7204 Cooks View Ln, Hayes, VA 23072

Planned Unit Development District

The purpose and intent of Planned Unit Development PUD-1 District is to allow and encourage more unique, flexible, creative and imaginative arrangements and mixes of land uses in site planning and development than are permitted through conventional land use requirements. In addition, the Planned Unit Development PUD-1 District aims to: Allow and encourage the development of tracts of land as single developments that are planned neighborhoods or communities, including civic and semi-public uses e.g., schools, playgrounds, meeting halls, etc. that contribute to the livability of a community.; Encourage a broader mix of residential housing types, including detached and attached dwellings, than would normally be constructed in conventional subdivisions.; Provide for the more efficient use of land and the protection of open space and existing traditional land uses such as agriculture, aquaculture and silviculture through clustering and other flexible, innovative development arrangements.; Preserve the natural amenities of the land through maintenance of conservation areas and open spaces.; Provide more desirable or alternative living environments than would be possible through the strict application of conventional requirements to promote pedestrian and non-vehicular interconnectivity, mixed use, transportation planning, storm water management and sustainable planning principles.; Establish application requirements that are more rigorous than land use rezoning applications but no more burdensome than is necessary to establish the potential benefits and impacts to the community.; Ensure that the designs of building forms are interrelated and architecturally harmonious with surrounding development.; Facilitate the protection of designated land use designations in which the development is located and of the surrounding area as depicted in the comprehensive plan.; Provide for higher gross and net development densities and intensities within and adjacent to village areas identified in the comprehensive plan as an inducement to develop in a manner consistent with traditional neighborhood design features, including a mix of uses and dwelling types, pedestrian-oriented streetscapes, parking on street and/or behind buildings, well-defined green areas or pocket parks, and residential neighborhoods that are well-connected to adjacent, or integrated within commercial areas, employment areas, parks, and institutional sites by streets, alleys, multi-use paths, and sidewalks.