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City of Corunna, MI
Shiawassee County
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[Added 6-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-01]
The purpose of this district is to permit flexibility in the regulation of land development; to encourage innovation in land use and variety in design, layout and type of structures constructed; to achieve economy and efficiency in the use of land, natural resources, energy and the provision of public services and utilities; to encourage provision of usable open space and protection of natural features; to provide adequate housing, employment and shopping opportunities particularly suited to the needs of the residents of the city; and to encourage the use, reuse and improvement of existing sites and buildings which will be developed in a compatible way with surrounding uses but where the uniform regulations contained in other zoning districts do not provide adequate protections and safeguards for the site or surrounding area. The district is intended to accommodate developments with one or more land uses, sites with unusual topography or unique settings within the community or sites that exhibit difficult or costly development problems or any combination of these factors. This zoning district shall not be allowed where this zoning classification is sought primarily to avoid the imposition of standards and requirements of other zoning classifications or other city regulations rather than to achieve the stated purposes above.
All permitted principal uses by right or by special use permit in any district as identified in Article II shall be permitted in the PUD district.
Based upon the following standards, the Planning Commission may recommend denial, approval, or approval with conditions, and the City Council may deny, approve, or approve with conditions the proposed planned unit development.
(a) 
Off-street parking shall be sufficient to meet the minimum required by the ordinances of the City. However, if it is deemed necessary in order to achieve the purposes of this section, the Planning Commission may relax parking requirements during site plan review.
(b) 
All streets within the planned unit development shall meet the minimum requirements of the City Subdivision Control Ordinance and/or all municipal standards, unless modified by the Planning Commission.
(c) 
Landscaping shall be provided so as to ensure that proposed uses will be adequately buffered from one another and from surrounding public and private property. However, if it is deemed necessary in order to achieve the purposes of this article, the Planning Commission may relax landscaping requirements as part of site plan review.
(d) 
Judicious effort shall be used to ensure the preservation of the integrity of the land and the preservation of natural, historical, and architectural features.
(e) 
The proposed density of the planned unit development shall be no greater than that which would be required for each of the component uses of the development in the zoning district in which it is permitted. However, if it is deemed necessary in order to achieve the purposes of this section, the Planning Commission and City Council may permit increased density as long as the intent of § 86-286 is complied with.
(f) 
The following regulations concerning traffic and accessory conditions shall be followed:
(1) 
Safe, convenient, and well-defined vehicular and pedestrian circulation within and to the zoning district shall be provided.
(2) 
Drives and streets shall not be laid out to encourage outside traffic to traverse the development nor to create unnecessary fragmentation of the development into small blocks.
(3) 
No material impediment to the visibility of automotive traffic, cyclists or pedestrians shall be created or maintained.
(a) 
The PUD zoning approval shall follow procedural requirements of Article XVII of the City Code for amending the zoning map or ordinance. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing. The Planning Commission shall review the conceptual PUD development plan as described in § 86-288 to determine its suitability for inclusion in the land use and zoning plans of the City of Corunna and adoption by City Council as part of the ordinance.
(b) 
The Planning Commission shall then submit the proposed amendatory ordinance to the City Council together with their recommendation and a summary of comments received at the public hearing.
(c) 
The City Council shall hold a public hearing meeting subject to ordinance amendments and regulations under Chapter V of the City Charter. Following that public hearing, it may amend or place additional conditions on the zoning ordinance amendment. Except in the case of ordinances which are declared to be emergency ordinances, no ordinance shall be finally passed by the Council at the same meeting at which it is introduced.
(d) 
PUD site plan approval procedure may commence only after the acceptance by the City Council of the conceptual PUD development plan and the rezoning of the property as required.
(e) 
PUD site plan approval process shall follow the procedures for site plan approval under Article XIII, § 86-391 of the code book.
(a) 
The applicant for preliminary phase approval of a PUD conceptual plan shall submit sufficient copies of the following technical or graphic materials together with such fees as may be required.
(b) 
The PUD conceptual plan shall indicate the entire contiguous holding of the petitioner or owner who wishes to develop the entire parcel or any part thereof, and shall include the area and use of land adjacent to the parcel to be developed. The plan shall exhibit any unusual problems of topography, utility service, land usage or land ownership. The plan shall also exhibit all existing and proposed structures, existing and proposed streets, open spaces and other features as required by ordinance or regulation.
(c) 
The conceptual plan shall show all proposed uses and allotted spaces, gross site area, street and vehicular access areas, number of each variety of habitable space, total number of individual units and total open space. The plan shall:
(1) 
Define the location of the areas to be devoted to particular uses.
(2) 
State the acreage to be devoted to the particular uses.
(3) 
Set forth the proposed density of the dwelling units by use type and of the entire project.
(4) 
Show the location of parks, open recreation areas, other open space and all public and community use.
(d) 
The applicant shall present material as to the development's objectives and purposes to be served; conformity to plans and policies of the City of Corunna; market needs; impact on public schools, utilities, impact on natural resources; and a staging plan showing the general time schedule of the expected completion dates of the various elements of the plan.
(e) 
Any additional graphics or written materials reasonably requested by the Planning Commission or City Council to assist the City in visualizing and understanding the proposal shall be submitted.
(f) 
Upon submission of all required materials and fees, the Planning Commission shall follow the procedures for review of a zoning amendment as outlined in § 86-289.
(g) 
Approval of the conceptual PUD plan shall confer upon the owner the right to proceed through the subsequent planning phase for a period not to exceed three years from date of approval. If so requested by the petitioner, an extension may be granted by the Planning Commission.
Following approval of the conceptual plan by the Planning Commission, the applicant may submit site plans for phases of the approved conceptual PUD development plan. The site plans shall conform to the approved conceptual plan. The site plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission following the procedures outlined in § 86-289.
Deviations from the approved plan may occur only under the following circumstances:
(a) 
Minor changes to a previously approved PUD site plan may be approved without the necessity of Planning Commission or City Council if the Building Official and/or Zoning Administrator certifies in writing that the proposed revision does not alter the basic design or any specified conditions of the plan as agreed upon by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Any other change will require approval following the procedures outlined above for the original approval. Appeal of the Building Official/Zoning Administrator's decision regarding the need for formal review by the Planning Commission and City Council may be appealed to the City Council.