17-17 Expand Chapter 1159 Planned Development

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(1) A coordinated pedestrian system shall be provided throughout the PD, including connections between uses on the site, and between the site and adjacent properties and rights -of -way. Pedestrian connections shall be provided to properties across streets wherever feasible. (2) The site shall be connected to adjacent properties and pedestrian facilities to the maximum extent feasible. (3) Continuous sidewalks or other pedestrian facilities shall be provided between the primary entrances to buildings, all parking areas that serve the buildings, pedestrian facilities on adjacent properties that extend to the boundaries shared with the PD, any public sidewalk along perimeter streets, or other community amenities or gathering spaces. (4) Decorative sidewalks, such as brick pavers, are encouraged at key intersections or streets. (5) Street furniture or other amenities are encouraged, such as plazas, benches, and decorative pedestrian light fixtures. (6) Open and public areas should be provided as a mixture of green space landscaping and hardscape pedestrian areas with a goal of twenty (20) percent of the site area. (e) Parking. (1) Adequate parking shall be provided, but excessive parking is discouraged. The standards contained in Chapter 1143 shall be used as a guide, but those standards may be modified without the need for a variance based upon other considerations as determined by the Commission, and a frn ng by the Commission that the modified parking standards would comply with the provisions of the Code and the intent of the PD. (2) Parking shall be distributed between the front, side, and rear of buildings to the maximum extent feasible. (3) The visual impact of parking shall be minimized through the use of interior landscaped islands and through dividing parking spaces into groupings. (4) The edges of parking lots shall be screened through landscaping or other methods such as decorative fences. (5) A minimum of one (1) off - street parking space shall be required behind each residential unit or garage. No garage openings shall be permitted onto public streets. (f) LandscMing and Screening. (1) It shall be the duty of the Commission to determine whether a reasonable percentage of the area within a PD shall be maintained in a combination of landscaped and urban open space. The project must adhere to the spirit of the City's landscape values. The standards contained in Chapter 1141 shall be used as a guide, but those standards may be modified without the need for a variance based upon other considerations determined by the Commission that such considerations would comply with the provisions of the Code and the intent of the PD. (2) Pedestrian access from adjacent residential streets is encouraged. The owners of residential property directly abutting rear yards, parking and loading areas of a PD shall be contacted and offered masonry screening and/or appropriately designed alternatives. PD applicants shall document meetings with abutting residential owners and the results of such meetings. The intent of this provision is for the applicant to involve nearby residents in the PD project. City staff shall assist in this process. (3) Where required, screening fences and walls shall be erected. The standards of Chapter 1141 shall be used as a guide, but those standards may be modified without the need for a variance based upon other considerations determined by the Commission that such considerations would comply with the provisions of the Code and the intent of the PD.