Description: This layer contains polygonal data representing Planned Area Developments in the City of Tempe. Such developments are reviewed and approved by the Department of Community Development.The purpose of Planned Area Development Overlay Districts is to accommodate, encourage and promote innovatively designed developments involving residential and/or non-residential land uses, which form an attractive and harmonious unit of the community. Such a planneddevelopment may be designed as a large-scale separate entity, able to function as an individual community, neighborhood, or mixed-use development; as a small-scale project which requires flexibility because of unique circumstances or design characteristics; or as a transitional areabetween dissimilar land uses.This zoning designation recognizes that adherence to a traditional pattern of development standards, (i.e. height, setback, lot coverage) space, bulk and use specifications contained elsewhere in this Code would preclude the application of the more flexible PAD concept. Therefore, where PAD zoning is deemed appropriate or necessary, traditional zoning regulations are replaced by performance considerations to fulfill the objectives of the GeneralPlan. The PAD overlay district may be tailored to meet the specific development representations of an application. Hence one PAD overlay may vary considerably from another overlay. The Planned Area Development Overlay District may be applied to any zoning district in the City of Tempe. A PAD Overlay District may not be used for an individual detached single family dwelling. These data are updated on an as-needed basis.These data were last checked on 9/27/2016.