) square feet of commercial floor area approved for occupancy for every dwelling unit approved for occupancy.

d.

Within the industrial future land use category, the gross floor area of the commercial or office uses shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total gross floor area of the entire project.

(2)

Open space. PUDs shall provide common, undivided open spaces, which may include active and passive recreational facilities. Open space may include agricultural uses outside the UDA boundary; however, where public access limitations are necessary for the conservation of listed species or preservation of regulated wetlands, that area may still be counted towards required open space acreage. While open space may be used for passive drainage, the primary goal is to be used as natural areas to maintain or restore native habitats and recreation for the residents. The open space shall be configured to provide connections to native habitats off-site to create a larger contiguous open space/wildlife network. Residential PUDs shall provide the following common open space at minimum:

a.

Within a UDA: Twenty-five (25) percent of the development tract.

b.

Outside of UDA: Fifty (50) percent of the development tract.

(3)

Recreation. Residential PUDs of one hundred fifty (150) or more residential units shall provide recreational facilities appropriate to the area.

(e)

Setbacks. The setbacks shall generally follow those applicable to the equivalent zoning districts under the same future land use category but may be modified through the PUD approval process. See Table 13-513A for additional setback requirements.

(f)

Screening and buffering requirements. Generally, buffering and/or screening is required between incompatible land uses to protect adjoining uses from negative impacts. For specific information on buffering and screening requirements between land uses, see article VIII.

(g)

Street standards. Street design shall be determined based upon the proposed land use and transportation needs. See article VI for right-of-way widths.

(h)

Parking requirements. Off-street parking and loading requirements shall be determined individually on each specific application and depend upon the requested land use and its potential intensity. All parking and loading areas shall be properly screened.

(i)

Lot coverage: Maximum lot coverage shall be determined through the PUD rezoning process. However, for commercial and industrial PUDs, it shall not exceed eighty (80) percent.

(j)

Building height: Maximum building height shall be determined through the PUD rezoning process. However, in no event shall building height exceed sixty (60) feet.

(k)

Lot size and layout. The lots within a residential or mixed-use PUD are encouraged to be clustered on uplands, in a manner to preserve the function and integrity of the site's natural areas and environmental systems. Flexibility of minimum lot widths and size is allowable and can be determined during the PUD approval process. Lots must be of sufficient size and width to accommodate structures. Lot layout and design must be compatible with the design and layout of the overall site. The location of lots shall be arranged in a manner sensitive to the natural areas of the site and shall seek to provide lots with a view of the natural areas or access to the natural areas. The design of the site shall provide for potential future roadway connections to surrounding properties.

(Ord. No. 2024-35, § 3(Att. A), 12-10-24)