237 Hayden Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32304

Urban - Planned Unit Development District

An urban planned unit development (U-PUD) zoning district is intended to provide a method by which proposals for high-quality urban developments, which are not provided for or allowed in the zoning districts may be evaluated. The procedures of this district retain the city commission's authority to establish appropriate limitations and regulations to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, and promote the goals and objectives of the downtown plan and central core. The U-PUD district is intended to: Encourage infill and rehabilitation of existing urban areas with readily available services and infrastructure.; Promote more efficient and economic uses of land, while respecting historic context and landscape features.; Encourage land uses that reduce transportation needs and that conserve energy and natural resources to the maximum extent possible. Emphasis shall be placed on the integration of mass-transit with new projects.; Encourage a pedestrian-friendly environment. Emphasis is placed on street level commercial and/or cultural activity along streets where there is heavy pedestrian activity or such activity can be created through appropriate urban design, land use mixture, and transportation facility design. To emphasize the pedestrian oriented character of the district, project entrances will open on to public streets and public walkways.; Encourage institutional, cultural, office, residential and retail uses in mixed-use development, capable of supporting 18-hour activity in a lively urban setting. Emphasis is placed on the allowance of such complementary activities as high-density residential, neighborhood commercial, and entertainment. The location of such uses in close proximity of each other maximizes opportunities for pedestrian, transit, and bicycle traffic, reducing the need for automobile dependency and the demand for parking.; Preserve to the greatest extent possible, and utilize in a harmonious fashion, mature trees on the site.; In addition to the above, adjacent to special character districts (SCD) or properties listed on the national register of historic places, protect the existing scale and architectural character of historic buildings and streets, maintaining in new, compatible buildings, the scale and architectural context of the district and/or surrounding historic properties. A list of properties on the national and local registers of historic places can be obtained from the Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation. Consideration of existing scale and architectural context shall be given to properties determined eligible for listing on the national and/or local register of historic places by the Tallahassee-Leon County Architectural Review Board.