Sec. 4.7.2. Modification of Standards

  1. Except as noted in this Article, development in a PD District must conform to all applicable provisions of this UDO.
  2. The PD District allows modification of the following, as approved by the City Council under Sec. 10.2.4.:
    1. Chapter 2. Residential Districts;
    2. Chapter 3. Mixed Use Districts;
    3. Chapter 6. Use Regulations;
    4. Chapter 7. General Development Standards;
    5. Article 8.3. Blocks, Lots, Access;
    6. Article 8.4. New Streets; and
    7. Article 8.5. Existing Streets.
  3. A PD district may be of any size. A PD District that specifies a single structure must include a mixed use building type. A PD District that includes multiple buildings must include at least one of the following building types: townhouse, apartment, mixed-use building or a general building. For a PD District with multiple buildings, at least 2 building types must be included in the first phase of development.
  4. Proposed density modifications in the districts that permit residential uses may propose lower maximum densities than the district currently allows, but cannot propose densities that exceed the district maximum.
  5. Proposed use changes may remove a use or convert a permitted or limited use to a special use, or convert a permitted use to a limited use, but cannot allow a prohibited use, make a special use a permitted or limited use or make a limited use a permitted use.
  6. Proposed modifications to the street cross-sections within Article 8.4. New Streets may only be requested for Sensitive, Local and Mixed Use Streets. Major Streets, Industrial and Service Streets and Accessways may not be modified or altered. The approval of alternative street cross-sections and minimum block length standards may not cause the Level of Service to fall below Level of Service D (LOS “D”). 
  7. Each Planned Development is required to provide at least 10% of the gross site area as open space. This open space shall adhere to Sec. 2.5.