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arterial, or neighborhood collector street. Section 185-090: Utility Requirements. Utilities, including telephone and electrical systems, installed within a PUD shall be placed underground. Utility appurtenances, which can be effectively screened, may be excepted from this requirement if the City finds that such exception will be consistent with the objectives of this article and the character of the proposed PUD. Section 185.100: Open Space. A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the gross land area for private or public open air recreational use protected by covenants running with the land or by conveyances or dedicated as the Planning and Zoning Commission may specify shall be an integral part of the plan. Such Open Space areas shall not include land devoted to streets, parking and private yards. Whenever possible, common Open Space shall be linked to the Open Space areas of adjoining developments. Common Open Space shall be of such size, shape, character, and locations as to be usable for its proposed purpose. Section 185-110: Parking. Off-street parking and loading space shall be provided in each PUD in the same ratios for types of buildings and uses as required in the underlying Zoning District. Section 185.120: Arrangement of Commercial Uses. When a PUD includes commercial uses, commercial buildings shall be planned as groups having common parking areas and common ingress and egress points. Each commercial area shall be separated from abutting residential areas by appropriate screens or fences. The design of commercial areas shall provide for the integrated and harmonious design of buildings and for adequate and properly arranged facilities for internal traffic, circulation, landscaping, and such other features and facilities as may be necessary to make the areas attractive and efficient from the standpoint of adjacent non-commercial areas. Any area which is not to be immediately improved or developed shall be landscaped or otherwise maintained in a neat and orderly manner as specified by the City. Section 185-130: Arrangement of Industrial Uses. In any PUD including industrial uses, the industrial uses shall be provided in park-like surroundings utilizing landscaping and existing woodlands as buffers to screen lighting, parking areas, loading areas and outdoor storage of raw materials or products. An industrial area in a PUD shall provide for the harmonious design of buildings and a compact grouping in order to economize in the provisions of required utility services. Streets in a planned industrial area shall be kept to a minimum in order to reduce traffic. All spaces between the right-of-way line and the industrial building line and all intervening spaces between buildings, drives, parking areas, and improved areas shall be landscaped with trees and plantings and properly maintained. Section 185-140: Procedure. Pre-Application Meeting. Before submitting a formal application for a PUD under 55.03, the developer shall meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission. The purpose of this Page 50 of 65