17.65.020 Applicability.
The master planned development designation may be applied as an overlay within the City’s sensitive area resort zone (SAR). An applicant may elect to develop a project as a master planned development in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
A. Sensitive Area Resort (SAR) Zones. Residential or mixed-use master planned developments shall be required in the SAR zone pursuant to this chapter and all other applicable ordinances. The minimum size for an MPD in the SAR zone is forty acres.
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Type |
SAR |
|---|---|
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Residential MPD |
Permitted |
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40 ac. |
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Mixed-Use MPD |
Permitted |
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40 ac. |
B. Conflicts. When provisions within this chapter expressly allow for a deviation from an existing city code, all provisions herein shall apply.
C. Exceptions. The land use authority shall have the discretion to grant exceptions from portions of this chapter for any of the following conditions:
1. Commercial establishment size limits may be increased.
2. Open space/amenities dedications in a mixed-use MPD may be varied to allow up to fifty percent of the required “public amenities” area to be privately owned.
3. Adjustments may be made in open space allocations for purposes of satisfying the requirements for differing types of open space, provided the adjustments are consistent with the overall intent of this chapter.
4. Public street widths may be less than thirty-three feet with public works and engineering approval.
5. Commercial floor space requirements in mixed-use MPD may be reduced when supplemented by moderate-income housing.
6. Mixed-use MPD setback requirements when adjacent to residential zones may be decreased when supplemented with other buffering or public amenities.
7. Setback requirements on commercial buildings adjacent to public streets may be reduced to a zero lot line when the areas are used for outdoor gathering spaces, courtyards, pocket parks and other pedestrian amenities.
D. Allowed Uses. Uses allowed in the MPD overlay are those specified in the SAR zone as identified in Chapter 17.32. (Ord. 15-04 (part), 2015: Ord. 07-07 (part), 2007; Ord. 06-17 (part), 2006)