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Article 3: Zoning Districts
Section 3.7. Planned Development Districts
3.7.1. General
Morrisville, NC
June 2013
Unified Development Ordinance – Public Hearing Draft
Page 3-65
1.
PD Plan/Agreement
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The PD Plan/Agreement shall:
a.
Include a statement of planning objectives for the district;
b.
Identify the general location of individual development areas, identified by land use(s)
and/or development density or intensity;
c.
Identify for the entire PD district and each development area the acreage, types and mix of
land uses, number of residential units (by use type), nonresidential floor area (by use type),
residential density, and nonresidential intensity;
d.
Identify the general location, amount, and type (whether designated for active or passive
recreation) of open space;
e.
Identify the location of environmentally sensitive lands, wildlife habitat, and waterway
corridors;
f.
Identify the on-site transportation circulation system, including the general location of all
public streets, existing or projected transit corridors, and pedestrian and bicycle pathways,
and how they will connect to existing and planned Town and regional systems;
g.
Include a Transportation Impact Analysis in accordance with Section 5.8.6.B;
h.
Identify the general location of on-site potable water and wastewater facilities, and how
they will connect to existing and planned Town systems;
i.
Identify the general location of on-site storm drainage facilities, and how they will connect to
existing and planned Town systems;
j.
Identify the general location of all other on-site public facilities serving the development,
including but not limited to parks, schools, and facilities for fire protection, police protection,
EMS, stormwater management, and solid waste management;
k.
Include any conditions related to the form and design of development;
l.
Include provisions addressing how transportation, potable water, wastewater, stormwater
management, and other public facilities will be provided to accommodate the proposed
development;
m.
Include provisions related to environmental protection and monitoring (e.g., restoration or
mitigation measures, annual inspection reports); and
n.
Include any other provisions the Town Council determines are relevant and necessary to the
development of the PD in accordance with applicable standards and regulations.
2.
Consistency with Town Comprehensive Plan
The PD zoning district designation and the PD Plan/Agreement shall be generally consistent with
the Comprehensive Plan.
3.
Compatibility with Surrounding Areas
Development along the perimeter of a PD district shall be compatible with adjacent existing or
approved development. Where there are issues of compatibility, the PD Plan/Agreement shall
provide for transition areas at the edges of the PD district that provide for appropriate buffering
and/or ensure a complementary character of uses. Determination of complementary character
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Although similar to a Development Agreement (see Section 2.5.23), the PD Plan/Agreement is specific to Planned Development
District, addresses a more defined scope of issues, and is somewhat less formal. For example, Development Agreements are most
commonly initiated in response to a developer’s concerns about development plans relative to available infrastructure, whereas PD
Plan/Agreements address a wide range of issues in the general design of a proposed unified development.