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minimize undesirable impact of adjacent land use and development characteristics on the Planned <br />Unit Development. <br /> <br /> Subd. 4. Minimum Area for Planned Unit Development. The minimum total area <br />required for a Planned Unit Development shall be ten (10) acres of contiguous land. Tracts of <br />less than ten (10) acres may qualify only if the applicant can show that the minimum lot area <br />requirement should be waived because a Planned Unit Development is in the public interest and <br />that one or both of the following conditions exist: <br /> <br />Unusual physical features of the property itself or of the surrounding <br />neighborhood are such that development under the standard provisions of the <br />normal District would not be appropriate in order to conserve a physical or <br />terrain feature of importance to the neighborhood or community. <br /> <br />The property is adjacent to or across the street from property which has been <br />developed under the provisions of this section and will contribute to the <br />amenities of the neighborhood. <br /> <br /> Subd. 5. Site Coverage of Buildings. In residential districts the total ground area <br />occupied by buildings in a Planned Unit Development shall not exceed twenty (20) percent of the <br />net land area excluding public streets and permanent water areas. In non-residential Districts the <br />total ground area occupied by buildings in a Planned Unit Development shall not exceed thirty <br />(30) percent of the net land area excluding public streets and permanent water areas. <br /> <br /> Subd. 6. Residential Unit Densities. A Planned Unit Development may provide for a <br />variety of housing types in any one of the basic residential zoning districts. The total number of <br />dwelling units allowed in a development shall be determined by either: <br /> <br />The area standards of the zoning district in which the proposed development is to <br />be located, or <br /> <br />The density specified by the City Council consistent with the intent of the City's <br />Comprehensive Plan. A plan may provide for a greater number of dwelling <br />units per acre than would otherwise be permitted by the regulations otherwise <br />applicable to the site; however, the applicant has the burden to show that such <br />excess will not have an undue and adverse impact on existing public facilities <br />and on the reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property. The Council, in <br />determining the reasonableness of the increase in the authorized dwelling units <br />per acre, shall recognize that increased density may be compensated for by <br />additional private amenities and by increased efficiency in public facilities and <br />services tO be achieved by: <br /> <br />1. The location, amount and proposed' use of common open-space, <br /> <br />2. The location, design and type of dwelling units, and <br /> <br />3. The physical characteristics of the site. <br /> <br /> Subd. 7. Setback and Side Yard Requirements. Notwithstanding other provisions of <br />this section every lot in a Planned Unit Development abutting the perimeter of the development <br />shall conform to the yard requirements for the underlying District. Side yards between buildings <br /> <br />Ci~ of lnver Grove Heights <br />Draft Zoning Regulations <br /> <br />February2001 <br /> p. 89 <br /> <br />-75- <br /> <br /> <br />