528 SW 38th Way, Okeechobee, FL 34974

Planned Development District

The planned development district is intended to allow for various and mixed uses in a single, comprehensive development. The district is established to allow an applicant to submit a land use development proposal for consideration, to allow the site plan technical review committee and planning board to review and recommend, and to allow the board of county commissioners to approve a proposal which it determines to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, along with any conditions, requirements or limitations that recommending bodies or the board of county commissioners deem advisable.; The planned development district is established to encourage developments of a superior quality by allowing flexibility and creativity in design options. The district is intended to promote more efficient and economic uses of land; provide opportunities for design innovations by individual planned developments which are not provided for or allowed in the underlying zoning districts established by this Code; promote home ownership opportunities for all residents of the community; encourage flexibility in design and allow planned integration of multiple uses and structures; encourage uses of land which reduce transportation impacts, provide for more usable and suitable located recreational facilities, open spaces and scenic areas, either commonly owned or publicly owned, than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development procedures; permit the enhancement of neighborhoods through the preservation of natural features; allow design options that complement and ensure compatibility with surrounding land uses; lower development and building costs by permitting a variety of lot sizes, networks of utilities and streets and the use of more economical building types and shared facilities.