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1120.01 <br />CIIAPTER 1120 <br />PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS <br />SECTION: <br />1120.01: <br />Purpose and Intent <br />1120.02: <br />General Requirements and Standards <br />1120.03: <br />Special Requirements and Standards <br />1120.04: <br />Procedure <br />1120.05: <br />Submittals <br />1120.01 <br />1120.01: PURPOSE AND INTENT: The purpose of this Chapter of the Zoning Code is to provide for <br />the grouping of land parcels for development as an integrated, coordinated unit as opposed to traditional parcel <br />by parcel, piecemeal, sporadic and unplanned approach to development. This Section is intended to introduce <br />flexibility of site design and architecture for the conservation of land and open space through clustering of <br />buildings and activities through conditional use provisions. It is further intended that planned unit <br />developments are to be characterized by central management, integrated planning and architecture, joint or <br />common use of parking, maintenance of open space and other similar facilities and a harmonious selection and <br />efficient distribution of uses. Specifically, it is intended to encourage: <br />Subd. 1. Innovations in residential development to the end that the growing demands for housing of all <br />economic levels may be met by greater variety in tenure, type, design and siting of dwellings and by the <br />conservation and more efficient use of land in such developments. <br />Subd. 2. Higher standards of site and building design through the use of trained and experienced land <br />planners, architects and landscape architects. <br />Subd. 3. More convenience in location of accessory commercial and service area. <br />Subd. 4. The preservation and enhancement of desirable site characteristics, such as natural topography and <br />geologic features and the prevention of soil erosion. <br />Subd. 5. /,- creative use of laud ani,ted physical developrnen. wIr__lr allows a phases a,� o trgly <br />of land from rural to uses. <br />Subd. G. An efficient use of Ian6 resnIihrg in smaller net«eorlcs of nt Iities and streets, thereby <br />ho using costs and public cnts. <br />Subd. 7. A development pattern in harmony with the objectives of the Mounds View Courprehensive Plan. <br />