§ 58.361. Purpose of the District.

The PD District is intended to provide a process for the evaluation of unique, individually planned developments which are not otherwise permitted in the zoning districts established by this Chapter. The PD District is to be a voluntary process commenced by an applicant for such zoning designation. The standards and procedures of this district are intended to promote flexibility of design and permit planned diversification and integration of uses and structures, while at the same time retaining in the City Council the absolute authority to establish such limitations and regulations as it deems necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. In so doing, the PD district is designed to:

(a)

Promote more efficient and economic uses of land, including bypassed lands;

(b)

Encourage a more compatible and harmonious development of contiguous lands;

(c)

Promote home ownership opportunities for all residents of the community;

(d)

Provide flexibility to meet changing needs, technologies, economics, and consumer preferences;

(e)

Be totally controllable based on the needs of the City, in terms of the impact on the proposed site and surrounding neighborhoods;

(f)

Encourage uses of land which reduce transportation needs and which conserve energy and natural resources;

(g)

Preserve to the greatest extent possible, and utilize in a harmonious fashion, existing landscape features and amenities;

(h)

Provide for more usable and suitably located recreational facilities, open spaces and scenic areas, either commonly owned or publicly-owned, than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development procedures;

(i)

Lower development and building costs by permitting smaller networks of utilities and streets and the use of more economical building types and shared facilities;

(j)

Accomplish more desirable living and working environments than would be possible through the strict application of minimum requirements of the City's other zoning and subdivision regulations;

(k)

Permit the combining and coordinating of architectural styles, building forms, and building relationships within a planned development;

(l)

Provide an environment of stable character compatible with surrounding developments; and

(m)

Permit specific limitations and requirements in excess of those included in other zoning districts, based on the unique characteristics of the individual site, where necessary to the public health, safety, or welfare, or for the protection or preservation of lands either internal or external to the planned development.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094; Ord. of 5-20-1996, Doc. #29361)