3 Laurel Oak, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Planned Unit Development District

The application of flexible land use controls to the development of land is often difficult or impossible within traditional zoning district regulations. In order to permit the use of more flexible land use regulations and to facilitate use of the most advantageous techniques of land development, it is permissible to establish planned unit developments PUDs, in which development is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this ordinance and the adopted Nassau County Comprehensive Plan. The objective of a PUD is to encourage ingenuity, imagination and design efforts on the part of builders, architects, site planners and developers, by allowing for departure from the strict application of use, setback, height, and minimum lot size requirements of conventional zoning districts. In order to justify allowing these departures, a PUD must produce developments which can achieve desirable goals such as preserving open space, protecting historic or community character, providing alternative transportation modes, or providing for the efficient expansion of public infrastructure The intent of this district is to permit such flexibility and provide performance criteria for planned unit development which: Permits a creative approach to the development of land; Accomplishes a more desirable environment than would be possible through the strict application of minimum requirements of this ordinance; Provides for an efficient use of land, resulting in lower development costs; Enhances the appearance of the area through preservation of natural features, the provision of underground utilities, where possible, and the provision of recreation areas and open space more efficiently than existing zoning and subdivision requirements; Reserved; Provides an environment of stable character compatible with surrounding areas; Retains property values over the long term.