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Cross Reference — As to boards, commissions, departments, divisions, etc., ch. 120.
[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.
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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:
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To approve the character and exterior design of buildings or attached construction projects proposed to be constructed in established residential neighborhoods.
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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.