Sections:
16.49.010 Findings and objectives.
16.49.020 Establishment of the Site and Design Review Board.
16.49.025 Establishment of a site and design review committee.
16.49.030 Site and design review plan approval requirements.
16.49.035 Application for Site and Design Review.
16.49.040 Criteria and standards.
16.49.050 Conditions placed on site and design review approvals.
16.49.060 Time limit on approvals.
16.49.065 Bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
16.49.070 Authority and intent.
16.49.080 General provisions for landscaping.
16.49.090 Specifications for tree and plant materials.
16.49.100 Landscaping installation and maintenance.
16.49.110 Landscape area credit for preservation of existing trees and tree groves.
16.49.120 Parking lot landscaping standards.
16.49.130 Revegetation in unlandscaped areas.
16.49.140 Minor revisions to approved landscaped plans.
16.49.150 Parking lots or paving projects.
A. The City Council finds that excessive uniformity, dissimilarity, inappropriateness, or poor quality of design in the exterior appearance of structures and signs, and the lack of proper attention to site development and landscaping, in the business, commercial, industrial and certain residential areas of the city hinders the harmonious development of the city; impairs the desirability of residence, investment or occupation in the city; limits the opportunity to attain the optimum use and value of land and improvements; adversely affects the stability and value of property; produces degeneration of property in such areas with attendant deterioration of conditions affecting the peace, health and welfare of the city; and destroys a proper relationship between the taxable value of property and the cost of municipal services thereof.
B. The City Council declares that the purpose and objectives of site development requirements and the design review procedures are to:
1. Encourage originality, flexibility and innovation in site planning and development, including the architecture, landscaping and graphic design of said development.
2. Discourage monotonous, unsightly, dreary and inharmonious development.
3. Promote the city's natural beauty and visual character and charm by insuring that structures, signs and other improvements are properly related to their sites, and to surrounding sites and structures, with due regard to the aesthetic qualities of the natural terrain and landscaping, and that proper attention is given to exterior appearances of structures, signs and other improvements.
4. Protect and enhance the city's appeal to tourists and visitors and thus support and stimulate business and industry and promote the desirability of investment and occupancy in business, commercial and industrial properties.
5. Stabilize and improve property values and present blighted areas and thus increase tax revenue.
6. Achieve the beneficial influence of pleasant environments for living and working on behavioral patterns and thus decrease the cost of governmental services.
7. Foster civic pride and community spirit so as to improve the quality and quantity of citizen participation in local government and in community growth, change and improvement.
8. Sustain the comfort, health, tranquility and contentment of residents and attract new residents by reason of the city's favorable environment and thus promote and protect the peace, health, and welfare of the city.
9. Determine the appropriate yard setbacks, building heights, minimum lot sizes and sign sizes, when authorized to do so by city ordinance.
10. Encourage the use of Low Impact Development (LID) techniques to manage stormwater through the use of natural features, protect native vegetation, preserve and create open space, and minimize impervious surfaces. (Ord.. 848, Part I, section 1, 1991, Ord.. 1338; 2010)
C. Alternatives for how the Design Review Board or a Design Review Committee is organized give the City the flexibility to use several options, including a Design Review Board that consists of Planning Commission members only, or a Board with a broader representation that can be expanded when appropriate. Provisions also allow for creation of a Design Review Committee which would be strictly advisory in nature. (Ord. 1296, 2008)
A. The City may establish a Site and Design Review Board whose members, terms of office and manner of transacting business shall be as prescribed in the following subsections:
1. The Board shall be responsible for reviewing and commenting upon the following applications which may be directed to it through the development process: those portions of proposed site and design review plans which pertain to architectural features, applications concerning historic structures and sign applications under the following circumstances:
a. Where the applicant has elected not to go through an administrative (Type II) review process;
b. Where the proposal does not meet the City’s administrative (Type II) architectural design standards;
c. Where administrative (Type II) design review standards do not exist for the project; or
d. Where an administrative (Type II) design review decision has been appealed.
If no Site and Design Review Board is established, the Planning Commission is responsible for reviewing all applicable land use applications and is responsible for the above duties of the Site and Design Review Board.
2. Other duties. The City Council may, by Ord.er, direct the Board to review and comment on other matters which the Council determines are or may be within the Board’s areas of expertise.
3. Qualifications of members. The Board shall consist of at least four and up to seven members of the Canby City Planning Commission, and one member from the City Council pro-tem (temporary) non-voting; and up to four additional individuals who represent interests or expertise related to development, architectural design, business or other viewpoints related to the design and development process. These provisions allow the Board to consist of Planning Commission members only, if desired.
4. Appointment and term. Members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed as required by section 16.06.030. Non-Planning Commission members shall be appointed by the City Council.
5. Vacancies and removal. Vacancies on the Design Review Board or removal of Design Review Board members shall be governed by section 16.06.030.
6. Chairman. The duly appointed chairman of the Planning Commission shall also serve as chairman for site and design review applications in accordance with Chapter 16.06 if the Planning Commission Chairperson serves on the Design Review Board. If the Planning Commission Chairperson does not serve on the Board, a Design Review Board Chairperson will be selected by a majority of Design Review Board members.
7. Voting. A quorum for the transaction of business shall be a simple majority of Design Review Board members. The chairperson shall be counted to determine a quorum and shall have the same voting powers as other members of the Board. Each member shall have one vote. A majority vote of the members shall be required for all Board actions.
8. Meetings and records. The Board shall hold regular meetings as required. Site and design review applications will be reviewed as a regular agenda item.
9. Rules. The Board may adopt and amend rules to govern the conduct of its business, consistent with the provisions of this Code. (Ord. 1296, 2008)
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