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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2847' ...... • • ORDINANCE NO. 2847 . ---.... ..._ ..... ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIl, OF THE C!'l'Y O.fo' PALO l\LTO AMENDING SECTION 16.48.020 Of' THE PALO Al.'l'O MUNI­ CIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE: JURISDICTION OF THE ARCHI.­ TECTURAL REVIEW BOARD AND TilE PLANNING COMlHSSION The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as fol~ lows: SECTION 1 Section 16.48.020 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code IS:amended to read as follows: '.'16. 48. ?20 , ~pplfcabi:lity, pf ppafter ~nd apr-roval op certa1n aptl1catJ.ons. (a) No per~itrequ1ored under • Trt1e 16 o this code shall be issued except after approval of the design of th~ project by the architectural review board or the city council, as the case may be, in com­ pliance with this chapter. Public property and projects are subject to the requirements of this chapter. This chapter shall apply to all new construction in the city, including paved areas, and all other exterior work and signs which require a permit from the city. Singly developed single family dwellings and duplexes, and additions thereto, are exempt from this chapter. All uses in the "O-S" district, except one-family dwellings and accessory buildings and accessory uses, are subject to the requirements of this chapter. The director of planning, building official, and zoning administrator shall have discretion to submit applications for fences, variances and use permits to the arohitectural review board when in their judgrne.nt a significant effect. upon the aesthetic character of the city or the area affected may be caused thereby. (b) Applications, including all plans, drawings, maps, and sketches, for approval of any 11 P-C 11 district, for design approval of any district.,which is combined with a "-D" district, or for design approval of gasoline service stations pursuant to Chapter 18.82 as required in C-1, C-2:GSC, C-J:GC, M-1 1 M-2, L-M, L-M-1, .:md L-.H-5 districts, and for approval of any development, construc­ tion, or improvements in any 11 0-S" district, except one-family dwellings and accessory buildings and accessory uses, shall be initially review~d by the planning commis­ sion for conformance with the requirements of this code for which the planning commission has advisory authority, then acted upon by the architectural review board as provided in this chapter, which action shall be a final reconuneitdation for the purposes of this chapter, and then acted upon by the planning commission pursuant to the provisions under which the application wa·s brought for final recommendation to the city council. (1) In the event the planning co~~ission at its initial review recommends denial of the application, such recommendation shall be forwarded ~directly to the city council, and the architectural review board shall take no action on the application except as may be. directed by the pity council. • • ,'t .• , (2) In the event of a difference between the action of the architectural review board and the planning commission, the board and the ccrrunission shall attempt to resolve such difference prior to the commission making a final recommendation to the city councilt by means which may include a joint meeting, according to joint rules which may be adopted by the board and the commission. If the difference is not resolved, then the separate recomr1.endations of each body, together with the minutes of their respective meetings or of the joint meeting, shall be transmitted to the city council. (c) Where the time for action upon any application which·rnust be approved pursuant to this subsection is prescribed in this code or any other provision of law, such time period shall conunence to run as so prescribed.~~ SECTION 2. The Council finds that the enactment of this ordinance will have rio significant environmental impact. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon the commencement of the 31st day after the day of its passage. INTRODUCED: March 10, 1975 PASSED: March 31~ 1975 AYES: Beahrs, Clay~ Comstock, Henderson, Pearson, Rosenbaum, Sher NOES: None ABSENT: Berwald, Norton ATTEST: APPROVED: --1. [} '~~ J) :;;~ C y Clerkp V "Mayor- APPROVED AS TO FORM: Manager APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: ~1«t· f:}rt-. i5ireCtF of Planning :r ..