17.48.030 Development standards.
A. Minimum Lot Area Required. The minimum lot area of a PD overlay zone shall be one-half of a contiguous acre.
B. General Plan Compliance. The preparation, review, and approval of a PD overlay zone shall require strict compliance with the general plan and any applicable specific plan.
C. Relationship of PD Overlay Zone to Underlying Zone.
1. Planning Permit Requirements. Development and new uses within the PD overlay zone shall obtain the permits required by Section 17.10.020 (Use Regulations By Zone) for the underlying zone.
2. Site Planning and Project Development Standards. Development and new land uses within the PD overlay zone shall comply with all applicable development standards of the underlying zone, except as specifically modified, waived, or augmented by the PD overlay zone.
D. Deviation from Development Standards. The application of the PD overlay zone to property may include the adjustment or modification, where necessary and justifiable, of any applicable development standard of this title (e.g., building height, floor area ratio, parcel size, parking, setbacks, etc.) or of the city’s subdivision regulations. The maximum density as allowed by cross-slope percent may be adjusted but shall not exceed the maximum density allowed in the average cross-slope category zero through fifteen percent for the applicable zone.
E. Qualifying Community Benefits. Each proposed project shall comply with Section 17.48.060 (Mandatory Project Features). (Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)