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WHAT IS A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PERMIT? <br /> ■ ACCORDING TO THE ZONING CODE (HCC §25-6- 1) ., THE PURPOSE OF PLANNED Z <br /> UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) IS TO ENCOURAGE COMPREHENSIVE SITE PLANNING w <br /> THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND THAT ADAPTS THE 1�i <br /> DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT TO THE LAND, BY ALLOWING DIVERSIFICATION IN THE n <br /> 0 <br /> RELATIONSHIPS OF VARIOUS USES, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, OPEN SPACES AND w <br /> YARDS, BUILDING HEIGHTS, AND LOT SIZES IN PLANNED BUILDING GROUPS, WHILE > <br /> STILL ENSURING THAT THE INTENT OF THIS CHAPTER (ZONING CODE) IS OBSERVED. p <br /> ■ A PUD APPLICATION CAN INCLUDE REQUESTED EXCEPTIONS FROM THE ZONING & ~ <br /> SUBDIVISION CODES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR A SUBDIVISION DESIGN THAT IS A Z <br /> DEPARTURE FROM A TYPICAL SUBDIVISION LAYOUT ALLOWED BY CODE. n <br /> ■ PUD PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT w <br /> Z <br /> ADMINISTRATIVELY FROM 1996 TO 2015, WHEN THE ZONING CODE WAS Q <br /> AMENDED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO SHIFT DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY J <br /> FROM THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS. � <br />