§ 4.1.22. PD-Planned development.

A.

Intent. This district provides the flexibility needed to accommodate urban level development in:

1.

GMA districts, so that it is consistent with the applicable supplementary regulations to the GMA district for the municipality. In the absence of such supplementary regulations, the recommendations of the municipality will be considered; and

2.

The LaPorte Area Plan, so that it is consistent with the LaPorte Area Plan.

B.

Applicability. The PD-planned development district (PD district) is an underlying zoning district and may be applied only in a GMA district and in the LaPorte Plan Area.

C.

Allowed uses. The county commissioners may approve a use in a PD district, provided the use is consistent with the applicable supplementary regulations to the GMA district or the LaPorte area plan. In the absence of any applicable supplementary regulations to the GMA district, the county commissioners will consider the recommendations of the municipality.

D.

Uses allowed by special review. A PD district may contain provisions pertaining to uses allowed by site plan review, public site plan review, minor special review and special review.

E.

Lot, building, structure and other requirements. The county commissioners will determine minimum lot sizes, densities, types and intensities of uses, lot coverage, setbacks, building heights and other requirements for each site to be zoned PD district, which shall be based upon the applicable supplementary regulation to the GMA district, or upon the LaPorte Area Plan, and which shall be made a condition of the rezoning to PD district.

F.

Rezoning to PD district. In order to approve a rezoning to PD district, the county commissioners must find, in addition to the review criteria in subsection 4.4.4, that the proposed land use type, density and intensity are consistent with the applicable supplementary regulations to the GMA district, or with the LaPorte Area Plan.

G.

Changes to approved uses, standards or other requirements. Changes to the approved uses, standards or other requirements for a property rezoned to PD district may be made only following an amendment to the conditions of approval for the rezoning.

(Res. No. 08102010R001, Exh. A, 8-10-2010)