(A) Review required. The construction of a new building or the alteration of an existing building shall be reviewed by the Design Review Board in accordance with Chapter 11 of this title. However, any project which adds additional dwelling units, accommodation units, fractional fee club units, timeshare units, any project which adds more than 1,000 square feet of commercial floor area or common space, or any project which has substantial off site impacts (as determined by the Administrator) shall be reviewed by the Planning and Environmental Commission as a major exterior alteration in accordance with this chapter and § 12-3-6 of this title. Any project which requires a conditional use permit shall also obtain approval of the Planning and Environmental Commission in accordance with Chapter 16 of this title. Complete applications for major exterior alterations shall be submitted in accordance with administrative schedules developed by the Department of Community Development for Planning and Environmental Commission and Design Review Board review.
(B) Submittal items required. The following submittal items are required.
(1) Application. An application shall be made by the owner of the building or the building owner’s authorized agent or representative on a form provided by the Administrator. Any application for condominiumized buildings shall be authorized by the condominium association in conformity with all pertinent requirements of the condominium association’s declarations.
(2) Application; contents. The Administrator shall establish the submittal requirements for an exterior alteration or modification application. A complete list of the submittal requirements shall be maintained by the Administrator and filed in the Department of Community Development. Certain submittal requirements may be waived and/or modified by the Administrator and/or the reviewing body if it is demonstrated by the applicant that the information and materials required are not relevant to the proposed development or applicable to the planning documents that comprise the Vail Comprehensive Plan. The Administrator and/or the reviewing body may require the submission of additional plans, drawings, specifications, samples and other materials if deemed necessary to properly evaluate the proposal.
(C) Work sessions/conceptual review. If requested by either the applicant or the Administrator, submittals may proceed to a work session with the Planning and Environmental Commission, a conceptual review with the Design Review Board, or a work session with the Town Council.
(D) Hearing. The public hearing before the Planning and Environmental Commission shall be held in accordance with § 12-3-6 of this title. The Planning and Environmental Commission may approve the application as submitted, approve the application with conditions or modifications, or deny the application. The decision of the Planning and Environmental Commission may be appealed to the Town Council in accordance with § 12-3-3 of this title.
(E) Lapse of approval. Approval of an exterior alteration as prescribed by this article shall lapse and become void two years following the date of approval by the Design Review Board unless, prior to the expiration, a building permit is issued and construction is commenced and diligently pursued to completion. Administrative extensions shall be allowed for reasonable and unexpected delays as long as code provisions affecting the proposal have not changed.
(Ord. 3(1999) § 2; Ord. 5(2003) § 12; Ord. 29(2005) § 24)