HomeMy WebLinkAbout22.03.07 Training for DRB RoleMemorandum
REPORT TO:Community Development Board
FROM:Chris Saunders, Community Development Manager
Anna Bentley, Community Development Interim Director
SUBJECT:Training Regarding Role of Community Development Board When Acting as
the Design Review Board
MEETING DATE:March 7, 2022
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Administration
RECOMMENDATION:None
STRATEGIC PLAN:4.2 High Quality Urban Approach: Continue to support high-quality planning,
ranging from building design to neighborhood layouts, while pursuing urban
approaches to issues such as multimodal transportation, infill, density,
connected trails and parks, and walkable neighborhoods.
BACKGROUND:One of the responsibilities of the Community Development Board is to
function as the Design Review Board. The Design Review Board is created
under Chapter 2, Article 5, Division 18 of the municipal code. Design review
is defined in Article 7 as: "Design review. The aesthetic evaluation of certain
development proposals."
The DRB acts as an advisory body to the review authority for:
1. Development applications meeting one or more of the thresholds of
section 38.230.040.C.;
2. Planned unit developments; and
3. Appeals from ADR decisions.
Most of the applications under duty 1 are administrative reviews decided by
the Community Development Director. Applications under duties 2 and 3 go
to the City Commission for final decision.
The thresholds of section 38.230.040.C are:
C. DRB review thresholds. When a development is subject to design review
and meets one or more of the following thresholds the design review board
must conduct the design review:
1. Forty-five or more dwelling units;
2. Thirty thousand or more square feet of office space, retail commercial
space, service commercial space or industrial space;
3. Four stories or more;
4. Twenty thousand or more square feet of exterior storage of materials or
goods;
5. Parking for more than 90 vehicles.
The required review can be completed through the Consent Agenda.
Projects which comply with code will be approved. Staff provides a report of
compliance with code and identifies required corrections. The criteria of
review varies by project type. For the majority of projects the provisions of
Article 38.5 are the applicable standards.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None
ALTERNATIVES:None
FISCAL EFFECTS:None
Report compiled on: March 3, 2022