HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.179 ORDINANCE NO. 71-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING SECTION 15-45.060
AND ADDING SECTION 15-45.065 TO THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA RELATING
TO ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 15-45.060 of Article 15-45 is hereby amended by
amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
"Section 15-45.060 Requirement for design review; public hearing.
(a) In each of the following cases, no building permit shall be issued
for the construction or expansion of a single-family main structure
or accessory structure in any A, R-1, HR, or R-OS district until
such structure has received design review approval by the
Planning Commission pursuant to this Article:
( 1 ) Any multi-story main or accessory structure."
SECTION 2. Section 15-45.065 is hereby added to Article 15-45; to read as
follows:
"Section 15-45.065 Administrative Design Review.
(a) In each of the following cases, no building permit shall be issued
for the construction or expansion of a single-family structure or
structure in any A, R- 1, HR, or R-OS district until such structure
has received administrative design review approval by the
Community Development Director, pursuant to this Article:
1 ) New single-story residences;
2) Major additions in size, defined as either the addition of
50% or more of existing main or accessory structure or as a
100 sq. ft. or greater addition to the second story of a main
or accessory structure.
(b) The application for administrative design review approval shall
comply with Section 15-45.070. In addition to the standard
application materials, applicant will be required to submit one ( 1 )
set of stamped, addressed envelopes for mailing notice to at least
the ten (10) closest neighboring properties, and other deemed
necessary by the Community Development Director. The
Director will direct the applicant in determining the ten dosest
properties. The Director shall not grant design review approval
unless the findings set forth in Section 15-45.080 may be made.
(c) If application can be approved, a "Notice of Intent to Approve"
will be mailed to the neighboring property owners, and others as
deemed appropriate. All concerned parties will have ten (10)
days in which to review or appeal the application. Any appeal
will be reviewed by the Planning Commission at a public heating.
Notwithstanding, Section 15-45. I I 0, the decision of the
Planning Commission on the appeal shall be final and not subject
to appeal to the City Council.
(d) If the application is not approved by staff, then the applicant may
file a standard design review application and go through the
Planning Commission public heating process. At any point
during the design review application process, the Community
Development Director may, at his/her discretion, refer an
application to the Planning Commission for review and decision.
All referred applications shall be heard at a standard public
hearing.
(e) Administrative design review approvals shall be subject to all time
limitations set forth in Section 15-45-090."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall go into effect and be
in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and
adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the
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waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of Saratoga held on the 16th day of September; 1998, by the
following vote.
AY]~S: C~uncilmembers Bogosian, aacobs, Moran, Shaw and Mayor Wolfe
NOES: None
( ' Mayor ~'
ATTEST:
City Clerk
September 15, 1998
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The above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance 7/-I~/which has been
published according to law.
Deputy City Clerk ~ Va%~ '