Planned unit development.
Batesville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. V, § 501
in effectSec. 501. - Planned unit development.
(a) Purpose. In a planned unit development, the developer may make use of the land for any purpose authorized in a particular planned unit development zoning district in which the land is located subject to the provisions of this section.
(b) Preliminary site plan required. The PUD district shall be established only upon application, after public hearing as specified in the amendatory procedures of this ordinance and shall require an approved preliminary site plan which when zoning is granted will govern the development of the land and all development plans thereof.
(c) Minimum district area. The minimum area for a PUD district shall be five (5) acres.
(d) Permitted uses. A list of permitted uses within each planned unit development must be submitted with the application for establishment of the district and the preliminary site plan and must be approved by the planning commission and governing authority upon application by the owner of the property.
(e) Procedures. An application for rezoning to PUD district shall be accompanied by a preliminary site plan and text presenting the following information:
(1) Proposed land uses and population densities;
(2) Proposed primary circulation pattern;
(3) Proposed parks and playgrounds;
(4) Delineation of the units or phases to be constructed together with a proposed timetable;
(5) Proposed means of dedication of common open space areas and organizational arrangements for the ownership, maintenance and preservation of common open space;
(6) Relation to the city comprehensive plan, land uses in the surrounding area and to the general plan of the PUD. Rezoning procedures shall be in accordance with article XIV of this appendix. Following the initial rezoning procedure, the proposed development shall follow all applicable procedures and requirements governing the subdivision of land. No building permit shall be issued until a final plat of the proposed development, or portion thereof, is approved, filed and recorded. No building permit designed or intended to be used, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes shall be constructed prior to the construction of less than twenty-five (25) percent of the dwelling units proposed in the plan, or construction of one hundred (100) dwelling units, whichever is smaller. If construction of the PUD district is not started within two (2) years of the date of approval, the mayor and board of aldermen may consider rezoning the site to its previous classification.
The applicant, by showing good cause why he cannot adhere to the proposed timetable described in subsection (e)(4), may seek an extension of not more than one (1) year at a time. A request for extension shall be submitted in writing to the planning commission.
(f) Review standards. The site plan must provide for and conform entirely to the following standards and requirements:
(1) In order to encourage ingenuity, imagination, and high quality design, regulations on residential areas will not specify minimum lot area per dwelling unit but will limit density in residential areas to five (5) families per acre in single-family dwellings or twenty (20) families per acre in multifamily dwellings. This will allow clustering of dwellings to provide maximum open space.
(2) Street widths and improvements, thereof as well as off-street parking facilities must conform to county standards or in lieu of such standards, to requirements established by the governing authority.
(3) Provisions of water supply, sanitary sewers, stormwater drainage, and connections shall be made to the satisfaction and requirements of the governing authority and the appropriate state authority.
(4) All improvements are to be installed and maintained by the developer unless other arrangements approved by the governing authority are made.
(5) The governing authority may require other special improvements as they are required if they are deemed reasonable and essential, and may require that appropriate deed restrictions to be filed enforceable by the governing authority for twenty (20) years.
(6) A minimum total area of ten (10) percent of the gross residential area shall be set aside as parks and playgrounds. Of this ten (10) percent, a maximum of one-half may be covered with water. A maximum of five (5) percent of the area designated to be parks and playgrounds may be covered with structures to be used in the recreational use of the area. Parks and playgrounds must be suitably improved for its intended use but parks and playgrounds containing natural features clearly worthy of preservation may be left unimproved.
(7) The developer shall also submit sketches of the plan for the entire project showing the relationship of uses, street patterns, open space and the general character of the proposed development, including a schematic drawing illustrating a typical segment of the development.
(8) After approval, filing, and recording of the plan, a building permit may be issued in accordance with the approved plan.
(Ord. No. 2010-09-743, 9-7-10)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXAZO_ARTVSUUSRESIPLRE_S501PLUNDEFetched: 10/31/2026