[R.O. 2009 §25-58; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005]
The Architectural Review Board is hereby established to review
applications for residential building permits or, those applications
directed to it by the Department of Planning and Development or the
Planning and Zoning Commission, to ensure compliance with architectural
standards and compatibility of design with existing structures in
the City.
[R.O. 2009 §25-59; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005; Ord. No. 4049 §1, 11-20-2006]
A.
The
Architectural Review Board shall consist of four (4) members who shall,
except for the Building Official, be residents of the City and who
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent and approval of the
majority of the Board of Aldermen. Three (3) regular members of the
Board shall be licensed architects. Two (2) alternate members, who
must also be licensed architects, may be appointed to serve in the
absence of or the disqualification of the regular members. The Building
Official shall be a member for the length of his/her tenure as Building
Official, but shall only be authorized to vote on matters before the
Architectural Review Board to resolve a tie vote. All regular members
of the Architectural Review Board shall be Brentwood citizens who
hold no other elected or appointed office with the City and shall
have lived in the City for at least one (1) year.
B.
Each
architect member shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. The
initial terms for the architect members shall be for one (1), two
(2) and three (3) years respectively, with subsequent appointments
upon expiration of the initial term to be for two (2) years. All members
of the Architectural Review Board present at meetings, excluding City
employees, shall receive as compensation, fifty dollars ($50.00) per
meeting.
C.
Architect
members of the Architectural Review Board may be removed for cause
by the Mayor with the consent of the majority of the Board of Aldermen.
A member so removed may request and receive a written statement of
charges and a public hearing before the Board of Aldermen.
D.
Each
member of the City's Board of Aldermen shall receive notice of all
meetings of the Architectural Review Board.
[R.O. 2009 §25-60; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005]
The Architectural Review Board shall elect a Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Secretary from among its members. These officers shall
each serve one (1) year terms and shall be eligible for re-election.
[R.O. 2009 §25-61; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005]
A.
The
Architectural Review Board shall have the following powers and duties:
1.
To approve the character and exterior design of buildings or attached
construction projects proposed to be constructed in established residential
neighborhoods.
2.
To approve the character and exterior design of buildings or construction
projects proposed to be constructed in other areas, only as their
review may be directed by the Building Official or the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
3.
To recommend changes in plans, drawings and specifications which
the Architectural Review Board deems necessary in light of prevailing
architectural standards, the appearance and design of adjacent development
and the stability of values of surrounding properties, provided the
recommended changes will render a design acceptable for approval.
[R.O. 2009 §25-62; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005]
The Architectural Review Board may adopt, from time to time,
such reasonable rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and
proper to the conduct of its business and shall recommend a schedule
of fees to be charged an applicant for the purpose of covering the
cost of their plan review.
[R.O. 2009 §25-63; Ord. No. 3968 §2, 3-7-2005]
Regular meetings of the Architectural Review Board shall be
held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as the Architectural
Review Board or the Mayor may determine. Meetings will be posted,
open to the public and at a location determined by the Chairman. No
action of the Architectural Review Board approving or disapproving
a building application shall be taken except at a meeting open to
the public. Two (2) members plus the Building Official shall constitute
a quorum and, in the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall
be the acting Chairman; in the absence of the Vice Chairman, the Secretary
shall be the acting Chairman. In the event that the three (3) elected
officers are not available, then the alternate member next in seniority
shall be the acting Chairman. The Building Official shall only be
authorized to vote on matters before the Architectural Review Board
to resolve a tie vote. The Architectural Review Board shall keep minutes
of its meetings showing the vote of each member upon each question
or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact.
