Article XVIII, Sec. 98-701
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Design criteria may be stipulated
Architectural and design criteria may be stipulated as a part of the approval ordinance.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. limits required
Floodplain limits which shall be established by current soil survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey, and/or engineering methods.
Other
- Access management principles required
shall be developed using the principles of access management.
Usual and typical accessory uses to the principal uses shall be permitted.
- Approval by ordinance required
Approval of planned developments shall be by ordinance
- Bonds and dedications required
Provide bonds, dedications, guarantees, agreements, contracts, and deed restrictions acceptable to the board of supervisors
- Connection to thoroughfares required
Connection to existing and proposed state department of transportation constructed and to comprehensive plan proposed thoroughfares when necessary.
- Elevation references required
A minimum of two data references for elevations to be used on plans and profiles and correlated, where practical, to U.S. Geological Survey or Global Positioning System horizontal and vertical data.
- Maintenance of public facilities required
If recreation areas, green space areas, library sites, fire station sites, streets, commuter parking areas, and other sites for necessary public facilities or services are proffered, provisions must also be proffered for maintenance of such public facilities by an association
- Minimum final plan area
Not less than ten percent of the land area or one acre, whichever is greater, shall be shown on any final plan or plat
- Minimum landscaped open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.25 pct
Planned unit developments shall have no less than 25 percent of the total land area devoted to landscaped open space
- Minimum PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. size25 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum size of any planned unit development shall be 25 acres of contiguous land area
- Minimum recreation area for residential components7.5 pct
In planned unit developments with residential components, no less than 7.5 percent of the total area in residential use shall be set aside for active and passive recreation
- No building permit until site plan approval
no building permit including special footings and foundation permits and no grading permit shall be issued in such district until such time as approval of site plans or subdivision plats
- Paved state-maintained roads required
Paved state-maintained roads will be provided for in the site and all interior roads dedicated for purpose of vehicular access will be built to standards for state-maintained paved roads
- Pedestrian and bicycle facilities required
Sidewalks, bicycle lanes and multi-use trails shall be provided where appropriate
- Perimeter setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. conform to adjoining districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
all structures to be located on the outer perimeter of a planned unit development shall conform to the setback and yard regulations of the adjoining district
- Phasing schedule required
The phasing schedule which defines when, within the development of the planned unit development, the proffered or required school sites, library sites, recreation and green space areas, major streets, commuter parking lots, and similar amenities or community facilities will be dedicated or reserved.
- Pre-application conference required
Applicants are required to meet with the planning staff and other qualified officials to review the application plan and original proposal prior to submittal.
- Preponderance of uses in accord with comprehensive planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law.
The preponderance of uses within any planned unit development shall be in accord with the uses envisioned by the comprehensive plan
- Public water and sewer required
Planned unit developments shall be served by public water and sewer
- Required studies and plans
An archeological and historic site survey, traffic impact study, storm water management plan, waste stream impact study, environmental impact study, wetlands identification study and protection plan, economic impact assessment, school impact assessment, utilities requirement and implementation plan.
- School sites dedicated to county and school board
Sites proffered for elementary, middle and high schools shall be dedicated jointly to the county and the School Board.
- Site plan compliance required
all site plans shall comply with article XXII of this chapter, site plans, and all subdivision plats shall comply with chapter 91 of this Code.
- Underground utilities required
All utilities within a planned unit development shall be placed underground except necessary above-ground appurtenances
- Unified control required
A report identifying all property owners within the proposed district and giving evidence of unified control of its entire area.
- Variations permitted by board
Variations in site plans and subdivision plats from approved application plans may be permitted by the board of supervisors
From the ordinance
Planned unit developments shall have no less than 25 percent of the total land area devoted to landscaped open space