2517 Moccasin Wallow Rd, Palmetto, FL 34221

Planned Development Commercial District

PDC districts shall hereafter be established in accordance with the general procedures, requirements, standards and criteria set forth in this section and Chapter 3. It is the intent of these regulations to provide for development of commercial centers in scale with surrounding market areas, at appropriate locations, in conformance with the goals, objectives, policies and locational criteria of the Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with standards set forth herein.; It is further the intent to permit the establishment of such districts only where planned development with carefully located buildings, parking and service areas, and landscaped open space will provide for internal convenience and ease of use and is compatible with adjacent and surrounding land uses. It is further intended that PDC districts shall provide a broad range of commercial facilities and services appropriate to the general need of the area served.; PDC districts shall be consistent with Comprehensive Plan requirements regarding permissible uses, maximum floor area ratio, maximum project size, intensity, locational requirements and other applicable standards. All RV Parks in the PDC District shall meet the standards and limitations of Section 531.42, RV Parks and Subdivisions.; Additionally, PDC districts shall be located where they will facilitate ease and convenience of use; where negative impacts on the surrounding transportation systems, public services and surrounding land uses; where the use is compatible with surrounding land uses will be minimized; where the development will not encourage the expansion of office or commercial strip development along adjacent streets; and where the intensity of the project is consistent with the use that it provides.