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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1501_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NOo 1501 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NOo 1000 OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS BY ADOPTING AMENDMENT NOo 111 THERETO THE CITY COUNCIL OF T'rIE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS; SECTION 1„ That Zoning Ordinance No. 1000 of the City of Redlands be amended by adding Section 32030 : ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, as f of lows: SECTION 32. 30: ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW A. INTENT AND PURPOSE The City of Redlands hereby declares that a lack of quality in the exterior design of buildings or in the development and main- tenance of structures, landscaping, signs, and general appearance detrimentally affects the desirability of the community, impairs the benefits- of occupancy of property, prevents the most appro- priate development of the city, and produces degeneration of prop- erty with attendant deterioration of conditions affecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Redlands. It is the purpose of this ordinance to recog- nize the interdependence of land values and esthetics and to provide appropriate guidelines for the design of structures and buildings constructed in Redlands and thus promote and protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the community. Bo ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 1. Composition An Architectural Advisory Commission is hereby established, which commission shall consist of seven (7) voting members as follows: At least two (2) shall be architects licensed under the Business and Professions Code of the State of California; at least one (1) shall be a landscape architect or building designer licensed under the Business and Professions Code of the State of California; two (2) shall be members of the Planning Commissions and two (2) may be members of the com- munity at large who have demonstrated a knowledge of, or ex- perience in, the visual arts. I 2, Appointment and Term of Office The voting members of the Architectural Advisory Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council„ The term of office for voting members shall be four (4) years except for the Planning Comanissioner, who shall serve for two (2) years without the right of succession, Initial appointment shall be for terms of two, three, and four years. 3. Rules The Architectural Advisory Commission shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business . Four (4) ' voting members shall constitute a quorum. Approval, condi- tional approval, or denial of an application shall be by a simple majority vote. A tie vote on a motion to approve shall constitute a failure of the motion and a denial of the application. 4. Secretary The Director of Planning or his authorized representative shall serve as the official secretary to the Architectural Advisory Commission. The records of all proceedings and the basis for all findings shall be available to the Council and to the public. 5. Ex-Officio Member, One non-voting member of the City Council shall serve as ex- officio member, 6. Meetings The Architectural Advisory Commission shall meet at least once each month on regularly scheduled dates. C. PROCEDURES 1. With the exception of individual single family homes archi- tectural approval shall be required for all uses reviewed by the Planning Commission; all uses abutting or viewable from any freeway, freeway frontage road, major or secondary highway; all uses within the Redlands Redevelopment Project area; all uses in the Civic Design District; all public facilities; all single family or multiple family subdivisions; and all apartment projects containing three or more units. Other items that are determined by the Director of Planning to be within the purview of these regulations may also be referred to the Architectural Advisory Commission. 2 � Before any building or structure proposed for the uses indicated above is erected, constructed, altered, moved, or remodeled, an application for Architectural Approval shall be submitted to the Architectural Advisory Commission on forms provided by the Planning Department. An application for new construction and additions shall include a preliminary Ordinance No. 1501 - Page two site plan and drawings showing the exterior elevation of all sides of a proposed building or structure, the types of materials and colors to be used, the signs to be displayed, the location of walls and fences with height and construction materials indicated, the landscaping plan including plant names, the exterior lighting standards and devices, and the plan for any grading. 3 . Said application for Architectural Approval shall be sub- mitted to the Architectural Advisory Commission within fifteen (15) days after it is received by the Planning Department. The Architectural Advisory Commission shall make recommenda- tions on each application before the next succeeding meeting of the Planning commission. 4. The Planning Commission shall either approve, conditionally approve, or over-rule the recommendations of the Architec- tural Advisory Commission. Thle approval, with or without conditions, or denial by the Planning Commission of an appli- cation for Architectural Approval shall be final unless within ten (10) days from the date of notification by the Planning Department the applicant or any other persons aggrieved shall appeal therefrom in writing to the City coun- cil. Such appeal shall be filed in writing with the City Clerk on a form provided by the Planning Department and shall indicate the grounds of the appeal. The City Clerk shall schedule the appeal for a City Council agenda, and the City Council at its meeting shall uphold, modify, or over-rule the decision of the Planning Cormiission. The decision of the City Council shall be final. 5. Before an occupancy permit is issued, there must be full compliance with all requirements of the Architectural Advis- ory Commission as approved by the Planning Commission. if for any valid reason full compliance cannot be made, a cash bond shall be posted for the work to be completed within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Director of Planning or his authorized representative, D. ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION GUIEDELINES The Architectural Advisory Commission shall examine the material submitted with the Architectural Approval applica- tion and specific aspects of design shall be examined to determine whether the proposed development will provide a desirable environment for its occupants as well as be com- patible with the character of adjacent and surrounding developments, and whether esthetically it is of good com- position, materials, textures, and colors. Conformance osi will be evaluated based on consideration of the following: 1a Site layout, orientation, location of structures and relationship to one another and to open spaces and topography. Ordinance No. 1501 - Page three 20 Harmonious relationship of building with existing and pro-- posed adjoining developments, avoiding both excessive variety and monotonous repetition, but allowing similarity of style, when warranted. 3 � Maximum height, area, setbacks and overall mass of buildings as well as other structures such as walls, screens, towers, or signs, and effective concealment of all mechanical equip- ment. 4. Harmony of materials, colors and appearance of all exterior elevations. 5v Location and type of planting, with due regard for the preservation of specimen and landmark trees upon a site. 6,, Design and appropriateness of signs, as well. as interior and exterior lighting. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as provided by law. SECTION 3 . The City Clerk shall. certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in this City.. ATTEST: yon of the City of edlands jC er APPROVED FOR FORM.- sl Edward F. Taylor City Attorney I, Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of October, 1972 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Knudsen, Miller-, Sewall, Mayor Cummings NOES : None ABSENT: Vice Mayor DeMirJJyn Ordinance No. 1501 Page four