1906 Rashi Dr, Okeechobee, FL 34974

Planned Development District

It is the purpose and intent of this section to create a stand-alone land development regulation for a specific site, by a planned development ordinance that allows the applicant and the county to create appropriate development regulations to address one or more uses and unit types. The regulations will allow the county and the applicant to address the internal integration and the external buffers or interaction, as appropriate. All property development criteria and regulations shall be addressed in the planned development ordinance for the specific site, including but not limited to, a schedule of allowed uses, buffering, setbacks, infrastructure requirements, development parameters, property development regulations, open space, and the density and intensity of development. The planned development ordinance for a specific site can be designed to accommodate a mix of residential uses, a mix of commercial uses, a mix of industrial uses or a mix of residential, nonresidential, institutional, conservation and recreation uses. The application shall be filed for the predominant use in the proposed development. The planned development ordinance for a specific site shall include all of the development regulations necessary to address each use and unit type and to address any unique uses and/or design features. All planned development ordinances must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. A planned development application must be filed when a planned development ordinance is required by the comprehensive plan, the land development code, or if the size of the property is in excess of the acreages that requires a planned development approval as described herein. This procedure will result in a newly defined zoning ordinance being created and the applicant's property being subject to the terms and conditions of the planned development ordinance.