A. Application: The conceptual design of any application for development located in the HV Zone which requires approval by the Planning Commission shall be reviewed by the DRB as provided in this section.
1. The Community and Economic Development Director shall establish uniform submittal requirements to facilitate design review and provide consistency in information for decision making. An application subject to design review shall include such information as may be reasonably required by the director and may include site plans, building sections, exterior elevations, photographs of the subject or abutting properties, perspective drawings, description of building materials, color samples, exterior lighting, fence plans, signs, and landscaping plans.
B. Review By Community and Economic Development Director: Following submission of a conceptual design plan, the Community and Economic Development Director and TRC shall review the plan application for compliance with applicable regulations.
1. The Community and Economic Development Director shall notify the applicant of staff recommendation of an approval or denial (for noncompliance) of the conceptual design plan review findings and comments, and the need for other information which may assist the DRB in making its recommendation to the Planning Commission.
2. The applicant shall address identified conflicts and mitigate adverse aspects of the design concept plan prior to forwarding the plan to the DRB for review.
3. When the Community and Economic Development Director determines, after review of the conceptual design plan, that one or more of the application requirements and procedural steps is not applicable to the application under consideration, such requirements may be waived in writing.
C. Review By DRB: Following receipt of an application from the Community and Economic Development Director, the DRB shall review the proposed conceptual design plan for compliance with the HV Zone design guidelines set forth in section 13.71.090 of this chapter. At the conclusion of the review, the DRB shall make a recommendation to the Planning Commission to accept the design concept as submitted, provisionally accept the design concept subject to plan revisions necessary to achieve compliance with the design guidelines, or continue design concept for preparation of a new design concept if the concept is substantially out of compliance with the design guidelines.
D. Review By Planning Commission: Following action by the DRB, the Planning Commission shall consider the Board’s recommendations at the Commission’s next regular meeting. The Planning Commission shall review the proposed design concept for compliance with the HV Zone design guidelines set forth in section 13.71.090 of this chapter and shall consider the recommendations of the DRB. At the conclusion of the review, the Planning Commission shall act to accept the design concept as submitted, provisionally accept the design concept subject to plan revisions necessary to achieve compliance with the design guidelines, or remand back to the DRB for further study. Applicants unwilling to make revisions directed by the Planning Commission in a provisionally accepted concept design or continued design concept may request denial of the application so that an appeal may be filed.
1. Following Planning Commission approval of a conceptual design plan, a conceptual site plan application may be submitted as provided in chapter 13.03 of this title and acted upon as provided in section 13.08.010 of this title. Upon approval of the conceptual site plan, the applicant may submit a preliminary site plan. Upon approval of the preliminary site plan, a final site plan may be submitted to the planning commission or to the technical review committee delegated by the planning commission for final site plan approval. The land use authority may approve a final site plan only if the final design plans are consistent with the approved preliminary plan and the design guidelines set forth in section 13.71.090 of this chapter.
2. Action by the Planning Commission shall be based on written findings stating the reasons for the action. Findings shall be based on information in the record. In approving a design review application, conditions may be imposed as needed to conform the application with provisions of the Holladay general plan, this title, and the design guidelines set forth in this chapter. The Planning Commission may not impose any condition or require any modification which is inconsistent with a requirement of this code.
3. An adversely affected person may appeal a Planning Commission decision to approve or deny a conceptual design plan or final design plan by filing a written appeal to the City Council pursuant to the requirements of subsection 13.71.020G of this chapter. (Ord. 2012-15, 9-20-2012; amd. Ord. 2016-13, 5-26-2016; Ord. 2021-05, 3-4-2021)