Section:
19.18.010 Purpose.
19.18.020 Applicability.
19.18.024 Review authority.
19.18.030 Review of minor projects.
19.18.040 Exemptions.
19.18.050 Application requirements and procedures.
19.18.060 Findings for projects excluding infill residential development.
19.18.070 Infill residential development projects.
19.18.080 Findings for infill residential development projects.
19.18.090 Conformance to plans.
19.18.100 Expiration and extensions.
This chapter is adopted to promote the general health, safety, welfare, and economy of the residents of the community. The purposes of this chapter are to:
A. Promote orderly and harmonious development of the City;
B. Enhance the desirability of residence or investment in the City;
C. Encourage the attainment of the most desirable use of land and improvements;
D. Enhance the desirability of living conditions upon the immediate site or in adjacent areas; and
E. Promote visual environments which are of high aesthetic quality and variety and which at the same time are considerate of each other.
(Ord. 2185)
The review of project site planning and architectural design is an integral part of the development approval process. Therefore, each project that requires approval of a building permit, unless exempted by Section 19.18.040 (such as single-family dwellings), shall require review and approval of the site plan and architectural design prior to the issuance of a building permit for any work on a new structure, or improvements to alter, enlarge, remodel, repair, partially demolish, or otherwise change the exterior of an existing structure. Infill residential development projects meeting the criteria established herein Section 19.18.070 are subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process.
(Ord. 2185; Ord. 2223; Ord. 2600)
A. Projects Requiring Building Permit Only. Site plan and architectural design review for uses permitted by right, which require only the issuance of a building permit shall be conducted by the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board (ARHPB), Planning Commission or, in the case of minor projects, by the Director. Residential developments which are subject to design review and do not require a discretionary permit do not constitute a project for the purposes of environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
B. Projects Requiring a Discretionary Permit. Site plan and architectural design review of projects which, in addition to a site plan and architectural design permit approval, require the issuance of a discretionary permit by the Commission or Council shall be conducted by the ARHPB or Director prior to the project's consideration by the Commission or Council.
(Ord. 2223; Ord. 2381 §2; Ord. 2410 §12)(Ord. 2435 §16, Ord. 2494, §4; Ord. 2600)
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