3080 Fm 544 Wylie, TX 75098-9403

SECTION 6.1 P LANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PD) A. Purpose There exists in the City, tracts where the zoning regulations contained in the districts in Article 3 Residential District Standards and Article 4 Nonresidential D istrict Standards may not provide for the development of innovative projects desired by property owners and envisioned by the City’s Comprehensive Plan. To allow for innovative development projects in a way that can assist in the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and other development goals and objectives, a Planned Development (PD) District is provided as a special district that may be used in these instances to provide a general benefit to the City as a whole. B. General Provisions 1. Separate Ordinance. Each Planned Development District shall be established by a separate ordinance. An approved zoning exhibit for the entire property shall be part of the ordinance establishing a PD District. All zoning exhibits and other documents required to be submitted under this section or submitted in connection with a planned development application shall in no way vest rights for the property that a re outside the regulations of the Zoning Ordinance and other applicable City ordinances, as they currently exist or may be amended. No such documents shall be considered “plans” or “p lats” as those terms are defined under Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code, nor shall they be subject to the regulations set forth therein. 2. Minimum Area Requirement a. Non-residential Uses. No minimum area required. b. Residential Uses. Residential PD Districts shall be a minimum of 5 acres. However , the Commission may waive this minimum area requirement when necessary to promote innovative development, meet the goals of the Comprehensive Plan, or address parcels with topographic or other site-related constraints. 3. Site Plan Required. Within established PD Districts, site plans shall be required. Site plans may be developed for individual properties, tracts, phases, or subareas within the PD district. In reviewing and approving site plans, the Commission s h al l u s e th e ap p ro v ed zoning exhibit, zoning regulations and performance criteria and standards contained in the PD district ordinance adopted by the Council. No site plan may be approved that is not consistent with the approved zoning exhibit and PD ordinance for the property. 4. Permitted Uses. A PD District may contain any use or combination of uses listed in Article 5. The uses permitted in a PD shall be listed in the ordinance establishing the district.