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Oneka Lake Reserve Pre Plat and PUD Page 3 The City has relatively high level of discretion in approving a PUD. A PUD must be consistent with the City’s comprehensive plan. The City may impose reasonable requirements in a PUD not otherwise required if the City deems it necessary to promote the general health, safety, and welfare of the community. The City’s discretion in approving or denying a preliminary plat is limited to whether or not the proposed plat meets the standards outlined in the Comprehensive Land Use Regulations. If it meets these standards, the City must approve the preliminary plat. B. Consistency with Ordinance Standards Townhomes are a permitted use in the R-4 district. The plan must and does comply with the standards outlined in Section 1195.680.1 (Townhouses) of the City Code. The plan must also comply with the area requirements of the R-4 zoning district, however in this application the developer is asking for zoning flexibility through the use of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) The maximum building height is 35 feet. The elevations should be dimensioned in order to ensure this requirement is being met. This has been included as a condition of approval. Rezoning/Planned Unit Development The use of the PUD zoning allows the developer zoning ordinance flexibility to create a master planned development. The PUD zoning is tied to a specific PUD general plan that is proposed with this application. The applicant is requesting an approval of a PUD for the Oneka Lake Reserve development. PUD’s offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater variety of uses, internal transfers of density, construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this enhanced flexibility, the city has the expectation that the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the use of other, more standard zoning districts. In exchange for the proposed PUD, the applicant is proposing a higher quality development with valued amenities. The Oneka Lake Reserve PUD general plan offers a proposed sidewalk system that meanders through the development and will connect to the proposed public park in the development. The landscaping is well planned and exceeds the ordinance standards. The applicant is proposed to dedicate a public park with the project. A park is not required per our neighborhood park plan, however the developer wanted to provide a public space for recreation in the area due to the density of the surrounding area. Further, the development will irrigate with a stormwater reuse system, which is promoting the City’s “Reduce, Reuse, Replenish” initiative. This will be further discussed later in the report. In order to approve a PUD, the City must find that the applicant has demonstrated compliance with the following criteria: