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Planned Development Traditional Neighborhood Design District

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish alternate schemes of land use controls, via a planned development (PD) zoning overlay district and development process or a PD special exception approval process, which promote the health, safety, comfort, order, appearance, convenience, and general welfare of Indian River County in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. This chapter is intended to: Protect the environment by affording opportunities and incentives for preservation of environmentally sensitive and important areas; Allow a diversity of uses, structures, facilities, housing types, and open space, buffers, and conservation areas in a manner compatible with existing, permitted, and planned uses on adjacent properties; Allow for the residential development of agriculturally designated areas, with a more compact design which clusters units and preserves open space; Encourage and allow for greater innovative design(s) that promote more efficient and environmentally sensitive use of the land than generally achievable through conventional zoning and development regulations; Ensure that development will be compatible with existing, permitted, and planned uses on adjacent properties by having projects according to limitations and mixtures of use, design, density, open space, conservation areas, and other elements stipulated in an approved development plan; Encourage and allow a more efficient use of public services and facilities through designs not generally achievable through conventional zoning and development regulations; Encourage the preservation and conservation of environmentally sensitive lands by allowing the transfer of density from environmentally sensitive lands to uplands areas; and Encourage the provision of affordable housing by allowing a density bonus for projects containing affordable housing.