06.010 Purpose and Intent

A. The intent of the Planned Community (PC) Zone and this Chapter is to provide for the implementation of the Lehi City General Plan. The standards for development contained herein are intended specifically to accomplish the following purposes: 1. allow the City to encourage and facilitate more detailed and specific planning and analysis for certain areas of the City; 2. establish provisions and requirements which enable the City to address unique areas of the City or where other characteristics exist that warrant a comprehensive set of land use policies and standards which will encourage an efficient and imaginative development pattern; 3. provide an opportunity for flexibility from the constraints of traditional zoning and allow for development on a performance basis, with higher density and intensity of uses achieved as higher quality development and performance standards are implemented within the zone; and 4. provide a consolidated and structured framework for the processing of preliminary and final subdivision plats, preliminary and final site plans, and other permits and licenses required by this Code. B. An application for approval of a PC Zone is a request by the applicant for additional flexibility beyond that allowed by the traditional zones within the City. It is the sole responsibility and burden of the applicant to convince the Planning Commission and City Council that the proposed PC Zone is preferable to traditional zoning. Approval for use of the PC Zone lies at the discretion of the City Council.