18.45.020 “R-PUD” Residential PUD Zoning District.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the “R-PUD” Zoning District is to provide both the City and the development community greater flexibility when developing a new residential project. The intent is to allow for a creative mix of different residential types, densities and housing choices and to encourage and support the mixed use of residential with small-scale, well-designed retail shops, professional offices and/or personal services in a neighborhood setting and at a residential scale.
(B) Permitted Uses – “R-PUD” Zoning District.
(1) Uses permitted as a matter of right in the low density residential zoning districts (“R1-35” and “R1-20”).
(2) Uses permitted as a matter of right in the medium density residential zoning districts (“R1-12,” “R1-8,” and “R1-6”).
(3) Uses permitted as a matter of right in the medium-high density residential zoning districts (“R-2”).
(4) Religious institutions.
(C) Conditional Uses – “R-PUD” Zoning District.
(1) Uses permitted as a matter of right in the “MU” Mixed Use Zoning District.
(2) Public schools (K-12).
(3) Private schools, including charter schools, with a curriculum substantially the same as customarily offered in public schools.
(4) Publicly owned or operated library, museum, fire station, or police station.
(5) Assisted living facilities, nursing homes, congregate care facilities, convalescent homes and homes for the aged; provided, that the following standards shall apply:
(a) A minimum of 25 square feet of usable outdoor open space shall be required per bed and may be calculated as part of the overall open space required for the development;
(b) The facility is licensed by the State of Arizona Department of Health Services.
(6) Wireless communication towers and antennas in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 18.95 SLCC.
(D) Temporary Uses – “R-PUD” Zoning District.
(1) Model homes or temporary sales office pertaining to the sale of homes being constructed in the immediate subdivision. In the review for a model home or sales office, the City may consider lighting, landscaping, hours of operation, signage, parking, duration, and neighborhood impact. Approval may be granted for a two-year period, or until all lots in the subdivision are sold, whichever occurs first.
(2) Temporary construction site trailer pertinent to the construction of the homes and public improvements within the immediate subdivision.
(3) Temporary uses such as revivals, carnivals, circuses, auctions, seasonal boutiques or tree lots with appropriate dust control abatement.
(E) Design Standards – “R-PUD” Zoning District.
(1) The “R-PUD” Zoning District shall not be used to exceed the residential target densities identified in the General Plan unless the developer provides creative site design, design innovation, diversity of lot sizes and dwelling types, an affordable housing component, additional open space or community amenities.
(2) Each “R-PUD” development shall provide, at a minimum, two distinct variations to the residential densities and, depending on the size of the development, more variation in density may be required. Also each “R-PUD” development shall provide at least two distinct “dwelling types” (dwelling types does not equate to changes in elevations or floor plans). (Ord. 312 § 2(9.1), passed 4-11-2012. Code 2012 § 152.136.)