The purpose of the Residential Planned Unit development (PUD)
zoning district is to provide for the development of planned residential
communities that incorporate a variety of housing options and may
incorporate certain limited commercial and office uses designed to
serve the inhabitants of the PUD. The development will include features,
such as enhanced building quality, innovative site design, historic
preservation, open space protection and landscaping that exceeds the
standards usually found in conventional developments. This PUD district
is intended to allow greater flexibility than is generally possible
under other zoning district regulations by allowing deviations in
lot size, density, type of dwelling, lot coverage and open space.
This flexibility is intended to permit a significant variation of
available price points for residential properties within the district.
It provides for PUDs, or portions of a PUD which may be under single
ownership PUDs, or portions of a PUD, in which residents purchase
the properties in which they reside.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in this district:
(1) Private garage and carport.
(4) Privacy fences in the rear yard of residences.
(5) Parking and loading areas.
(6) Home occupation as defined in Article 28.
(7) Sign as permitted in Article 22.
(10) Gardening (no zoning permit required).
To encourage flexibility and creativity of design in the event
that the property in the PUD is to be subdivided and sold to separate
owners, the master plan may provide for variations and deviations
from the standards set forth in the subdivision ordinance, provided
that city council determines that such variations and deviations do
not diminish the protection of the health and safety of other residents
of the city provided by the subdivision ordinance regulations. Deviations
and variations from the subdivision ordinance must be included as
part of the approved master plan.
The Developer shall provide for the establishment of a Property
Owners Association in accordance with the Virginia Property Owners'
Association Act for all individuals and corporations owning property
within the PUD. This will ensure adequate provisions for maintenance
of all common open space, properties and facilities have been made
prior to the final approval, recording and sale of any lot.
(1) The membership of the property owners' association and the obligations
of such association with respect to the common areas shall be set
forth within a declaration suitable for recording in the Clerk's
Office of the Circuit Court of Southampton County, meeting the requirements
of the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act and shall be
approved by the city attorney as being in compliance with statute
prior to recordation.
(2) A recorded copy of such declaration must be delivered to the office
of the Director of Community Development prior to approval of any
subdivision plat.
(3) The declaration shall detail how the association shall be organized
and administered, how the common areas and facilities are to be operated
and maintained and how the owners of individual properties are to
be assessed for their share of operation and maintenance of the common
areas and facilities.
(4) All common areas and facilities within a development shall be preserved
for their intended purposes as expressed in the approved master plan.
(5) All deeds conveying interests in common open space and recreational
facilities located within the PUD shall contain covenants and restrictions
running with the land sufficient to ensure that such areas are preserved
for their intended purposes as expressed in the approved master plan
and shall contain a prohibition against partition.
Nothing within this Article is intended to prevent the development
from proceeding in stages or phases, provided that the following conditions
are met:
(1) The proposed stages or phases will be identified and delineated in
the Master Plan.
(2) All data required for the total PUD must be provided for each phase.
(3) Each phase must conform to the Master Plan as approved or amended.
(4) Each stage or phase must include useable open space areas, landscaped
and available for use, approximately equivalent to the pro-rata share
of the total open space approved for the PUD.
The formal application for the PUD overlay district must be
submitted with the Master Plan. The drawings, narrative presentation
and studies included in the Master Plan must address the applicable
issues identified in this Article, Article XXIV of this Ordinance
(concept plan) and the Subdivision Ordinance. A minimum checklist
of issues to be included with the Master Plan is as follows:
(1) A legal description and plat of the total site proposed for development
showing site boundaries, existing street lines, lot lines, total acreage
and easements. Existing historic landmarks, cemeteries, flood plains,
flood ways and wet lands must also be delineated.
(2) A general statement of planning objectives to be achieved by the
planned zoning district, including the description of the proposed
character of the development and the market for which the development
is oriented. Target price point ranges for residential properties
will be provided.
(3) Environmental Impact Statement.
(4) Economic Impact Statement.
(5) A proposed land use plan showing the use of each lot, tract or parcel
within the development.
(6) Location of proposed streets, aisles and alleys; proposed specifications
for all private streets, alleys and aisles and identification of all
on and off street parking provisions.
(7) A proposed plan showing anticipated circulation patterns of vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
(8) A traffic study showing the impact of the plan on surrounding public
streets and traffic patterns.
(9) Proposed number of housing units, number of types, styles, configurations
and colors.
(10) Proposed location of areas devoted to each housing type, acreage
and number of units for each such area, the minimum lot size and building
spacing proposed for each area and housing type.
(11) Location and nature of non-residential uses proposed, including planned
mixed use structures. Define acreage and coverage of commercial related
areas. Parking provisions must be included.
(12) Description and location of planned street lights and sidewalks.
(13) Location and acreage of proposed open spaces, public sites, and recreational
areas, nature of recreational facilities and proposed means of maintenance
of each site.
(14) Location and acreage of un-useable open spaces, including delineation
of proposed floodplains, floodway, wetlands and retention ponds. Proposed
means of maintenance for each site must be defined.
(15) A tree preservation plan that identifies provisions for preserving
large trees on the site.
(16) A general landscape plan including any special buffering proposed
between project land uses and adjacent zoning districts.
(17) If applicable, a phasing plan delineating the proposed phases of
the development, the approximate commencement date for construction
and a proposed build out period.
(18) A statement that a property owners association will be created to
meet proffered obligations.
(19) The name, title and address of the planner, architect or engineer
who prepared the proposed plans.
(20) A public services and utilities impact study on existing municipal
facilities; engineering evaluations of the adequacy of existing systems,
and if required, modifications to public water, public sewer, and
storm water facilities; a generalized layout of the proposed water
and sewer service and fire protection systems within the district.
(21) Enumeration and rationale for any variations and deviations from
the provisions of this Article or the subdivision Ordinance.