Division 6 — Planned Development Permit Procedures (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.)
§126.0602 When a Planned Development Permit May Be Requested
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(a) The following types of development may be requested with a Planned Development Permit decided in accordance with Process Three.
(1) Development in accordance with Section 143.0465 where the applicable land use plan recommends a Planned Development Permit be processed if another discretionary action is also requested; or
(2) Development in accordance with Section 143.0403(a) that complies with the applicable land use plan , but contains uses that are not permitted in the underlying base zone.
(b) The following types of development may be requested with a Planned Development Permit decided in accordance with Process Four.
- (1) Development that does not comply with all base zone regulations or all development regulations (except as permitted in accordance with Section 126.0602(a)(2)), or that proposes to exceed limited deviations allowed by the regulations in Chapter 14, as described in Section 143.0410, except that if the development is affordable housing, an infill project, and/or a sustainable building as described in Section 143.0915, it may be permitted with Neighborhood Development Permit decided in accordance with Section 126.0603.
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(2) Rural Cluster development in the OR and AR zones, as described in Section 143.0402.
(3) Provision of off-site affordable dwelling units in accordance with Section 143.0745.
(4) Multiple dwelling unit development requesting increased density where the land use plan expressly provides for increased density with the approval of a Planned Development Permit, except that if the development is affordable housing, an in-fill project, and/or a sustainable building as described in Section 143.0915, it may be permitted with a Neighborhood Development Permit decided in accordance with Section 126.0603.
(c) The following types of development may be requested with a Planned Development Permit to be decided in accordance with Process Five.
Rural cluster residential development in the AR-1-1 and OR-1-2 zones that proposes a density that exceeds one dwelling unit per 10 acres but is not more than one dwelling unit per 4 acres, with no potential for development on the remainder of the premises , as described in Section 143.0402.
(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000; amended 6-19-2000 by O-18814 N.S.)
(Amended 4-8-2008 by O-19734 N.S; effective 5-8-2008.) (Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.) (Amended 7-19-2016 by O-20673 N.S.; effective 8-27-2016.) (Amended 9-15-2017 by O-20856 N.S.; effective 10-20-2017.) (Amended 10-30-2020 by O-21254 N.S.; effective 11-29-2020.)
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Overview- §126.0601 Purpose of the Planned Development Permit Procedures
- §126.0602 When a Planned Development Permit May Be Requested
- §126.0603 Reduced Permit and Processing for Affordable Housing…
- §126.0604 Decision Process for Planned Development Permits
- §126.0605 Findings for Planned Development Permit Approval
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- §126.0701 Purpose of the Coastal Development Permit Procedures
- § 126.0702 When a Coastal Development Permit Is Required
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