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ARTICLE 7: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

SECTION 703 APPLICATION CONTENTS AND PROCEDURE



A. Before submitting development plans or surveys for approval, an applicant proposing a Planned Unit Development shall confer with the Planning Department to obtain general information, guidelines, procedural requirements, and advisory opinions on the project concept.

B. Following this consultation, the applicant may prepare a preliminary development plan and submit the application to the Site Plan Review Committee. In addition to the general requirements of the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, the preliminary plan shall contain the following elements:

1) Development proposal outline consisting of:

a. General schematic maps which depict:

i) The existing topography of the site, percent of slope, and contour map drawn at intervals appropriate for the steepness of the terrain.

ii) Existing land use adjacent to the site, including major roads, their current designed capacity, and proposed future capacity.

iii) Location of public uses, including schools, parks, playgrounds, and other open spaces, on the proposed site or nearby area, which are needed to serve the development.

iv) A written description of the proposed development and its impact on public facilities available.

A written statement which is part of the development proposal outline shall contain:
A. Explanation of the character of the Planned Unit Development and the manner in which it has been planned to take advantage of the special provisions contained in this Section.

B. A financial capability report indicating prospective sources of funds and persons having a financial interest in the project.

C. Evidence of ownership or control of the parcel proposed for development, including location by legal description of the property, addresses of the applicants, owners, and designers of the development.

D. A general indication of the expected development schedule.

E. Method, capacity, operation, and maintenance proposals for water supply; sewage disposal; fire protection, if any; open space and recreation; area maintenance and drainage.

F. Environmental and/or economic impact studies as may be required by the Planning Commission.

2) A tentative plat or map as required by Article 10 of this Ordinance.

3) Where replatting is required, the Site Plan shall be superimposed upon a drawing which depicts all property lines, lot numbers, utility lines, and easements or streets of the original plan now being replatted.

4) A plot plan, if any, showing the approximate location and height of buildings structures and other improvements and indicating the open spaces around buildings and structures and existing trees to be preserved or destroyed.

5) Location and design of offstreet parking or loading facilities showing points of ingress and egress from the site, numbers of stalls and their arrangement.

6) The location, direction and bearing of any major physiographic features such as streams, irrigation ditches, or shorelines.

7) Elevation and perspective drawings of proposed structures may be submitted at the option of the applicant.

8) A development schedule indicating:

a. The approximate date when construction of the project will begin.

b. The phases in which the project will be built and approximate starting dates for each phase, if any.

c. The area, location and degree of development of common open space that will be provided at each phase if the development is completed in phases.

9) Agreements, provisions or covenants which govern the use, maintenance, and continued protection of the Planned Unit Development in any of its open space areas.

10) The following plans and diagrams are required:

a. A circulation plan indicating proposed circulation of vehicles, goods and pedestrians within the Planned Unit Development and to/from access roads. Any special engineering features and/or traffic regulation devices needed to facilitate or ensure the safety of this circulation pattern will be shown.

b. A schematic landscape plan.

c. A preliminary drainage and grading plan for the collection and transmission of run-off water.