§ 118-923. Minimum common recreation and open space.

(a)

For a residential planned unit development, the minimum common recreation and open space shall be 20 percent of gross site acreage. The term "common recreation and open space" shall be defined as the total amount of improved usable area, including outdoor space, permanently set aside and designated on the site plan as recreational or open space for use by residents of the PUD. Such usable space may be in the form of active or passive recreation areas, including but not limited to playgrounds, golf course, water frontage, nature trails, lakes, and wetland areas.

(b)

Common open space shall be improved to the extent necessary to complement the residential uses and may contain compatible and complementary structures for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the PUD. Drainage ditches, if allowed by the city commission, parking areas, road rights-of-way and minimum yards and spacings between dwelling units may not be included in determining usable open space. Water areas including wet bottom retention areas which are aesthetically and functionally designed for active or passive recreational use, wetland areas, and dry retention areas may be considered to partially fulfill open space requirements. In no case, however, shall there be less than five percent of the total developable land area set aside for active, dry-land recreational use.

(Code 1988, § 24-45(f)(3))