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the site's PUB (Public) land use designation. Under the PUB designation, a rezoning to PD will allow the office and medical service clinic uses as proposed, and will allow the county greater control over the project design and limitations on allowable uses. fr PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION: At its regular meeting of October 24, 2002, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (6-0) to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the PD rezoning and conceptual plan with the conditions as recommended by staff. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted preliminary PD plat/plan approval, subject to the Board of County Commissioners' approval of the PD rezoning request and the PD conceptual plan. ➢ DEVELOPMENT ISSUE AND APPROVAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT: An office and medical services clinic is not allowed in the RM -10 zoning district, but is allowed as a permitted use in the MED, (Medical), CL (Limited Commercial), and CG (General Commercial) zoning districts. All three commercial zoning districts are permitted under the PUB land use designation. Following are the two options available for the applicant to seek approval for the proposed project ❖ Option 1 Submit an application to rezone the subject property from RM -10 to MED, CL, or CG. If the property were rezoned to MED, CL, or CG then the applicant would need to also submit a major site plan application for the project. Option 2 Submit concurrent applications to rezone the subject property to PD and approve a conceptual and preliminary PD plan/plat. It is staffs position that the PD rezoning process is the best option for accomplishing the applicant's objective. Therefore, staff encouraged the applicant to pursue the PD rezoning option. A rezoning to MED, CL or CG would allow many different types of commercial uses that may not be desirable in the area of the subject site. Unlike standard commercial zoning districts, a PD zoning district provides the county more control o‘ er the type of uses allowed on site and provides the county the ability to set specific design requirements. ➢ THE PD ZONING DISTRICT, GENERALLY: Several non-residential PD projects have been approved by the county through the PD rezoning process. Unlike standard zoning districts there are no specific size or dimension cnteria for PD districts. Instead, the PD district is based on the underlying land use plan designation for density and use limitations, and on compatibility requirements. In the PD zoning district, specific allowable uses setbacks and other typical zoning district regulations are established on a site -by -site basis through approval of a conceptual PD plan. Aesthetic design standards may also be required under the PD rezoning process. Adopted as part of the PD zoning for a property, the conceptual PD plan serves as the zoning standard for the site. A rezoning to the PD district requires the submission of a binding conceptual PD plan which, along with certain PD district requirements, limits uses and sets forth specific development standards on the site. Thus, a PD rezoning allows a unique PD district to be developed specifically for each development site. In this case, the conceptual and preliminary PD plans propose a 10,642 square foot office and medical services clinic facility on 3.50 acres. Aspects of the proposed conceptual and preliminary PD will be addressed in the "Plan Analysis" section of the staff report. November 5, 2002 61 Lit