Who reviews and approves country town building plans

A. Adopted country town business district design guidelines and standards shall be administered by the director of planning; however, approved drainage and roadway guidelines and standards shall be administered by the director of public works. Design plans for improvements within the B-CT country town business districts shall be approved by the director of planning in accordance with established guidelines or the architectural character of existing town design until such time as guidelines are approved for an area. B. Pending adoption by the council of the country town business district design guidelines and standards required under section 19.510.110 , the director of planning shall review all proposals so as to enhance design features of country towns and shall consider the following factors in the review: 1. Siting should reflect the functional and spatial relationships with surrounding uses, including preservation of scenic and historic view corridors; 2. Landscape planting should enhance the aesthetic continuity of surrounding sites; 3. Building massing should be compatible with the existing variety of form and massing elements; 4. Building scale should respect the size and proportions of surrounding structures; 5. Directional orientation should foster the relationship of the predominant directional expression of nearby buildings; 6. Entry features should reflect the manner of articulation of main building entrances; 7. Roof form and composition should be compatible with that of structures found in the area; 8. Patterns of facade openings should be compatible with the recurrent alteration of wall areas with door and window elements; and 9. The use of building material type, texture, and color schemes should be compatible with those of surrounding buildings. (Ord. No. 4153, § 2, 2014)