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• The Preserve, page 5 management, integrated planning and architecture, joint and common use and maintenance of parking, open space and other similar facilities, and harmonious selection and efficient distribution of uses. The PUD, by allowing deviation from the strict provisions of this Ordinance related to setbacks, heights, lot area, width and depths, yards, etc., by conditional use permit or a mixture of uses by rezoning to a PUD District, is intended to encourage: 1. A development pattern in harmony with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. 2. Innovations in development that address growing demands for all styles of economic expansion, greater variety in type, design, architectural standards, and siting of structures through the conservation and more efficient use of land in such developments. 3. The preservation and enhancement of desirable site characteristics such as existing vegetation, natural topography and geologic features and the prevention of soil erosion. 4. A creative use of land and related physical development which allows a phased and orderly transition of varying land uses in close proximity to each other. 5. An efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets thereby lowering development costs and public investments. 6. Promotion of a desirable and creative environment that might be prevented through the strict application of City zoning and subdivision regulations. Urban PUD Purposes: a. Preservation of wildlife habitat and unique natural resources. b. Reduction of negative impacts on the environment. c. Creation of common open space that provides a unified landscape for the use and enjoyment of the neighborhood community and /or the general public. d. A variety of urban residential lot sizes, configurations, and neighborhoods. Lots: The submittal includes 31 lots. In order to preserve as much open space as possible, lot dimensions have been adjusted. In much of the plat, the open space behind the lots extends for several hundred feet. The feeling of openness is greater, though the actual lot line depths will be less than a standard plat. Another means of increasing the common open space is the use of decreased setbacks. The front setbacks for most lost will be 25 feet from the right of way rather than the normal 30 feet. (Remember that the right of way included more land than the actual paved street.) Rear setbacks may also be reduced in order to retain conservation areas behind some lots. We did examine a `yield plan' that shows how the site could be developed under standard zoning. The number of lots hasn't been affected by using conservation development.