Special, negotiated zoning districts applicable to a single property or development project. Planned unit developments are adopted with input from both the land developer and the local government agency approving the planned unit development zoning or rezoning request. They are frequently used in fast growing, residential areas to allow unique or unusual development patterns that are otherwise prohibited under the existing zoning categories, such as SF-1 and MF-1, or R-1 and R-2.

Planned unit developments can alter:

Planned unit developments are often referred to as PUDs (pronounced pea-you-dee, not puhd as this may be offensive to some) They may also be called:

For more detailed information on PUD's for residential purposes, see Practice Note, Reviewing Residential Planned Unit Developments.