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Monday September 20, 2004 Ordinance No. 2004- Petition C04-06 (ZT) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CABARRUS COUNTY ZONING ORIDNANCE BE IT ORDAINED that the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: . Add the following text to Chapter Three- Establishment of Districts, Section 3-4 FLOATING: -Planned Unit Development (PUD) . Add the following floating district, PUD, and associated standards to Chapter Three- Establishment of Districts, Section 3-7. (e) FLOATING ZONES: (1) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUn) DISTRICT. Planned Unit Development (PUD) regulations are intended to provide for a mix of different land uses while encouraging and allowing more creative and cohesive design of land development than is possible under traditional zoning regulations. PUD zoning allows substantial flexibility in planning and design of a proposed development that often occurs in the form of relief from compliance with conventional zoning ordinance requirements such as minimum lot size and buffering. Ideally, this flexibility results in a development that is better planned, contains more amenities and, ultimately, is a development that is more desirable to live in than one produced in accordance with typical zoning ordinance and subdivision controls. Rationale. This district provides for a mix of land uses including single-family residential, multi- family residential, professional offices, industrial uses, recreational facilities, civic uses or commercial centers. These uses are integrated into a coordinated and comprehensively designed development project that offers a high level of amenities and preserves the natural and scenic qualities of open spaces. Processing Procedures. To enable thorough analysis of a Planned Unit Development, more information is needed about the proposal than would be required if development were being pursued under conventional zoning requirements. Although a PUD is technically a floating district, it shall be processed as a special use district in accordance with Section 13-12 of this Ordinance with the following additions: 1. The following criteria shall apply to all PUD-proposed development: a) Eligibility. An application for PUD nmst be submitted by the property owner or property owner's representative for an area of not less than 25 acres. b) Density. Overall density will be defined on the initial preliminary site plan in accordance with the required land use composition calculation. c) Preservation of Natural Features. Critical areas and other significant and desirable natural features such as steep slopes, drainage courses, unique stands of vegetation, riparian areas and water bodies are to be retained and integrated into the site design. d) Conunon Architectural Theme. All buildings and structures in the project site area are to share a conunon architectural theme that ensures compatibility among interior land uses. This theme shall also be compatible or complementary with adjacent development, or shall be adequately screened or buffered wm such adjacent development. G.-~