A. 1. Approval: No building, structure, sign, wall, fence, or landscaping located in any zone, other than a single-family (one-family) residential zone in the Hillside Area or Trousdale Estates, shall be erected, constructed, altered, or remodeled unless the elevations and plans for the exterior portions and areas and the interiors of mall areas, as defined in section 10-3-100 of this chapter, have first been reviewed and approved by the Director pursuant to subsection E of this section, or by the Architectural and Design Review Commission, or by the Council on appeal.
2. Exception: Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A1 of this section, temporary seasonal decorations may be displayed on private property, without architectural review, during the period between November 15 of each year and January 10 of the following year.
B. No exterior portion or area of an existing building, structure, sign, wall, fence, or other improvement to real property, or the interior of any mall area; located in any zone other than a single-family (one-family) residential zone in the Hillside Area or Trousdale Estates; shall be painted, repainted, textured, or retextured unless the plans, colors, and textures for such work have been reviewed and approved by the Director pursuant to subsection E of this section, by the Architectural and Design Review Commission, or by the Council on appeal.
C. No permit shall be issued for any work described in subsections A and B of this section and unless the necessary approval required therefor is first granted.
Prior to the commencement of any work described in subsections A and B of this section, an application for approval shall be made in writing to the Architectural and Design Review Commission pursuant to the procedure set forth in this article.
D. Notwithstanding the issuance of an open air dining permit pursuant to article 35 of this chapter, no open air dining operations shall be established unless the plans for all improvements, fixtures, structures and facilities to be located in the public right of way have been reviewed and approved by the Architectural and Design Review Commission, or by the Council on appeal. For the purposes of this subsection "facilities" shall include, but not be limited to, tables and chairs.
E. When in the opinion of the Director, the approval of an application for a minor or insignificant permit does not defeat the purposes and objectives of this article, the official may grant the approval without submitting the matter to the Architectural and Design Review Commission for its approval, notwithstanding any other provision of this section or this article. The decision of the Director may be appealed to the Architectural and Design Review Commission by filing an appeal petition with the City Clerk no later than fourteen (14) days after the official's decision. The petition shall be on a form designated by the City Clerk.
F. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, architectural review may be a condition of the granting of a conditional use permit or a variance when required for any use or improvement in a residential zone.
G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, architectural review shall be a condition of the grant of a sign accommodation pursuant to chapter 4, article 9 of this title.
H. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, architectural review shall be a condition precedent to the approval of a final map to convert an existing multi-family residential apartment building to a common interest development project or to convert a common interest development previously created prior to January 1, 2006, to another form of common interest development in accordance with chapter 2, article 7 of this title for any building that the Planning Commission determined to be a "character contributing building" in accordance with section 10-2-707 of this title and, based on that determination, granted a waiver of any of the requirements of said chapter 2, article 7 of this title.
I. Design Review Tracks: No single-family residence located in a Central R-1 zone shall be erected, constructed, altered or remodeled unless the elevations and plans for the exterior portions and areas visible from the street have been first reviewed and approved by the Director or the Architectural and Design Review Commission, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of this article. The R-1 design review required by this article shall fall into the following two (2) tracks:
1. Track 1; Character Based Review: Under Track 1, proposed residential development will be reviewed to determine whether it substantially adheres to a defined architectural style as outlined in a style catalogue adopted by resolution of the Council. The materials and elements listed as associated with a particular style may be substituted for equivalent or like materials, equal in quality and appearance as those outlined in the style catalogue, so long as they do not detract from the architectural style to be represented. The style catalogue may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Council and will be maintained by the Director. Track 1 reviews will be limited to a determination of consistency with the approved style catalogue. If the required review determines that the proposed development adheres to a defined architectural style and meets all of the applicable development standards set forth in this chapter, the development may be granted a building permit without further design review.
2. Track 2; All Other R-1 Review: All other single-family residential development that is subject to the provisions of this article and that does not meet the criteria for a Track 1 review must submit to a full R-1 design review in accordance with the provisions of this article.
J. Exemption: The provisions of this article shall not apply to certain single-family projects as described in subsection 10-3-2426B of this chapter.
(Ord. 24-O-2896, eff. 7-1-2024)