(A) A Board order as required in § 34.042. shall be approved only after a finding by the Board that the review standards of this section have been satisfied. All applications that comply with the review standards shall be approved by the Board.
(B) General review standards. The following general review standards shall be met by every application prior to approval of a Board order.
(1) The Board shall determine whether the request will be appropriate to the architectural character of the home and neighborhood.
(2) Decisions of the Board shall:
(a) Improve the quality of life in the city and achieve the spirit and purpose of this subchapter as described in § 34.041.
(b) Consider the protection of property values in order to further the city's goals of sound economic and community development; and
(c) Consider the standards and recommendations set forth by the Board.
(3) General character.
(a) The design of new structures and of additions to existing structures, including new site improvements, should compliment the home, and design review may take into account the architectural style, general design, arrangement, texture, materials, and color of the home and other structures in the neighborhood.
(b) Where changes have taken place in the course of time as evidence of the history and development of adjacent or nearby buildings, structures or sites, and if these changes are deemed to have acquired significance and would be compromised by the proposed new building, then this significance may be recognized and respected in the design of the new building.
(4) Architectural style. There are a number of intermixes of architectural styles, as well as a larger number of buildings of such modest nature or so extensively remodeled to effectively lose all architectural importance. It is with reference to the basic architectural character of the key buildings noted above that the need for compatibility in the construction of the outdoor entertainment building. Compatibility does not infer imitation, but rather an appropriate design in terms of scale, building materials, and detail. The architectural character of the home and neighborhood consists mainly of the following themes:
(a) Residential buildings with exterior construction of brick, stone, and stucco. Predominate styles are split level, tudor, colonial and mid-century modern.
(b) Residential buildings of brick facades with siding trim, one (1) to two (2) stories, mainly of the era 1950 through 1970.
(5) Massing and building form. Massing of outdoor entertainment buildings shall be generally similar to the main structure and adjacent nearby homes. Building forms should generally reflect those of the architectural style of primary structure. Window to wall ratios should be appropriate to the type and use of building constructed.
(6) Color. Traditional colors and combinations of those colors that compliment the home or other adjacent structures should be used for exteriors for all new buildings, and reconstruction, remodeling, and exterior maintenance of existing outdoor entertainment buildings. Fluorescent or luminescent colors are prohibited.
(7) Landscaping. The landscape design of the site should be consistent with the overall architectural character of the structures on the site. Plant material and methods for installation shall be selected respecting the nature of the urban environment and the survivability and diversity of the plan species. Non-plant material shall be of a type associated with the origin or era in which the structure was originally built.
(C) Alterations to buildings, structure, and site. In addition to the general review standards, the following standards shall be met by applicants for alterations to existing buildings prior to approval of Board order or building permit:
(1) The alteration shall conform to the distinguishing, original exterior qualities or character of the building, its site, and its environment.
(2) The distinguishing original qualities or character of the outdoor entertainment building shall not be destroyed.
(3) Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship, which characterize a building, structure, or site, shall be considered in the outdoor entertainment building.
(4) The surface cleaning of structures, if provided as part of the application, shall be undertaken with methods designed to minimize damage.
(D) Additions to existing outdoor entertainment buildings. In addition to the general review standards, the following shall be met by applicants for additions to existing outdoor entertainment buildings prior to approval of a Board order.
(1) Materials for additions should be in keeping with the exiting outdoor entertainment building, and should match, or be compatible with those of the main home.
(2) Contemporary design for additions to existing outdoor entertainment buildings shall be discouraged. Roofline additions are discouraged or should be placed and designed to have the least amount of visual impact.
(3) Additions should be indistinguishable from the original structure. The intent of an addition should be that if the additions or alterations were removed the essential form and integrity of the original structure would be unimpaired.
(Ord. 2018-04-01, passed 5-10-18)