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Home My WebLink AboutORD 81{ a! 416 AN WINMC>< OF TNt CITY OF ►ALN DESM AHENOiNG THE ORDINANCE CODE TD KWAbi.ISN A MI N KVIFii MUSS AND BOARD REPEAL114 ORDIWta 00. 12 AND REEKING SECTION 18.30 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. K tT WHINED by tine City twell of the City of Palo Desert as follows: SECTION 1: Ordinanco No. tt is hereby repealed. SECTION t: Section 18.30 of the toning Ordinance is hereby repealed. SECTION 3: Section i6.30 is hereby added to the Zoning Ordinance Code to read as follows: DESIGN REVIEW d011RD (Sectra—M.My— (A) Intent and Purpose A Design Review bard is established in order to: Review toerrercial and multi -family projects and recommend approval, alternatives, changes or denial of said projects to the Planning Commission. Recognize the interdependence of land values and aesthetics and provide a method by which the City Pay implement this interdependence. - Encourage the development of private and public property in harmony with the desired character of the City and In conformance with the guidelines herein provided with due regard to the public and private interests involved. - Foster attainment of those sections of the City's General Plan and other supporting documents which specifically refer to the preservation and enhancement of the particular character and unique assets of this City and its harmonious development through encouraging private and public interests to assist in the implementation process. Assure that the public benefits derived from expenditures of public funds for improvement and beautification of streets and other public structures and spaces shall be protected by the exercise of reasonable controls over the character and design of buildings and open spaces to include street landscaping, median strips, parks, etc. Is) Membership,Mertinas. Duties and Responsibilities The Design Review Bard shall consist of seven mwx6ars. Five members shall be citizens appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The five citizen n obers (if available) may be two architects, one civil engineer, one landscape architect or designer and one lay person knowledgeable in the design field. Citizen members shall be appointed based on their civic responsibility, ability to give objective, effective, constructive and unprejudiced criticism, ability to give direction and suggest alternatives, and their use of diplomacy and tact in expressing their judgment. The Director of Environmental Services or his designated representatives and the Wildin4 Official or his designated representative shall be non -voting members of the Board except to constitute a quorum. If one additional voting member is necessary, the Director of Environmental Services may vote. If two additional voting Members are necessary, the Building Official may also vote. All members of the DRb shalt serve for an unspecified time or for a specified period as established by the City Council. RESCINDED QY ORDINANCE i.....>'��••»...... OWN= Noon 1M MiKI+K st tD "Malaotal lWMM :M11 apetnt a Member of tM Oevartmont of bMromtal sernicM to serve as secretary to the Board. 9M M "I told a WARIMM of to public mmeetings a month and additional meetings ae 111"K"d b tM !Berl. An applicant, am the filing of an application, shall to adMuf N "a date aid lace of his shearing before the Board. Four voting emohm east be potent to hold a Meting. A majority vote of the members present Is srfMeieat to tab action en a submittal, 7% *Met of the Wdl shall be to review and recommend actions to be taken on all p"wed developments requiring qualified aesthetic and architectural judgment is tM ohs that the Waral appearance of all proposed developments shall preserve or hy*mw the pihysical envirohwnt and character of the City of Palm Desert. SCI Raahirad Drawlnes to applicant shall submit a design review application fore and the following Mterials as applicable to the specific project (in sufficient size and quantities as deterdned by the City Staff) to the DRS. 1. In the "Design Development" phase of the project: (a) A dimensioned Site Plan showing: • Root plan of building (s) Location of existing trees and structures Location and dimensions of streets, alleys, and highways • Location of off-street parking and loading facilities • Location of points of entry and exit for vehicles and internal circulation patterns Location of Malls and fences Location of exterior lighting standards Grading and slopes, existing and proposed Location of existing earFwents, drainage and utilities - Street and road improvements • Location and dimensions of existing buildings (b) Dimiensioned architectural drawings including: • A plan to sale Elevations to include all sides of the proposed project (buildings, fences) indicating materials and colors • Perspectives, model or other suitable graphic materials at the option of the Ward (e) A detailed landsape tant designating areas to be landscaped, landscape materials, and sprinkler system (d) Site photographs at the option of the board (a) fire protection facilities and capacities !, to the final "application for a building permhit" phase, the same information vwtliead above, developed into complete construction documents, shall be ehMM tted. - _ 0 • • � � ty M�NM! file M Shall view the arterials SaWitted with the application with respect to tM Allmirigs • 0w%"w m with adopted development standards • %""I site etilitation • Senerel architectural considerations including a review of: • the height, bulk and area of the buildings • the colors and materials to be used • the plyrsical and architectural relationship of the proposal with existing and proposed structures • the site, layout, orientation and location of buildings and their relationship with open areas, topography, and line of sight height, materials, colors and variations in boundary walls, fences or screen planting appropriateness of sign design and exterior lighting • General landscaping considerations (E) Action of DRS To recommend approval of an application, the Board shall find: - That the proposed development conforms to any legally adopted development standards. • That the design and location of the proposed development and its relationship to neighboring,existing or proposed developments and traffic is such that it will not impair the desirability of invest- ment or occupation in the neighborhood; and that it will not un- reasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring existing or proposed developments, and that it will not create traffic hazards or congestion. That the design and location of the proposed development is in keeping with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and is not detri- motel to the harmonious, orderly, and attractive development con- templated by this Ordinance and General Plan of the City. • That the design and location of the proposed development would provide a desirable environment for its occupants, as wall as for its neighbors and that it is aesthetically of good composition, materials, textures and colors. The proposed use must conform to all the requirements of the zone in which it is touted and all other applicable requirements. • The overall development of the land shall be designed to ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. ffl Effective Date of ORB Decisions The bard shall consider matters before than within thirty (30) days after the date of filing of the required application with the Planning Division of the Department of Environmental Services. If the Board fails to render a decision within thirty (30) days from its first consideration, then the application shall be automatically forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration and action. If the ►tanning Commission fails to render a decision within thirty (30) days from its first consldoration, then the application shall be automatically forwarded to Ow City Coweil for consideration and action. 0s• ft roc mu"ate fdr a new stratum or for the exterior alteration or enlarge• ss * of a existin4 stratum shall be issued until the development has been reviewed at aW me th*wlA the ORb process as prescribed by this Article. IN) tteff Neview TM b Virve ntal Som eat staff shall process and review ail Design Review Board appliations and shalt act as professional advisors to the lard. Other staff moors may provide advice to the bard depending upon the complexity of the Project ON the need for specific expertise. oesian Review Area No action shell be taken on an application for the issuance of a building or sign permit for any sign, building or structure in all zone districts in the City, except the single-family residence zone, without the approval of the Design Review board. The bard shall also review and make recommendations on any matter referred to the board by the City Council or Planning Commission. (Ji Delegation of Authoritx The.DRS may, at its discretion, authorize the Director of Environmental Services to approve or cause to be modified, sign applications not exceeding $500 in value, exterior remodelings not exceeding $2,500 in value, and proposed additions to coaaiereial buildings not exceeding a change or increase in 25% of the total square footage. M Staff Review of Single Famiiy Residence The staff of the Department of Environmental Services shall review applications for the issuance of a building permit for a dwelling in the single family zone. The staff shall utilize the criteria in Sections 0 & E in approving or causing to be modified, a request. The staff, on its own initiative, may forward such a re- quest to the DRS for action. (L) Establishment of Architectural and Development Guidelines The board shall develop specific criteria for design to be considered in reviewing applications for development in the City. Said guidelines or development standards shall be submitted to the Commission for review and recommendation to the Council. The Council shall review and take final action by resolution on all such recom- mendations. Such guidelines or development standards shall not be applied until approved by the Council. The guidelines and development standards may be amended from time to time as initiated by the Council, the Planning Commission or the ORB. LM) Aooeals to ORS Any action taken by the City st.•ff outlined in Sections J i K may be appealed to the ORS within fifteen (1S) days from the date of the decision. A single family applicant may accept the recommendations of the DRS on his appeal or he can con - time his appeal to the Planning Commission. sN) Coordination with Reguired Site Plan Review The Director of Environmental Services shall assure that all actions taken by the M are coordinated with the Planning Division's site plan review process. j0) ►lancing Commilsion Review All rsgwsts for icitial plot plan approval on property located in any district (except as heretofore indicated) shall be acted upon by the DRS and forwarded to the /lancing Commission for final review and approval. The Commission may, by a majority vote, elect to assume authority over any other request. The Planning C voission shell use the saws criteria in evaluating a project as outlined in this Article for the M. 04• Await Attu t"di M Wiiant "a MY Cowcil, or any MW of property located within three WOWWM (3001 feet of the tobject propsrt,�r may appeal from the decision of the Plowwlr4 ComuissiM to the City Council within fifteen (15) days from the date if tU., iacisiea. The City Cowell may, by majority note, elect to assume authority over any request otacd rpew by the Desiggnn Review Bard or Planning Comission. The Council shall we the same criteria in evaluating a project as outlined in this Article for the Design Review Bard. SECTION 4: The City Clark of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days of adoption in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper published and circulated within the City of Palm Desert. California and the two shalt be in force and effect thirty (30) days after adoption. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, this loth day of October . 1975 by the following vote: AYES: BRUSH, NCPHERSON AND CWtK NOES: ABSENT: ASTON AND BENSON CLERKMRVET L. MRLOURTf CITY City of Palm Desert, California Ciiy-ofPalm fert,"Cal iform a 0 6 0