Extra design review steps for PUD applications in special districts

permit application and processing requirements located within special districts with design guidelines and/or standards. (a) In addition to the application requirements for a P.U.D. contained in section 25-6-3, an application for a P.U.D. in any special district established under article 7 of this chapter for which design guidelines or standards have been adopted by the council, excluding any special district having adopted design guidelines and/or standards established under this chapter prior to adoption of this subsection, shall include: (1) Complete and accurate exterior elevations of all facades, drawn at a scale adequate to show clearly the appearance of all proposed buildings and structures; (2) A description of exterior siding, roofing, and finish materials; (3) Exterior door and window specifications; (4) Description, location, and renderings for any exterior signage; (5) A streetscape rendering of the project site and adjacent properties suitable for evaluating the immediate spatial relationships. Photographic images may be substituted provided those images are adequate to serve the same purpose; (6) Other descriptive information as the director, on behalf of the commission, finds necessary to determine consistency of the proposed project with the design guidelines and/or standards adopted for the special district in which the project building site is located. (b) The P.U.D. application and plans shall be subject to review and comment by the design review committee established under the respective special district section under article 7 for consistency with the adopted design guidelines and/or standards. (c) The director, on behalf of the commission shall, within five days of acceptance of a P.U.D. application, provide the respective design review committee with a copy of the application and plans along with a request for their review and comments on the consistency of the project with the adopted design guidelines and/or standards. (d) The written recommendations and plans stamped “Reviewed by” with the date and signature of the chair of the respective design review committee affixed shall be submitted to the director, on behalf of the commission within twenty-five calendar days of receipt by the design review committee of the final plans for any partial or full approval of a P.U.D. application as provided in subsections 25-6-6(c) or (d) above. (e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the director shall withhold providing a recommendation to the commission on any partial or full approval of a P.U.D. application until having received the written recommendations and stamped and signed plans from the chair of the respective design review committee for the application. (f) By written request to the director on behalf of the commission, the chair of the respective design review committee may request an extension of time to complete the design review and to submit the recommendations of the design review committee, which the director on behalf of the commission may grant only with the written approval of the applicant for P.U.D. (g) In the event that no design review committee is established, or if the design review committee, for whatever reason, fails to respond within the time limit prescribed in subsection (d), the director shall provide design review against the relevant design guidelines and/or standards as adopted by the council. (1996, ord 96-160, sec 2; ratified April 6, 1999; am 1999, ord 99-112, sec 12; am 2015, ord 15-45, sec 7.)25-6-7