§ 17.64

The planning director shall be responsible for:

A.

Investigations;

B.

Reports;

C.

Public notices;

D.

Records;

E.

Interpretations of provisions of this title; and

F.

Other activities required by this title or the city council to fairly and effectively administer all zoning regulations.

(Ord. 630 § 1, 1987: Ord. 595 § 7.00(B), 1982)

A.

The planning director shall give each application filed with him or action initiated by the city council an identification number. Each type of application shall have a separate number series which thereafter shall be numbered sequentially.

B.

The planning director shall prepare and maintain a file on each application or action initiated by the city council, and an index to facilitate location of files and applicability of cases to specific properties.

(Ord. 630 § 3 (part), 1987; Ord 595 § 7.08(A, B), 1982)

The planning director shall, upon receiving an application under this title or starting a file on a city-councilinitiated or planning-director-initiated action, cause the owners or authorized agent of owners of parcels of property to which the action applies to be notified in writing of hearing dates, times and locations, when applicable, and of final action for or against proposals being considered.

(Ord. 630 § 3 (part), 1987; Ord. 595 § 7.08(C), 1982)

The director of public works, building inspector and all officials charged with the issuance of licenses or permits shall enforce the provisions of this title. The chief of police and all officials charged with the enforcement of the law shall also enforce the provisions of this title.

(Ord. 595 § 8.00, 1982)

The provisions for the design review committee are set out in Sections 17.64.061 through 17.64.066.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

The purpose of the design review committee is to provide an additional level of design review to the central business district, as defined in the "Blythe Downtown Design and Implementation Program" (as amended). The design review committee shall prevent the erection of structures or signs which are inharmonious and incompatible with the Design Standards and Architectural Guidelines of the implementation plan.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

The design review committee shall be composed of five members, to consist of three members of the downtown implementation advisory committee, who shall be appointed by city council; the city manager; and the director of planning. The committee may also include a nonvoting design professional who may be an architect, landscape architect or related design professional.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

The design review committee shall hold one regularly scheduled public meeting each year, the agenda of which shall be posted on the door of the city council chambers seven calendar days in advance of said meeting. Additional meetings of the design review committee shall be noticed in the same manner. Recommendations of the design review committee with the concurrence of a minimum of three members, shall be adopted.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

The design review committee shall be responsible for the review of site plans, building plans and elevations, signage plans and landscape plans and other issues which may affect the development's conformance with the Design Standards and Architectural Guidelines of the downtown design implementation program. The adequacy of materials provided for committee review shall be determined by the planning director. The following plans shall be submitted to the planning director as part of the required application materials for plot plans, conditional use permits, public use permits, subdivisions or other plans which affect the appearance of the downtown area.

A.

Site Plans. Site plans shall be drawn to scale, showing the proposed layout of structures and other improvements including, where appropriate, driveways, pedestrian walkways, off-street parking and loading areas, landscape areas, fences and walls. Site plans shall also indicate ingress and egress and full width adjacent streets.

B.

Landscape Plan. A comprehensive landscape plan shall be drawn to scale, indicating the location and design of the landscape elements including biological and common names of each species and size to be planted, symbols on plan indicating planting type and size at maturity, mounding or berms and other landscaping features.

C.

Architectural drawings and Elevations. The required architectural drawings and elevations shall be drawn to scale and shall clearly illustrate the appearance of proposed new construction or renovations. Plans and drawings shall fully indicate types of exterior materials and finishes to be used. All elevations of buildings shall be shown in equally clear detail.

D.

Signage. All proposed signage, whether freestanding or mounted on existing or new structures, shall be shown in plans drawn to scale, indicating dimensions of the sign, its location on the site, height, materials and colors to be used and method of illumination.

E.

Additional Information. Additional materials, other than those listed in this section, may be required by the planning director for review by the design review committee.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

Within thirty days from the finding of adequacy of the application materials by the planning director, the design review committee shall review an render a determination of adequacy of the proposed application, either approving design elements or returning plans and drawings to the applicant for modification. Failure on the part of the design review committee to conduct the design review within the thirty-day review period shall result in the approval of plans, drawings or elevation, unless a time extension has been requested by the applicant and approved by the planning director.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

Within ten days from the date of determination by the design review committee, the applicant may file an appeal with the planning director to bring the matter before the redevelopment agency. The redevelopment agency shall hear the appeal within thirty days from the submittal of the appeal application and appropriate fee. Failure of the redevelopment agency to act within the prescribed time limit shall result in the automatic approval of submitted design materials, unless an extension of time is requested by the applicant.

(Ord. 636 (part), 1988)

Chapter 17.66 - AMENDMENTS—REZONES

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