Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

ZONES (DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS)
c. The anticipated range of employment in the entire development and in each
major section thereof.
4. Public facilities and open space, institutional, recreational, or other public or quasi-public
development:
a. General types of uses proposed in the entire development and each major
section thereof.
b. Significant applicable information with respect to enrollment, attendance,
or other social or economic characteristics of development.
c. Parks and recreation facilities that are in proportion to the size and
characteristics population to be served.
D. Findings required. Before approval of an application for a proposed PAD District, the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the Town Council shall find that:
1. The proposed development is in substantial harmony with the Town of Gilbert
General Plan, and can be coordinated with existing and planned development of
surrounding areas.
2. The streets and thoroughfares proposed are suitable and adequate to serve the
proposed uses and the anticipated traffic which will be generated thereby.
3. The facts (studies, reports, feasibility studies, or assessments) submitted with the
application, appropriate written acknowledgment from the school district, the Gilbert
Parks and Recreation Board and any other responsible agency, and presented at the
hearing establish:
a. Neighborhood meeting input has been sought prior to public hearings, in
accord with Section 7.14.
b. Proposed residential developments will constitute a living environment of
sustained desirability and stability; that it will be in harmony with the
character of the surrounding area; and that the sites proposed for public
facilities, such as schools, playgrounds, and parks, are adequate to serve the
anticipated population.
c. Proposed industrial or research uses will be appropriate in area, location
and overall planning to the purpose intended; and that the design and
development standards are such as to create an employment environment of
sustained desirability and stability.
d. Proposed commercial, institutional, recreational and other non-residential
uses will be appropriate in area, location and overall planning to the
purpose intended; and that such development will be in harmony with the
character of the surrounding areas ..
4. All conditions agreed to by the applicant which are not included in the written
documentation required under Subsections Band C of this Section; and all
modifications, added requirements or exceptions which are allowed or required by
the Town Council shall become a part of the approved Development Plan, as
provided in Article X, a copy of which shall be kept on file by the Gilbert Planning
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