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ORDINANCE 2012-021 (7) Encourage the preservation and conservation of environmentally sensitive lands by allowing the transfer of density from environmentally sensitive lands to uplands areas; and (8) Encourage the provision of affordable housing by allowing a density bonus for projects containing affordable housing. Section 915.04. Applicability. (1) The P.D. process is an optional process that may be used, and shall be applied, under two (2) different schemes: (A) As part of an application to rezone a property to a planned development zoning district, the P.D. process shall apply and all subsequent development of the property shall comply with all applicable P.D. procedures and standards; or (B) As a special exception approval and development process applied to property zoned other than planned development. (2) The planned development zoning district may be applied for and used for properties having any number of comprehensive plan land use designations, subject to the planned development district regulations found in Chapter 911. The special exception approval development process may be applied for and used for properties having any comprehensive plan land use designation and lying within any zoning district(s) except for the RMH-6 and RMH-8 districts. No mobile homes shall be allowed in the project area, except as may be allowed as a temporary use (pursuant to Chapter 972). (3) Projects developed under the county's planned residential development (P.R.D.) regulations may continue under those regulations. Said projects may develop and continue to develop under the P.R.D. regulations in effect prior to September 11, 1990 and found in the section formerly known as "25.4 of Appendix A - Zoning." The regulations of the former section 25.4 are hereby adopted by reference and may only be used and applied to project applications filed with the planning division under the P.R.D. regulations prior to September 11, 1990. (a) Projects previously approved under the P.R.D. regulations may be "converted" to a planned development (P.D.) project upon receipt of a written request by a P.R.D. project owner to the community development director. The letter shall state the reason(s) for the desired conversion. Within twenty (20) working days of receipt of the letter of request, the community development director shall send a response letter to the developer, detailing all information and plan revisions needed to bring the project plans and file information into conformance with P.D. application standards. Upon receipt of adequate responses to his response letter, the community development director shall present the request to the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may approve, approve with conditions or deny the conversion request. Upon conversion to a P.D. project, all subsequent plan revisions and modifications shall comply with all applicable standards and requirements of this chapter. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 3 Strike &Ou& Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\tlister\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\QPAZMTU8\2012-021 915 PD.doc