Purpose
The town was originally settled in small villages, with people living close to a community center. The planned unit development (PUD) district is established as a zoning district designed to provide an alternative to suburban development standards and which is intended to:
(1) Encourage the development of traditional village centers that provide for a creative mixture of uses, including residential and business, that enhance the quality of community life through careful planning and development without compromising the protection of resources such as groundwater and open space.
(2) Reduce initial development costs and preserve areas for common use by reducing standard minimum lot size and setback requirements.
(3) Preserve the character of surrounding neighborhoods and enhance the physical appearance of the area by preserving natural features and existing vegetation.
(4) Provide for recreation and open areas.
(5) Promote economical and efficient land use which can result in smaller demands for public facilities, utilities and streets.
(6) Allow for the creative development of businesses that serve the planned unit development and surrounding areas and reduce the demand upon the automobile for access to businesses.
(7) Provide an appropriate and harmonious variety of housing and creative site design alternatives which encourages innovative development.
(8) Promote energy conservation by optimizing the orientation, layout and design of structures to take maximum advantage of solar heating/cooling schemes and energy-conserving landscaping.
(9) Provide a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout of development to a particular site and the particular demand for housing and other facilities in a manner consistent with the preservation of property values within established residential areas.
(10) Ensure that a large development will have adequate public services and facilities by coordinating and sharing costs with the developer.
(11) Comply with the town's comprehensive plan.
(Ord. No. 94-2, § 1, 2-14-1994)