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2. Designs that utilize a creative approach to achieve better urban design, efficiencies in use of land and infrastructure, and the provision of aesthetic amenities. 3. Designs that provide appropriate buffers and transitions between areas with differing land uses and development densities. 4. Designs that maintain or enhance the appearance of neighborhoods by exemplifying high quality architectural design. S. Designs that are intended to encourage Flexibility, innovation, and creativity in site and development design by allowing the mixing of permitted uses and/or modification and variation from otherwise applicable zoning district and development standards. 6. Designs that incorporate greater variety in housing types than traditionally found in established zoning districts. 1157.02 LOCATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS. A. Any parcel or assemblage of parcels that is zoned One Family Residence or Residential Office District, and is greater than five acres 79,- 0 sgua'efe• in area may be rezoned to PD. Past use of the site and the zoning of abutting properties shall be considered as part of the approval process. B. In conjunction with the review and approval of a Planned Development a zoning map amendment pursuant to Chapter 1133 shall also be presented and considered for adoption. Upon approval of a Planned Development, it shall result in the creation of a new site-specific zoning district with specific requirements and standards that are unique to that PD, and which shall be considered for adoption as a zoned district pursuant to Chapter 1133. C. Grouping of uses permitted in other districts to create developments of compatible and mutually supportive activities is encouraged provided there are adequate buffers to adjacent properties of differing uses. 1157.03 STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF A PRELIMINARY PD PLAN. An application for approval of a Preliminary PD Plan, together with submitted plans and reports, shall be reviewed in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 1126 "Development Plan Review', and remain subject to the notification and hearing requirements set forth in Charter Article IV, Section 14, and Charter Article VII, Sections 2(b) and 2(d); and further that the notification issued by the Clerk to abutting property owners shall include a copy of the preliminary site plan as proposed by the applicant. The Preliminary PD plan shall be reviewed for its conformance with the following standards; A. The proposed PD should contain uses that are sensitive to the abutting land uses and to the zoning designation which the PD is replacing. Mixed residential use within the planned development or within the same structure located in the PD is encouraged where appropriate;