A. The
architectural review committee shall consist of the five-member planning
commission, the city planner and the city engineer. The architectural
review committee may also invite individuals of known expertise to
make comments and recommendations on site plans and architectural
renderings submitted for architectural review.
B. A quorum
shall consist of any four members.
C. The
architectural review committee may convene at any meeting of the planning
commission or may schedule special meetings to streamline project
review.
D. No
member shall participate in the discussions or determination on any
project in which the member has a business or professional interest,
or if the member resides within three hundred feet of the nearest
project property line.
E. The
architectural review committee will stand as established, and from
time to time as conditions warrant, the planning commission may make
such changes within such personnel as it deems fit.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003; Ord. 722 § 2, 2007)
A. The
applicant shall submit an application on a form provided by the planning
director, together with seven copies of such site plans or elevations
of buildings on which a review committee report is required. The site
plan shall be drawn to a scale which shall equally indicate the full
dimensions and information necessary for the committee to make an
evaluation of the request. Architectural drawings shall be of such
scale and contain such information to permit the committee to make
a full evaluation of the outside appearance, color, texture of materials,
and appurtenances necessary for the development of the structure.
B. Scale
drawings of all signs that will be included within the subject property
shall also be submitted concurrently with the site plan and architectural
plans of any proposed project. The review committee may require additional
information, if necessary, to carry out the purposes of this chapter
and/or may authorize the omission of any or all drawings required
by this section if they are not necessary.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003; Ord. 722 § 2, 2007)
A. The
architectural review committee shall review the application as to
consistency with the applicable zoning, parking and landscaping, fencing,
signage, street, sidewalk and public services requirements as set
forth by this code.
B. Where
the city council has adopted a development plan and/or development
standards for a specifically defined neighborhood within the city,
the application shall also be reviewed for consistency with the criteria
of such plan or standards.
C. Where
a structure(s) forty-five years or older is proposed for remodel or
demolition, a review of the potential for impact upon a site listed
on the National Historical Register or a site of local historical
significance shall be made and considered in the architectural review
decision. It is the goal of the city general plan to encourage property
owners and other land managers to preserve or rehabilitate important
historical and cultural sites rather than destroying them.
D. If
a project requires a variance or use permit, the architectural review
committee shall not issue final approval of the project until the
planning commission or city council has taken final action on the
variance or use permit.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003; Ord. 722 § 2, 2007)
A. Within
forty-five days after the submittal of a complete packet of drawings
and applications for review, the committee shall conduct a public
hearing and determine whether the project shall be denied, approved,
or approved with conditions. Action by the committee shall be final
unless the applicant appeals the action of the committee as set forth
in this chapter.
B. Except as time requires to meet Section
17.46.035, if no action is taken by the committee sixty days after receipt of all drawings and applications it shall be deemed accepted and building permits may then be issued, which are in compliance with the drawings submitted for review. If the committee requests modifications, the time periods established shall not be resumed until revisions to the drawings, as requested, are resubmitted for consideration.
C. Approved
plans, together with such conditions, shall be signed by the planning
director and shall be dated and mailed to the applicant. The planning
commission secretary shall place one copy of the approved plans in
the files of the planning commission.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003; Ord. 722 § 2, 2007)
A. Within
ten days following the date of a decision of the architectural review
committee on any site plan or architectural review application, the
decision may be appealed to the city council by the applicant or any
other interested party. An appeal shall be made on a form prescribed
by the planning commission, and shall be filed with the planning commission
secretary. The appeal shall state specifically where it is claimed
that there was an error or abusive discretion by the committee and
wherein its decision was not supported by evidence in the record.
B. Following
the receipt of such an appeal application, the city council, at its
next regular meeting, shall set a date of hearing at which time the
applicant may make his presentation and shall at that time present
the site drawings and structural renderings and all other data which
was presented to the committee, together with his arguments on said
appeal. Should the city council find favor with the appeal, the planning
director shall sign the documents, and the planning commission secretary
shall mail a copy to the applicant and file one copy in the planning
commission records.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003; Ord. 722 § 2, 2007)
Consideration of approval of a site plan or architectural review
shall include the requirements for the dedication of additional rights-of-way,
the improvement of all public rights-of-way, the installation of underground
utilities, and the provision of water, sewage, and drainage facilities.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003)
A site plan or architectural design approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall run with the land and shall continue to be valid upon the change of ownership of the site which was the subject of the site plan or architectural design approval, subject to the provisions of Section
17.46.090.
(Ord. 695 § 2, 2003)