Sec. 656.344. - Procedures.

(a) General use requirements. The minimum size for a PUD-SC is 500 acres. Between 50 and 75 percent of the development's gross acreage shall be devoted to residential use, with a mix of densities and housing types. The overall gross residential density shall be at least two and one-half units per acre. The development shall include commercial, office, institutional and public uses, which must be located in the community center. Select industrial uses and large-scale office uses may be located on the periphery of the development. (b) Community center. Every PUD-SC shall contain a definable core area, referred to as a community center. This center will function as a shopping area, public space and employment center. The center shall be accessible by a collector or an arterial street. This space shall contain a park or plaza as a focal point. Commercial, office, and public uses shall be located in the community center. Residential uses will be allowed, particularly in second stories above commercial or office space and in moderate to high-density clusters surrounding the center core area. (c) Public use. An area in the community center will be dedicated for public buildings such as community centers, post offices and libraries. Public buildings shall face the central park or shall be adjacent to that park. A larger PUD-SC shall contain public spaces or small parks in the periphery to serve surrounding residential development. (d) Internal circulation. A PUD-SC shall have an internal circulation pattern so that vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle ways link all parts of the development. Bikeways and sidewalks shall be separate from streets, and shall directly link residential and nonresidential uses. (e) Provision of urban services. A PUD-SC shall have a centralized water and sewer systems. Police and fire services will be provided. (f) Parking. On-street parking spaces will be credited toward parking requirements for commercial, institutional and public uses. (g) Signage. Free-standing signs in a PUD-SC shall be monument style only. This provision shall not be modified by a PUD-SC condition, shall not apply to attached signage, and shall supersede any conflicting provisions in Chapter 656 . (h) Impervious surface ratios. Impervious surface ratios shall be required pursuant to Section 654.129 . (Ord. 91-59-148, § 1; Ord. 91-761-410, § 1; Ord. 2005-93-E, § 1; Ord. 2019-375-E , § 1)