(a) Design Review Required. The requirements and regulations of this chapter apply to land uses within the defined boundary of the City Center Heritage Overlay District. Buildings or structures which are solely used for a residential purposes and maintain their residential use as their principal use at the time of the enactment of this chapter, shall be exempted from the design review requirements as long as they maintain the residential use as the principal use. When the principal use changes to a nonresidential use, then the requirements, regulations, and procedures of this chapter shall apply in their entirety to all such buildings or structures.
Any activities involving the following must be undertaken in accordance with the requirements and review procedures and the Design Guidelines as set forth in this chapter:
(1) Construction of new buildings and structures;
(2) All exterior renovations and rehabilitations of existing buildings or structures;
(3) Additions and expansion of existing principal and accessory buildings or structures;
(4) Demolition of buildings or structures;
(5) Site improvements, including parking lots, driveways, vehicular and/or pedestrian access;
(6) Signs in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 1137; and
(7) Screening and landscaping.
(b) Design Review Not Required. The following projects and activities are exempt from the design review:
(1) Changes in occupancy not involving structural or exterior work;
(2) Interior work such as VAC or plumbing, electrical wiring on an existing building or structure;
(3) Interior building renovations which will not alter or affect the exterior elevations and facade of the building or structure or any architectural feature that is visible from the outside;
(4) Ordinary repair and maintenance which does not result in an exterior change; and
(5) Interior or exterior work on existing structures which are solely used for single and two-family residential purposes and maintain their residential use as their principal use at the time of the enactment of this chapter.
(Ord. 4084. Passed 4-13-99.)