Prior to the issuance of a building permit, and prior to any clearing, grubbing, excavation, or other construction (including removal of any existing structures or improvements), the owner shall apply for scenic route and design review approval in accordance with the procedure outlined in chapter 16 of this title, which application shall include a site plan as set forth in section 3.8.21 of this title. A building permit shall neither be issued, nor any such work or construction undertaken, until approval of the site plan and design approval of proposed structures.
(A) Materials Provided By Applicant: The applicant shall furnish graphic or pictorial material sufficient to indicate the nature of any proposed development or improvement to include signing and landscaping, and an indication of obscured views, if any.
(B) Commission Determination: The commission shall ascertain whether the proposed development, improvement or use will:
1. Block or disrupt the visibility of significant views or features.
2. Be compatible (in terms of setback, bulk, height, design, finish materials, signing and landscaping) with its immediate surroundings and the desired visual quality of the scenic route.
(C) Structure Height: The maximum height for any structure is thirty five feet (35'), except for structures containing deed restricted local housing, created by the density bonus provision set forth in Section 3.8.21, where the maximum height may be 50' if setback 75' from the right-of-way.
(D) Timber Harvesting: The existing forest in the McCall area is considered a public resource, important to the character of the planning jurisdiction and its tourist economy. Prior to the issuance of a relevant building permit, the harvesting of timber shall be limited to dead, dying or damaged trees. Slash shall not be accumulated or piled within view of the roadway. Following issuance of a relevant building permit, tree removal is additionally permitted within the area of the building footprint, other structures, driveways, and other improvements, and in accord with section 3.8.04, "Fire Hazard Mitigation Standards", of this title. Development of the lot should endeavor to preserve standing, healthy trees outside the area occupied by improvements; lawn not being considered an improvement for these purposes. Landscaping shall replace trees harvested or removed.
(E) Access Roads:
1. Access roads in subdivisions and resubdivisions platted after March 16, 2006, will be kept to a minimum. Every subdivision platted after March 16, 2006, shall provide an interior roadway providing access to each lot, which interior roadway shall connect to the scenic route at a single point of access, as is the case with Lucks Point Subdivision, for example, except as the fire chief may require an additional access. The intersections of any two (2) access roads with the scenic route in the impact area and any portion of the planning jurisdiction that was in the impact area on March 16, 2006, shall be no closer than one thousand feet (1,000') to each other. Where the entire frontage of a parcel on the scenic route on March 16, 2006, is less than one thousand feet (1,000') from the intersection of its side boundaries with the right of way, and if an agreement with adjacent property owners for a common property line point of access is not reached after bona fide effort, that shorter distance between intersections is permitted which is consistent with a minimization of points of access. Direct driveway access shall be discouraged to the scenic route in the impact area.
2. Inside the city limits within existing subdivisions where individual lots with scenic route right of way as a lot boundary cannot obtain access to the public road from a road interior to the subdivision, direct access onto the scenic route may be allowed; provided, that the driveway distances in the applicable zone shall apply. In such cases, common driveways on common lot lines, thus two (2) driveway accesses per four (4) lots, may be required.
(F) Bike Paths: Some or all of the routes listed in section 3.7.031 of this chapter are designated by the parks and recreation master plan (also see the "McCall area pathways master plan") to have a bike path, walkway or other recreational routing alongside, or as a part of the scenic route. Where such designation exists, the commission shall assist in the effectuation of the master plans by the exaction of recreational easements or dedication of additional right of way or other techniques to ensure a continuous route for such uses. In all cases, the city must show that such exaction is roughly proportional to the impacts of the development and that the conditions for implementing portions of the bike paths are to be based upon an individualized determination for each development that the conditions are related to both the nature and extent of such impacts. Digital data for easements shall be provided according to the digital data submittal standards policy.
(G) For Sale: Along the scenic route, vehicles and other personal property shall not be displayed for sale outside of a building unless the occupant of the property is an authorized dealer of merchandise that is consistent with the primary business and has obtained approval from the administrator. The owner or occupant of property along the scenic route may display his or her own vehicle or other personal property for sale on his or her own premises.
(H) Building Clustering: Building clustering shall be encouraged to provide more efficiency and cohesion in design, reducing the number of access points, and reserving the natural landforms, vegetation and open space.
(I) Landscaping: In addition to the requirements set forth in section 3.8.13 “Landscaping, Screening And Buffering,” development within the scenic route zones shall provide the following landscaping:
1. One (1) native tree including evergreen and deciduous and three (3) native shrubs each ten feet (10') of the linear street frontage along the scenic route. Not less than fifty percent (50%) shall be evergreen trees.
2. The required landscaping shall be located with a twenty-five feet (25') setback from the scenic route. Landscaping shall be arranged within groups or clustered allowing spacing for natural maturity. Linear designed landscaping is not acceptable.
3. If conflicts arise between this section and section 3.8.04 “Fire Mitigation Standards,” or in the use of any snow storage or utility easements, a recommended resolution will be the responsibility of the McCall Fire Protection District or the Administrator. (Ord. 902, 7-12-2012; amd. Ord. 983, 12-19-2019; Ord. 998, 1-14-2021; Ord. 1001, 5-13-2021)