(a) Establishment. There is hereby established a Design Review Board to review sign requests for the Central Business District (CBD).
(b) Composition. The Design Review Board shall consist of three members as follows:
(1) The Zoning Commissioner;
(2) An architect; and
(3) One member of the downtown retail merchants division of the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce.
(c) Appointment. The Mayor, with the approval and consent of Council, shall appoint the members of the Design Review Board.
(d) Terms. Members of the Design Review Board shall serve two-year terms, except for the Zoning Commissioner, who shall be a permanent member while holding such position. In order that the terms of the other two members will run so as to have one experienced member in addition to the Zoning Commissioner at all times, the first appointment will consist of one two-year term and one three-year term, becoming two years each thereafter.
(e) Meetings and Decisions. The Design Review Board shall meet, as needed, and shall render decisions within 10 days after a public meeting.
(f) References Standards for Decisions. In determining requests for signs, the Design Review Board shall refer to the following standards:
(1) The Master Plan of the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce, as proposed September, 1987;
(2) Sign Options and Criteria for the Defiance Central Business District, sponsored by the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce, June 26, 1987; and
(3) The provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)