ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF or STAFF: Representatives from the Community and Economic Development Department.
DESIGN GUIDELINES: The principles of appropriate development activity that promote the purposes and standards of this title.
HORIZONTAL MIXED-USE: A mixed-use project in which all or some of the commercial and residential components are provided in separate buildings on the same parcel or on contiguous parcels included together in a master site plan.
MAJOR ALTERATION: A physical modification to a building that involves the entire building or has a substantial visual impact on the building or the surroundings. By way of illustration, major alteration includes, without limitation, overall building design, exterior facades, site landscape and parking.
MCCD REVIEW COMMITTEE or COMMITTEE: The committee established under chapter 2.68 of this code. The committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Planning Commission and City Council and serves to facilitate the design review approval process.
MINOR ALTERATION: A physical modification that is limited in scope or has a minor visual impact in relation to the total building. By way of illustration, minor alteration includes, without limitation, lighting and other appurtenant fixtures, signs, and awnings.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: Work to repair or prevent deterioration of a building that does not constitute a minor or major alteration. Examples of ordinary maintenance and repair include repairing deteriorated masonry, replacing broken windows or damage caused by weather or natural disaster, repainting a building in the same color as existing, replacing doors, and the like. Maintenance and repair do not include major changes in color or building materials.
PLANNING COMMISSION or COMMISSION: The City's Planning Commission.
PRIVATE STREET: A right-of-way of easement in private ownership not dedicated or accepted as a public street, which affords the principal means of access to two (2) or more sites.
PUBLIC STREET: A thoroughfare which has been dedicated to the public and accepted by proper public authority, or a thoroughfare which has been adjudicated to be a public street by public use as provided by law.
REVIEW PROCESS: The process by which applications for development within the MCCD zone are reviewed for conformance with the applicable standards of this section. The process can include pre-application conferences and review by Community and Economic Development Department staff, review by the MCCD Review Committee as well as referral to and review by the Planning Commission.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: Includes methods and materials that conserve natural resources, promote adaptive reuse of materials, buildings, and sites, and promote the health and welfare of residents and property owners.
VERTICAL MIXED-USE: A mixed-use project in which the commercial components are provided within the same buildings with the residential components. (Ord. 21-21: Ord. 19-40)