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September 22, 2004 Plan Commission Minutes Page 3 of 4 Text Amendments of Section 34-40.7(3) concerning density requirements in the PD District and Section 34-57.4(b) concerning common open space requirements in the PD District The Chairperson announced that the hearing was scheduled to hear an application to amend Zoning Code Section 34-40.7(3) concerning density requirements in the PD District and Section 34-57.4(b) concerning common open space requirements in the PD District. The Chairperson noted the Commission's procedures and criteria for reviewing text amendments. Mr. Hill gave the staff recommendation that the application be approved per the Staff Report but as modified by the alternative language submitted by Lynn Ricci in the memo titled “Alternative bolded Language for 34.40.07(3) as Submitted by Lynn Ricci, Plan Commissioner” as follows ( texts are additions, stricken texts are deletions): Section 34.40.07 Density and dimensional regulations and performance standards. 3.Planned Development-Residential (PD-R). a.Density. The density of residential development shall be consistent with the proposed type of(in other intent of the original underlying residential district(s) words if the proposed use is multi-family residential dwellings, density shall not exceed the regulations of the “MR” - Multi-family Residential District); . While provided however, the district regulations specifies upper limits to residential density, that the density of a planned development may be limited to that which is established established in in the original residential district or which is consistent and compatible after due consideration of factors of with nearby existing developed areas, consistency and/or compatibility . T Conversely, t he density limits indicated in the district regulations may be exceeded on portions of the site within a “PD-R” district as long as the total site density limit is not exceeded. This is referred to as “density transfer.” Additionally, the total site density may be exceeded up to a limit, upon conclusion of the plan commission and the council that the density bonus provisions contained in paragraph “c” below have been satisfied. This is referred to as “density bonus.” b.Calculation of Density. (1)The computation of density shall be based on dwelling units per net acre for the entire site. (2)To compute the number of dwelling units per net acre, fifteen (15) percent of the gross acreage of the parcel shall be deducted and the net acreage divided by the lowest minimum lot size of the underlying residential district. (3)In situation where a proposed “PD-R” district overlaps two or three residential districts, density shall be calculated separately for the portions of the “PD-R” district in each of the original residential districts. K:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-09-22-2004.final.plc.wpd