PD
Planned Development District
Zone description
This district will permit planned developments throughout the City and will be particularly useful in urban renewal areas. Such planned developments shall be substantially in accord with the goals and objectives of the Master Plan, by having a major land use that corresponds to the most general category of land use, which are Residential, Retail and Local Services, Industrial, Mixed Use, Parks and Open Space, and Other, proposed in the Master Plan for the area involved. Such planned developments shall provide a desirable environment for the uses proposed and shall not be out of harmony with their general surroundings. The regulations of the district are designed to accomplish this by permitting flexibility in overall development while ensuring adequate safeguards and standards for public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare and, where applicable, encouraging historic preservation. Developers in both private and urban renewal areas are advised to confer with the Planning and Development Department or the City Planning Commission before investing large amounts of time and energy in preparing plans and proposals. The review and approval procedures for developments on land zoned PD are specified in ARTICLE III, DIVISION 4 of this Chapter.