Amend Zoning Ordinance in the Municipal Code Regulate and Restrict the Location of Trades, Callings, Industries, Commercial Enterprises and the Location of Buildings Designed

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PAGE 6A another; that permit the grouping and preservation of open space, school sites, recreation areas and lands for other public, semi - public (including churches) and private purposes; that permit the development of an area rather than individual lot development. No particular develop- ment shall necessarily include all the requirements set forth above. The owner or holder of a written option to purchase land for a Planned Residential Development, including a private redeveloper under contract with the Redevelopment Commission to acquire land by purchase may file a petition in accordance with the following provisions: 2. General Requirements: a. The tract proposed shall consist of one or more contiguous parcels of land comprising an area of four (4) acres or more in size, unless the tract be bounded on all sides by public rights -of -way, public lands, water courses, or less restrictive use districts, in which case it may be smaller than four (4) acres. b. The major use of the tract shall be residential, and may include single family, two family, and multi- family dwellings and the usual accessory uses such as garages, storage space and community activities. C. The tract may contain commercial and professional uses as an integral part of a residential development; but such uses shall be planned and gauged primarily for the service and convenience of residents of the Planned Development, and shall be authorized only to the extent that such uses are not available to the residents within a reasonable proximity. d. Planned Residential Developments shall be designed to create environments of stable and desirable character; they must provide provisions for recreation space adequate to meet the needs of the anticipated population or as designated in the Comprehensive Plan. e. The tract must be served directly by streets of appropriate size, function, and capacity and all buildings shall be served by public sewer and water.