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PLANNING STAFF REPORT TO CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Monday, October 18th, 2004 Staff Use Only: Approved: Denied: Tabled: Petition: CO4-06 (ZT) Purpose: Petition MO4-06 (ZT) seeks to add a new zoning classification to the list of zoning districts in Chapter 3, Establishment of Zoning Districts. This new classification is a floating zoning district designated as Planned Unit Development or PUD. The purpose of adding a floating district to an ordinance is to add flexibility by enabling it to accommodate new land uses in reaction to a communities changing needs. The purpose of the PUD is to provide for a mix of different land uses while encouraging and allowing more creative and cohesive design of lanq development than is possible under traditional zoning regulations. Approval Qf this amendment will effect the following changes: . Add the following text to Chapter Three- Establishment of Districts, Section 3-4 FLOATING: .1 -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 Wlder traditional zoning regulations. PUD zoning allows substantial flexibility in planning and design of a proposed development that often occurs in the fonn 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 ofland uses including single-family residential, multi- family residential, professional offices, industrial uses, recreational facilities, civic uses or commercial centers. These uses ate 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 Wlder conventional zoning requirements. Although a PUD is technically a floating district, it shall be processed as a special use district ìn accordance with Section 13-12 of this Ordinance with the following additions: 1. The following critma shall apply to all PUD-proposed development: a) Eligibility. An application for PUD must be submitted by the property owner or property owner's representative for an area of not less than 25 acres. G--~