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<br />Page 4 <br /> <br />construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this enhanced <br />flexibility, the city has the expectation that the development plan will result in a higher quality <br />and more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the use of other, more standard <br />zoning districts. <br /> <br />In exchange for the proposed PUD, the developer is proposing a residential development in <br />which the layout reduces the impacts to the wetlands on the property. The developer is proposing <br />installation of amenities to the proposed park within the development, exceeding park dedication <br />requirements. Staff believes that the layout of the proposed Oneka Place PUD general plan <br />exceeds the City’s standards for residential developments. The applicant has offered a more <br />creative and efficient approach to the existing landscape and constraints of the property through <br />the site design layout. Because the ground water is high, the development needs fill to build up <br />the site. The stormwater ponds offer dirt for fill. These ponds also offer an ability to use <br />stormwater for irrigation of the development, which is promoting the City’s “Reduce, Reuse, <br />Replenish” initiative. This will be further discussed later in the report. <br /> <br />In order to approve a PUD, the City must find that the applicant has demonstrated compliance <br />with the following criteria: <br /> <br />1. Provide for the establishment of PUD zoning districts in appropriate setting and <br />situations, to create and maintain a development pattern that complies with the City’s <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />2. Allow for the mixing of land uses within a development when such mixing of land <br />uses could not otherwise be accomplished. <br /> <br />3. Provide for variations to the strict application of the land use regulations in order to <br />improve site design and operation, while at the same time incorporating design <br />elements that exceed the City’s standards to offset the effect of any variations. <br /> <br />4. Promote a more creative and efficient approach to land use within the City, while at <br />the same time protecting and promoting the health, safety, comfort, aesthetics, <br />economic viability and general welfare of the City. <br /> <br />5. Preserve and enhance natural features and open spaces including, but not limited to, <br />the width expansion of greenway corridors, conservation of wooded areas, <br />development of buffer areas, reduction of impervious surface, and utilization of joint <br />facilities and utilities. <br /> <br />6. Maintain or improve the efficiency of public streets and utilities. <br /> <br />7. Ensure the establishment of appropriate transitions between differing land uses. <br /> <br /> <br />