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Updated 03/2011

Planned Unit Development/Planned Residential Development

What is a Planned Unit Development or Planned Residential Development?

A planned unit development (PUD) is a large, integrated development, developed under unified control according to a master plan, and located on a single (or contiguous) tract of land. Local PUD development regulations provide more planning flexibility than traditional zoning. Some jurisdictions provide for planned residential developments (PRDs) which are similar, master-planned, and typically clustered development, but are limited to residential uses.

City and County Code Provisions

  • Planned Unit Development (PUD) in Plain English - MRSC's one page explanation of the concept.
  • Planned Unit Development (), Michael Murphy & Joseph Stinson, Pace University School of Law, 1996 (Good overview and description of different implementation mechanisms)
  • Bellevue Land Use Code Section 20.30D - Planned Unit Development
  • Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 12.30 - Planned Unit Developments
  • Enumclaw Municipal Code Ch. 18.34 - Planned Unit Development
  • Everett Zoning Code Section 29 - Planned Residential Development Overlay Zone
  • Gig Harbor Municipal Code Ch. 17.21 - Planned Community Development Medium Density Residential (RMD) and Ch. 17.89 - Planned Residential Development Zone (PRD)
  • Kent Municipal Code Ch. 15.08.400 - Planned Unit Development, PUD 
  • Kirkland Zoning Code Ch. 125 - Planned Unit Development
  • La Conner Municipal Code Ch. 15.25 - Planned Unit Residential Development (PURD) (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • Langley Municipal Code Ch. 18.26 - Planned Unit Development, page 55 (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • Monroe Municipal Code Ch. 18.84 - Planned Residential Development
  • Port Townsend Municipal Code Ch. 17.32 - Planned Unit Developments
  • Poulsbo Municipal Code Ch.18.80 - Planned Unit Development Approval
  • Puyallup Municipal Code Ch. 20.40 - PD Planned Developments 
  • Renton Municipal Code Ch. 4-9-150 - Planned Unit Development (PUD) Regulations
  • Snoqualmie Municipal Code Ch. 17.50 - Planned Unit Development Regulations
  • Sumner Municipal Code Ch. 18.24 - Planned Residential Development
  • Tacoma Municipal Code Ch. 13.06.140 - PRD Planned Residential Development District (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • Thurston County Code Ch. 20.30 - Planned Residential Development
  • Walla Walla Municipal Code Ch. 19.26 - Planned Unit Developments
  • Washougal Municipal Code Ch. 18.64 - Planned Unit Developments (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • West Richland Municipal Code Ch. 17.80 - Planned Unit Development 
  • Whatcom County Code Ch. 20.85 - Planned Unit Development (PUD).