§ 2.07.01. Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of these planned unit development (PUD) regulations is to promote economical and efficient land use, a range of housing types and housing costs, usable open space areas, the preservation of natural resources and ecologically important areas from destruction, innovative site planning concepts, and orderly and economical development in the City of Flagler Beach in accordance with its comprehensive plan. In this regard the PUD regulations shall be utilized to provide for optional planned residential development on tracts of land suitable in size, location and character for the uses proposed to be planned and developed and to provide a greater dimension to the scope of planning to meet the needs of Flagler Beach and discourage planning to meet solely the spatial requirements of the land.

Planned unit development is a zoning district that may be applied as an overlay on any land use designation on the Future Land Use Map so long as the proposed use does not increase the density or intensity of use specified on the Future Land Use Map for the underlying land use plus density bonuses that may be provided for benefits in the plan which further the public good.

The Planned Unit Development (PUD) District is intended to encourage concentrated, energy efficient land development through the use of innovative land use planning and structural design techniques. Conventional zoning requirements are replaced in the PUD District by flexible performance criteria intended to accomplish any or all of the following goals:

(1)

Provide for the planning, review and approval of one or a combination of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and public land uses and structures which result in an organized development within and with surrounding land uses of compatible density or intensity of use;

(2)

Minimize infrastructure costs through a more efficient arrangement of structures, utilities, on-site circulation, and egress and ingress than is permitted under conventional zoning and subdivision regulations;

(3)

Preserve to the greatest extent feasible, considering the return on land investment, environmental assets and natural amenities such as scenic and functional open-space areas; and

(4)

Promote the economy of development to encourage the provision of low and moderate income housing.