Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 5: - ZONING PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: - PETITION FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT tttVIS tiN 3 PETHR11V t i1R .f1,AI IVED tit,''V t,iiP11 � i" ".t'tISTRt,i " T Section 1„ ...3 „1 ,,. Puirpose and Ilf;; °f t (a) Purpose. The purpose of a petition for a PD district is to authorize a special overlay zoning district designed to result in a higher quality development for the community, in accordance with an approved conceptual plan and development standards, than would otherwise result from the use of conventional zoning districts. (b) Effect. Enactment of an ordinance approving a petition to establish a PD district results in the addition of "PD Planned Development District” as an overlay zoning district on the official Zoning Map, thereby amending the map. Approval also results in adoption of a Concept Plan, zoning regulations and development standards for the overlay district, which may vary regulations applicable within the base zoning district, or standards in Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of this Land Development Code as applied to the land within the PD district. Thereafter, the property owner is authorized to establish any use allowed in the PD district or in the base zoning district, subject to the Concept Plan incorporated within the PD district, and the development standards in the PD and base zoning districts, upon obtaining approval of all applications for development permits required by this Land Development Code. Establishment of a PD district amends any development or public facilities standards otherwise applicable to plat approval to the extent of any conflict with standards applicable within the PD district, without the necessity of approval of a variance petition. Section 1„ ...3„ 2 ,,. Sequence of Approvals (a) Prior Applications. A petition for a PD district shall not be app :v d9 accepted until a petition for amendment of the City's Maste FQgM2rehensive Plan, upon which the petition for the PD district is dependent, has first been approved. (b) Accompanying Applications. A petition for a planned development district may be accompanied by a petition to amend the base zoning district. The petition may also be accompanied by an application for a Watershed Protection Plan (Phase 1), together with an application for approval of a Cluster Development Plan, provided that the petition for the PD district shall be approved by ordinance before the Watershed Protection Plan (Phase 1) and Cluster Development Plan applications are decided. (c) Subsequent Approvals. No Site Preparation Permit for any tract or lot within the PD district shall be approved until a Cluster Development Plan has been approved, where applicable, under Division 8 of this Article 5. Section 1„ „3 „3 ,,. AppIllicatiloin Requirements (a) Contents. The petition for a PD district shall be accompanied by an application prepared in accordance with Chapter 1 of the Technical Manual. Section 1„ ...3„ 4 ,,. Pirocessiling of AppIllicatiloin and IID iii iiion (a) Responsible Official. The II 4aRiRiRi t.. -II )Di rector shall be the responsible official for a petition for a PD district. (b) Changes Prior to Establishment of PD district. Features of the Concept Plan or the development standards may be modified throughout the review and adoption process in response to continued refinements and negotiations regarding the terms of the PD district. Items may be added to improve the Concept Plan and development standards, and objectionable features of the plan and the development standards may be removed. Amendments may not, however, include an enlargement of the size of the PD district, a change to the base zoning district, or an increase in residential density without submission of a new petition. San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 50