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Committee reviews PUD/HUD zoning draft to give commission more control over master plans
Summary
Committee discussed a proposed planned-unit-development option to tie rezoning to a preliminary site/master plan, limit future deviations, and allow mixed residential/commercial projects; members asked staff to circulate the draft and return with comments.
The committee examined a draft model for a planned unit development (PUD/HUD) zoning option intended to give the planning commission and county commission more control over the mix and density of new developments.
Speaker 1 described the PUD/HUD as an option that would require a preliminary master plan to be submitted with any rezoning request; the planning commission would evaluate infrastructure, water/sewer, streets and site design, and the county commission’s rezone approval would be tied to the approved preliminary plan. Members asked how the PUD would differ from R-3 rezoning and whether a PUD's master plan would limit subsequent owners; staff confirmed that once a PUD is approved the property is subject to the approved master plan and any material change would require a new approval process.
Discussion focused on minimum parcel-size thresholds in the draft (5 acres for residential, 2 acres for commercial), whether density caps should be adjustable, and whether smaller multifamily or mixed-use luxury options should be allowed. The committee asked members to highlight concerns in the printed draft and return with detailed questions at the next meeting. Staff indicated they will bring a revised draft addressing minimum-size and density questions.
