§ 13-202. General requirements.

(a) Common ownership or unified control.

(1) The site of the planned unit development must be under common ownership or unified control.

(2) If there are 2 or more owners, the application for approval of a new planned unit development must be jointly filed by all owners, or their respective contract purchaser or authorized agents.

(3) When applying for a major change or repeal of an existing planned unit development, one owner or contract purchaser, or the authorized agent of either, may make the application for approval, as long as all other property owners, or their authorized agents, are notified in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 6 {"Notices"} of this Code.

(b) Minimum areas.

Planned unit developments must meet the following minimum areas:

(1) at least 5 acres in the R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-1D, R-1E, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, OIC, and BSC Districts;

(2) at least 2 acres in the R-6, R-7, R-8, R-9, R-10, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, IMU-1 and -2, TOD, OR, and PC Districts; and

(3) at least 1½ acres in the C-5 District.

Exceptions to the regulations contained in this Code, including use, bulk, yard, parking, and sign regulations, may be granted through the planned unit development process, as may be desirable to achieve the objectives of the proposed planned unit development, as long as the exceptions are fully consistent with and authorized by this title.