No Building Permit shall be issued by the City without design approval by the City Planning Commission, or its Director, for development projects that meet the following criteria for applicability, except that such approval shall not apply to structures that are designated as Landmarks or are located in Landmark Districts, for which design approval shall be the responsibility of the Landmarks Commission.
(a) Design Review Districts. New construction of and applicable exterior alterations to buildings and structures located in designated Design Review Districts.
(b) New Residential Development. New construction of residential buildings, including any new building for which residential use and associated accessory garage parking occupy at least fifty percent (50%) of the building.
(c) New Retail, Office and Institutional Development. New construction of buildings for “retail business, office and institutional uses,” as defined in this chapter, including any new building for which such uses and associated accessory garage parking occupy at least fifty percent (50%) of the building.
(d) Public Properties. New construction of and applicable exterior alterations to buildings and structures owned by local, county, state or federal government or by any other governmental agency, including regulated public utilities.
(e) Planned Unit Development (PUD) Districts. New construction of buildings and structures located in designated Planned Unit Development (PUD) Districts.
(Ord. No. 1827-08. Passed 2-9-09, eff. 2-11-09)