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February 27, 2008 Plan Commission Minutes Page 3 of 6 4. Seating shall be limited to the layout included in this application for conditional use. Any change in seating layout shall be approved by City Council prior to initiation of such changes. 5. Use of the outdoor dining area and the meeting room shall not occur simultaneously. The motion was seconded by Mr. Senturia and passed by a vote of 6 to 0 with all members voting “yes.” Hearing: Text Amendment - Sections 34-40.7 (3) and 34-40.7 (5) Planned Development District Density Regulations The Chairperson announced that a hearing was scheduled concerning an application from the City for a text amendment to Sections 34-40.7 (3) and 34-40.7 (5) of the Zoning Code concerning the “PD” - Planned Development District Density Regulations. 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. Mr. Byrne moved that the Plan Commission recommend approval of the text amendment as follows bolded (additions are and deletions are stricken): 34-40.7 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 intent of the original underlying residential district(s). While the district regulations y specifies upper limits to residential density, density of a planned development may be limited to that which is established in the original residential district or which is consistent and compatible with nearby existing developed areas. Conversely, the 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 subsection (3)(c) of this section 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 Q:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-2008-02-27.plc.final.wpd