809 Caledonian Way, Vestavia, AL 35242

Planned Unit Development-Planned Single-Family Residential District

Planned unit development (PUD) is a method of development which permits more than one use to be developed on a tract of land, in part or whole, in accordance with an approved Master Development Plan, the intent of which is to: Promote a sense of community, permit flexibility and consequently more creative and imaginative design to accommodate planned associations of uses developed as integral land use units such as office parks or complexes, commercial uses, service centers, residential developments of multiple or mixed housing, including multi-family dwellings, attached and detached single-family dwellings, or any appropriate combination of uses which may be planned, developed or operated as integral land use units; Permit higher than typical densities of land in areas within the PUD in conjunction with provisions for more expansive functional open space and community services; Promote the efficient use of land to facilitate a more economic arrangement of uses, buildings, traffic circulation systems and utilities; Combine and coordinate uses, building forms, building relationships, and architectural styles within the PUD; Promote the preservation and enhancement of existing natural landscape features, their scenic qualities and amenities to the greatest extent possible, and utilize such features in a harmonious fashion; Exempt a development from the conventional zoning regulations regarding setbacks, minimum yard size, minimum greenbelts, off-street parking regulations, minimum floor areas, and other regulations to achieve the intent described herein; Give the developer reasonable assurance of ultimate approval before beginning final engineering work while providing City officials with reasonable assurance that the development will retain the character envisioned at the time of concurrence; and Promote privacy by permitting the use of gates to control access on private streets, subject to approval by the City as part of the PUD and subdivision review process.