When the owner of a property within the Downtown Design Review District desires to make any change to the exterior of the property other than ordinary maintenance, and those changes involve construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any property, structure, tree, sign, area, or object within the District, including the changing of any exterior color or building material, such owner or his agent shall first secure a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Community Development Department, unless such property is exempt in accord with the exclusions permitted in Section 1359.13. Such exemptions shall be determined by the Community Development Department.
Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness shall be filed with the Community Development Department who shall, prior to issuance of any permits, review the application for compliance with the preservation design guidelines as established in 1161.07(g). If the application is acceptable, the Director of the Community Development Department will approve the Certificate of Appropriateness within a reasonable timeframe of receipt of the application. If the application is not acceptable, the Community Development Department will work with the owner of the property to resolve the problem. If resolution of the problem cannot be achieved, the items will be heard as part of the agenda of the next regularly scheduled Landmark Commission meeting.
Any changes agreed to by the Landmark Commission and the owner shall be in accordance with the guidelines of the Design Review Process and once consensus is reached, the Director of the Community Development Department will approve the Certificate of Appropriateness with conditions or changes noted. A record of the Certificate of Appropriateness will remain on file in the Community Development Department.
(Ord. 23-196. Passed 10-9-23.)