PUD_checklistguidelines 12122018
The following should be submitted as a complete package (15 sets) and should accompany an original rezoning
application form and rezoning application fee for a Planned Unit Development. Refer to the City of Charleston Zoning
Ordinance Article 2, Part 7 for a complete description of the PUD district including requirements, procedures for review,
amendments, etc. Applications missing any of the following components will be considered incomplete and will not be
placed on the Planning Commission agenda for rezoning.
SITE SURVEY (survey of the project area prepared by a registered land surveyor)
Exact location, size, shape, gross acreage, highland acreage, wetland acreage & ownership of tract
Location of all grand trees
Location and description of all existing easements
Location of all freshwater and saltwater wetlands/critical area with a stamp or verification of accuracy from
OCRM and/or Corps of Engineers
Location of existing manmade features (structures, utility lines, drainage canals, etc.)
Topographic information
Location and description of cultural resources as identified by local & state agencies
INFRARED PHOTOGRAPH
For projects ten acres or more
LAND USE PLAN (site plan to scale – this does not have to be detailed down to the configuration of individual lots but
should show areas of specific proposed land uses)
Project location
Location of each type of land use/pod (residential, commercial, open space, wetlands, right-of-ways, water
bodies, etc.) and any notes pertinent to those uses.
Area breakdown (net, gross, types of use, open space, wetlands, right-of-ways, water bodies, etc.)
Density and maximum number of lots allowed (per each land use and overall total)
Grand trees
Required and elective buffer
Location of cultural resources
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES (bound text document with project description and development standards)
PUD Title and Date
Section 1. Relationship to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston (see attached example)
___ Approval of PUD Master Plan (date and ordinance number)
___ Relationship to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston (incorporation,
regulations, definitions, administration, enforcement, etc.)
Section 2. Introduction including an Executive Summary and Background Information
___ Project Location
___ Total Area
___ TMS #
___ Property Owner/Developer
___ Current zoning
___ Background information
___ Development summary
___ Goals for project
Section 3. Land Use
___ Area breakdown (highland + wetlands = gross area)
(Buildable area + total open space + buffers + right-of-way + etc = gross area)
___ Net Density and maximum number of lots allowed
___ Development pods – zone district label, brief description, area for each, density for
each, etc.
Section 4. Zoning Criteria (for each development pod)
Type of unit allowed (commercial bldg, mixed use, single-family detached, single-
family attached, multi-family)
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENTS
CITY OF CHARLESTON