30-38 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

No building permit, license, certificate, entitlement or other approval shall be issued or given by the City or by any department thereof with respect to any improvement subject to Design Review until the design of the improvement has been approved as in this article provided. No occupancy certificate or similar approval shall be issued or given for any improvement subject to Design Review hereunder unless and until the Planning Director has certified such improvement has been completed in accordance with a design approved in accordance with this article.

(Ord. No. 1716 N.S.)

Any improvement constructed, located, repaired, altered or maintained in violation of the provisions hereof is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, abatable in the manner provided for elsewhere in this Code or in the general law.

(Ord. No. 1716 N.S.)

Insofar as permitted by law, or by the agency involved, the Design Review Staff shall review the design of all improvements to be constructed by any public district or any governmental agency. Such review shall be in accordance with the factors and criteria set out hereinabove, following which the staff shall submit a written report of its recommendation and comments to the body proposing to construct the improvements.

(Ord. No. 1716 N.S.; Ord. No. 1983)

Nothing in this article shall be construed to exempt any person or entity from compliance with any requirement of any other regulation or ordinance, nor to amend any such other ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1716 N.S.)

It shall be the duty of the Design Review Staff to prepare a Design Review Manual that will provide guidance to applicants seeking to comply with subsection 30-37.5a of this article. The Manual may separate residential, commercial and industrial uses by sections or constitute a separate Manual for each of the uses. Graphic illustrations may be used as examples of good or bad design and such examples need

not be limited to improvements within the City. The Manual may be revised as experience dictates and examples of approved projects considered successful by the staff should be included therein. Copies of the Manual shall be made available to the public in the Planning Director's office. The City Council may review the manual at such times as it deems appropriate and approve or disapprove any part thereof.

(Ord. No. 1716 N.S.; Ord. No. 1983 N.S.)

ARTICLE III. - RESERVED[[7]]

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 3333 N.S., § 7, adopted December 6, 2022, repealed Article III, §§ 30-50—30-53, which pertained to multiple dwelling units and derived from Ord. No. 1693 N.S.; Ord. No. 2278 N.S.; Ord. No. 2219 N.S. and Ord. No. 3183 N.S., adopted July 5, 2017.

ARTICLE IIIA. - ALAMEDA WATER REUSE 30-57 - ALAMEDA WATER REUSE.

30-57.1 - Title.

This section shall be known as the Alameda Water Reuse Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2876 N.S. § 1)

30-57.2 - Definitions.

As used in this section:

City-Designated Water Reuse Area shall mean geographical areas designated by the City, within the EBMUD Designated Water Reuse Areas, to use recycled water provided by EBMUD.

EBMUD Designated Water Reuse Area shall mean precise geographical areas designated by EBMUD to which EBMUD will provide water service with a dependable supply of recycled water where it has been determined to be feasible or will be determined to be feasible.

EBMUD shall mean the East Bay Municipal Utility District.

Potable water shall mean water which conforms to federal, state and local agency standards for human consumption.

Recycled water shall mean non-potable water of waste water origin, which, as a result of treatment, is suitable for use as set forth in this section, or controlled use that would not otherwise occur. This term is used interchangeably with reclaimed water.

Water Reuse System shall mean a system intended for the delivery of recycled water separate from any potable water distribution system, including, but not limited to, pipelines, pumps, and reservoirs. The system controls the source of supply to the point of connection with building or structural lateral supply

pipeline, intended for the delivery of recycled water. The system also complies with all material and construction specifications contained in the City codes and other applicable state and federal laws.

(Ord. No. 2876 N.S. § 1)