Chapter 18.78 — ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the waterfront district specific plan in accordance with the general plan; to recognize the interdependence of land values, preservation of historic structures and aesthetics and to provide a method by which the following goals can be achieved:

A.

To promote important aesthetic values of the community provided in the built environment;

B.

To assist in the development of architectural standards and guidelines for residential, office, commercial, retail, business and industrial structures;

C.

To preserve and protect historic structures;

D.

To assure that the community's cultural heritage, as reflected in the built environment is not lost;

E.

To enhance property values in the waterfront district specific plan (DWSP) area.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

18.78.015 - Establishment of design review process.

The planning commission shall serve as the architectural review board (ARB) and be responsible to assure that the purposes and provisions of this chapter are implemented.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

18.78.020 - Responsibilities of the architectural review board.

A.

It shall be the responsibility of the ARB to review applications for alterations, construction, improvements, demolitions, removal of improvements and signs within the DWSP, as specified by Chapter 18.26. The ARB shall have the authority to approve, modify, or disapprove such applications, except where further action must be taken by the city council, in which cases, the action of the ARB shall be advisory. The ARB may authorize administrative approval of applications for signs or other minor actions that may be delegated to the development services director.

B.

It shall be the responsibility of the ARB to update the survey and inventory of historic properties, which comprise the city's local register of historic structures and sites. The ARB shall review the local register annually, make recommendations for the addition or deletion of structures or sites, and submit these recommendations to the city council for certification. In selecting properties for nomination to the local register, the ARB shall consider:

Architectural significance and style; and

2.

Historic significance, including age of structure, site, or original owners.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

18.78.030 - Establishment of local register of historic properties.

A.

Local Register of City Historic Properties is Established. It is the intent of this section that all structures certified for listing on the local register may be eligible under the definition of "qualified historic building" for applicability of the state historic building code standards, as administered by the chief building official. It is further the intent of this section that the certified local register structures and their significant architectural features be preserved and that any additions, alterations, new construction, or improvements be undertaken in accordance with the design criteria established by the waterfront district specific plan.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

Chapter 18.80 - VARIANCES