824 Sterling Spring Rd, Orlando, FL 32828

Planned Development District

To provide for planned residential communities, containing a variety of residential structures and diversity of building arrangements, with complementary and compatible commercial or industrial uses or both; planned commercial centers with complementary and compatible residential or industrial uses or both; planned tourist commercial centers with complementary and compatible uses which may include tourist attractions, theme parks, residential and light storage; or planned industrial parks with complementary and compatible residential or commercial uses or both; and public and quasipublic facilities developed in accordance with an approved development plan; To allow diversification of uses, structures, and open spaces in a manner compatible with existing and permitted land uses on abutting properties; To reduce improvement and energy costs through a more efficient use of land design and smaller networks of utilities and streets than is possible through application of other zoning districts and subdivision requirements; To ensure that development will occur according to limitations of use, design, density, coverage and phasing stipulated on an approved development plan; To preserve the natural amenities and environmental assets of the land by encouraging the preservation and improvement of scenic and functional open areas; To encourage an increase in the amount and use of open space areas by permitting a more economical and concentrated use of building areas than would be possible through conventional zoning districts; To provide maximum opportunity for application of innovative concepts of site planning in the creation of aesthetically pleasing living, shopping and working environments on properties of adequate size, shape and location; The P-D district is a flexible zoning district which is intended to provide an appropriate balance between the intensity of development and the ability to provide adequate capacity within the support services and facilities.