(a) Information Required. The Planning and Zoning Commission, in deciding whether to issue a certificate of appropriateness, shall determine that the application under consideration promotes, preserves and enhances the distinctive Village character of the community and would not be at variance with existing structures within the Village or the community or that portion of the District in which the structure is, or is proposed to be. In conducting its review, the Board shall make examination of and give consideration to, the elements of the application, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) Building height, which shall be a maximum of two stories with attic (approximately thirty-five feet from the grade to the top of the ridge).
(2) Building massing, which shall include, in addition to the requirements of these Codified Ordinances, the relationship of the building width to its height and depth and its relationship to the viewer's and pedestrian's visual perspective.
(3) Window treatment, which shall include the size, shape and materials of the individual window units and the overall harmonious relationship of window openings.
(4) Exterior detail and relationships, which shall include projecting and receding elements of the expression which is conveyed by these elements.
(5) Roof shape, which shall include the type, form and materials.
(6) Materials, texture and color, which shall include a consideration of material compatibility among various elements of the structure.
(7) Compatibility of design and materials, which shall include the appropriateness of the use of exterior design details.
(8) Landscape design and plant materials, which shall include, in addition to the requirements of this chapter, lighting and the use of landscape details to highlight architectural features, or screens to soften undesirable views.
(9) Pedestrian environment, which shall include the provision of features which enhance and protect pedestrian movement and the environment and which relate to the pedestrian's visual perspective.
(10) Signage, which shall include, in addition to requirements of these Codified Ordinances, the appropriateness of signage to the building.
(b) Additional Guidelines. Additional guidelines shall be as provided in the Olde Downtown Pickerington Village Design Guidelines, which is attached to original Ordinance 94- 46, passed July 5, 1994.
(c) Additional Information. In conducting its inquiry and review, the Commission may request from the applicant such additional information, sketches and data as it shall reasonably require. It may call upon experts and specialists for testimony and opinion regarding the matters under examination. It may recommend to the applicant changes in the plans that it considers desirable and may accept a voluntary amendment to the application to include or reflect such changes.
(d) Records. The Commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall append to the application copies of information, sketches and data, needed to clearly describe any amendment to it.
(Ord. 94-46. Passed 7-5-94; Ord. 2000-77. Passed 8-1-00.)