PUDS are custom-made zoning districts for a specific site. They were created to promote progressive and flexible land development, such as:
a. A maximum choice of living environments
b. A more useful pattern of open space and recreation
c. A development pattern which preserves and utilizes environmental features
d. A more efficient use of land and provision of services
e. A development pattern in harmony with land use density, neighborhood character, transportation facilities, community facilities and economic development potentials.
The PUD process has two steps: the Preliminary Development Plan and the Final Development Plan. The Planning Board reviews the application for approval of the Preliminary Development Plan, holds a public hearing, then sends its recommendations on to the BOCC for action. Upon approval of the application, within seven days the owner records a statement with the Register of Deeds. The owner submits a Final Development Plan to the RCPB before a building permit is issued. This final plan must be in substantial compliance with the Preliminary Development Plan.