The Town hereby adopts an article entitled the "Design Review
Committee."
The Design Review Committee responsibilities will include but
not be limited to:
A. The development of design standards and guidelines for commercial
development.
B. To protect, enhance and to perpetuate the Town's historic, cultural
and architectural heritage and to enhance the Town's attraction
to residents and visitors and to serve as a support and stimulus to
business and industry.
C. To ensure that the construction of a new building or structure or
addition to an existing structure shall be of such design, form, proportion,
mass, configuration, building material, texture, color and location
on a lot as to conform with the standards as deemed practicable by
the Design Review Committee.
D. To oversee and review all commercial development forwarded to it
by the Code Officer to ensure they meet the guidelines and standards
and then to advise the Planning Board of its recommendations at a
joint meeting.
The Committee's authority shall be advisory only.
This article may be amended at an Annual or Special Town Meeting.