The purpose of the design review areas is to encourage preservation of important business, public, semipublic and transitional residential areas of the Village, including the preservation of buildings of architectural or historical importance and the appropriate and compatible location and design of new or altered structures and signs.
All applications for a zoning permit for all construction and/or exterior reconstruction or remodeling in the R-T Residential Transition, B-1 Business and M-1 Manufacturing Districts, which are hereby designated as design review areas, shall be referred to the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall, in discharging its duties under this design review process, consult with such advisors as may be appropriate on a particular project, including planners, historians, architects, landscape architects and artists.
Upon application for a zoning permit for construction, exterior reconstruction or alteration of any principal structure or sign in a design review area, two copies of a plan shall be submitted showing the dimension of the lot, the proposed bulk and height of the building, the proposed elevation, a description of exterior materials, landscaping and other aspects of the site plan, the size, color, lighting and lettering for any sign, a description of adjacent structures (including photographs), along with such other materials as may be required by the Planning Board of its review of the project.
A.
The Planning Board shall review the proposal according to those requirements of lot size and dimension, required front, side and rear yards, bulk, height and location of the building and the adequacy of parking and other facilities according to those regulations specified for the respective districts in Schedules A and B.[1] In addition, the Planning Board will consider the propriety and acceptability of the proposal according to the following design criteria:
(1)
Architectural character or motif and its appropriateness to the location and overall character of the Village.
(2)
The exterior construction materials and colors, their contribution to the appearance of the design review area and their relationship to adjoining uses.
(3)
The size, location and graphics of all signs and displays.
(4)
Site and landscaping improvements, including parking and service requirements, and their relationship to the Village Plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedules A and B are included as attachments to this chapter.
B.
The Planning Board shall, within 30 days from the date of application, make recommendation to the Village Board as to the acceptability of the plan for the area in question according to the procedure and the guidelines established herein, upon which recommendation the Village Board will authorize the Code Enforcement Officer to issue or deny the permit.