11137 East Rd Unit 16A, Palos Hills, IL 60465

Multiple-Family Residence-Planned Unit Development District

The R-5 district is established as a general residence district to provide for a wider variety of dwelling accommodations with a higher density of dwelling units than would be permitted in the R-4 district; to provide for multiple-family dwellings with adequate open space for family living; to provide for and encourage the redevelopment of older residential districts in the central areas of the city; and to provide for a transition between nonresidential areas and single-family areas of lower density.; Planned Unit Development District: The purpose of planned unit development is to encourage the most orderly development of properties through advance planning and thus assure adequate standards for the development of residential neighborhoods; provide regulations to encourage a variety of dwelling types; assure adequate open space; protect residential areas from undue traffic congestion; protect residential areas from the intrusion of business, industrial and other land uses that may create an adverse effect upon the living environment; and thus promote the general welfare of the community.