17-17 Expand Chapter 1159 Planned Development

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ORDINANCE NO. 17 -17 Substitute for Ord.17 -17. Read & Referred to Committee of the Whole and 2/21/17, on 3/6/17 was referred out and recommended for adoption upon third reading. BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. AN ORDINANCE to expand Chapter 1159, Planned Development, of the Zoning Code to permit planned developments in any zoning district and allow any use so long as that use is sensitive to the former permitted use and adjacent uses. WHEREAS, revisions are necessary to the Planned Development chapter in the Zoning Code to support goals and objective outlined in the Community Vision; and WHEREAS, the proposed Planned Development code will allow Lakewood to encourage orderly redevelopment of property, while allowing for flexible and creative approaches to deliver high quality, integrated site planning and design; and WHEREAS, the Planned Development code will promote development that is innovative, flexible, and responsive to the market; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That Chapter 1156, Planned Development, currently reading as follows: 1156.01 PURPOSE. A Planned Development (PD) is meant to encourage more compact mixed use development, pedestrian- friendly site design, and an urban street character, in order to increase pedestrian traffic, reduce vehicular traffic, promote energy - efficient design, and accommodate a range of compatible land uses through appropriate site design. PD's are intended to permit a more flexible approach to land use control and to promote a variety of housing types developed among neighborhood- serving commercial uses and employment opportunities. A PD encourages the development of compact, pedestrian - scaled, mixed -use neighborhoods and commercial centers while serving to provide greater efficiencies in use of infrastructure. It is intended to help advance revitalization initiatives along commercial corridors and recognize the market demand for new residential and commercial development within compact, pedestrian friendly districts. PD zoning is intended to work in conjunction with the proactive development of pocket parks, open spaces, and the creation of public spaces within the districts. PD zoning can support commercial corridor redevelopment plans and urban design guidelines or standards that require high quality development that is consistent with the Vision. The PD specifically discourages those uses that: promote a strip center development pattern, promote idle land and over parking, and detract from the image enhancement intentions of this district. Planned Developments are intended to encourage orderly use, development and redevelopment of property, while allowing more flexibility and creativity in design to achieve high quality, integrated site planning not otherwise possible under the constraints of normal zoning requirements without detriment to adjacent /neighboring properties.