A. Flexibility. Provide a means for creating planned environments in any base zoning district through the application of flexible standards, i.e., zero-lot lines, narrower streets, and other innovative planning practices that will result well-designed, efficient and functional urban environments.

B. Efficiency. Facilitate the efficient use of land.

C. Economic feasibility. Increase economic feasibility by fostering the efficient arrangement of land use, buildings, circulation systems, open space and utilities.

D. Resource preservation. Preserve to the greatest extent possible the existing landscape features and amenities through the use of a planning procedure that can tailor the type and design of a development to a particular site. (Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)