In some cases, the guidelines and regulations in these downtown design standards may differ from other plans, codes and ordinances of the city. In these cases, the following procedure is to be followed when confronting a conflict in regulation.
(A) The City Comprehensive Plan is the underlying basis for land use regulation in the city. All of the regulations and requirements of the standards should be interpreted in the context established by the Comprehensive Plan.
(B) The base zoning district defines the allowable land uses on any parcel. The regulations found in the city's zoning chapter, as well as any other ordinances, still apply.
(C) The downtown design standards comprise a specific implementation tool of the Comprehensive Plan. Where the standards differ from other city ordinances, it is the city's intent that the standards will control. Due to the greater detail, the requirements and recommendations of the downtown design standards are defined as being "more restrictive" for purposes of applying multiple regulations.
(D) The downtown design standards shall not supersede any building, fire or disability code that has been adopted to protect the public health, safety or welfare.
(Prior Code, § 11-76-3) (Ord. 258, passed 5-4-2006)