The Architectural Review Board has the following responsibilities:
(a) To hear, review and approve, approve with conditions, modify or disapprove applications for Certificates of Appropriateness regarding new development, alterations or additions in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-6, R-12, MUC (except in the Main Street District (MS) and the Livingston Avenue District (LA) overlays), GS and OS zoning districts where no variance, conditional use or zoning change is required.
(b) To timely hear, review and provide a recommendation to the Board of Zoning and Planning for Certificates of Appropriateness regarding new development, alterations or additions in the MS, LA and CP zoning districts and for any applications in all zoning districts that require a variance, conditional use or a change in zoning district.
(c) To hear, review and approve, approve with conditions, modify or disapprove or make recommendations on applications for Certificates of Appropriateness on remand from the Board of Zoning and Planning following its granting of a variance or conditional use as directed by the BZAP.
(d) To maintain a high character of community development, and to ensure the compatibility of new development.
(e) To protect public health, safety, convenience and welfare.
(f) To protect real estate within the City from impairment or destruction of value.
(g) To preserve buildings, structures and sites of historic significance as part of the City's most important cultural, educational and economic assets.
(h) To regulate the design, use of materials, finish grade lines, dimensions, orientation and location of all main and accessory buildings to be erected, moved, altered, remodeled or repaired, through the granting of a Certificate of Appropriateness.
(i) To make recommendation to City Council on design policies, procedures and guidelines, such as the Main Street Design Guidelines.
(j) To make recommendations to the City Council on policies and ordinances that may encourage preservation of buildings, structures and sites of historic significance.
(k) To review and determine the demolition or removal of existing structures.
(Ord. 29-16. Passed 11-15- 16; Ord. 08-20. Passed 7-14-20.)
(l) To require landscape plans for any proposed projects involving the construction of a primary building or structure, and to require Tree and Public Gardens Commission review and approval of the same.
(Ord. 18-18. Passed 10-23- 18; Ord. 04-24. Passed 3-26-24.)