4.1201 Trinity Uptown District

  1. Certificate of Appropriateness Required
    Within the Trinity Uptown District, issuance of a certificate of appropriateness reflecting compliance the Trinity Uptown Development Standards and Guidelines is required as a condition for the following:
    1. Acceptance by the Planning and Development Department of an application for a building permit for construction of a new structure;
    2. Acceptance by the Planning and Development Department of an application for a building permit for expansion of an existing structure;
    3. Acceptance by the Planning and Development Department of an application for a building permit for renovation, remodeling or other alteration of an existing structure; and
    4. Construction of a surface parking lot.
  2. Pre-Design Conference
    A pre-design conference with the Planning and Development Director or a designee is required before an applicant makes application for a certificate of appropriateness.  Two copies of a site plan containing the following information shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Director for discussion at the pre-design conference:
    1. Footprints of all existing structures
    2. Proposed footprints for all new structures
    3. Existing structures adjacent to the property
    4. Existing and proposed floor plans (schematic drawings)
    5. Building setbacks
    6. Location of parking areas
    7. Location of landscape areas
    8. Two copies of building elevations for all sides of the building(s)
    9. Photographs of the site and adjoining properties
  3. Application for Certificate of Appropriateness
    The following materials shall be submitted to the Planning and Development Department in connection with an application for a certificate of appropriateness.  The materials must be submitted at least twenty-one days before the meeting of the Design Review Board at which the application for a certificate of appropriateness will be considered.
    1. Nine copies of site plan including:
      1. Footprints of all existing structures
      2. Proposed footprint of all new structures
      3. Existing structures adjacent to the property
      4. Building setbacks
      5. Location of parking areas, parking lot islands, driveways, sidewalks, walkways, loading areas, walls or fences, utilities, lighting, signage, alt-grade mechanical units, dumpsters, and all other site improvements.
    2. Nine copies of landscape plan including location and dimension of areas to be landscaped (including private property, adjoining right-of-way and parking lot islands), total amount of landscaped area, location, number and planting size of all trees, shrubs, and groundcover, location and coverage of irrigation system, and location and description of street furniture.
    3. Nine copies of schematic floor plans depicting the arrangement of interior spaces, location of windows and doors, mechanical equipment, electrical meter and utility locations.  First floor site plans should show the relationship between the first floor and the site.
    4. Nine copies of schematic building elevations for all sides of the building(s) showing design of all elevations, existing grade, proposed grade, finish floor elevations, roof slopes, mechanical vents and equipment, location and type of outdoor light fixtures, design and location of all wall sign(s) and notations regarding exterior colors and material;
    5. Material specification outline with samples, brochures and/or photographs of all exterior building and site materials, finishes and fixtures.
    6. For all detached signs, nine site plans drawn to scale indicating sign location and drawings of proposed sign, lettering and graphics, drawn to scale of at least one-quarter inch to the foot including any support structures.  Colors of the proposed sign shall be indicated on the drawing and actual color samples shall also be furnished.  Any proposed illumination shall be indicated on the drawing.
  4. Authority to Approve Certificate of Appropriateness
    The Downtown Design Review Board is hereby charged with the duty and invested with the authority to:
    1. Enforce the Trinity Uptown Development Standards and Guidelines for new construction and renovations by hearing and deciding applications for certificates of appropriateness in accordance with Section 4.908 and 4.1201; and,
    2. Propose amendments to the Trinity Uptown Development Standards and Guidelines to the Zoning Commission and City Council from time to time.
  5. Appeal
    1. Appeals Board
      1. All decisions by the Downtown Design Review Board may be appealed to the Appeals Board by the applicant.  A written notice of appeal must be filed with the City Secretary within ten days after receipt of notification of the Downtown Design Review Board's decision.  The written notice of the appeal shall specify:
        1. That the decision of the board is unreasonable, either in whole or in part; and
        2. The grounds for the appeal.
      2. The Appeals Board shall schedule a hearing on such appeal within 30 days after receipt of the notice of appeal, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.  The Secretary of the Downtown Design Review Board shall forward to the Appeals Board a complete record of the matter, including a transcript of the tape of the hearing before the Downtown Review Board.  In consideration of an appeal, the Appeals Board shall:
        1. Hear and consider testimony and evidence concerning the previous recommendations and actions of the city staff and the Downtown Design Review Board;
        2. Hear new testimony and consider new evidence that was not available at the time of the hearing before the Downtown Design Review Board;
        3. Apply the substantial evidence test to the decision of the Downtown Design Review Board, considering the record made before the Downtown Design Review Board;
        4. Have the option to remand any case back to the Downtown Design Review Board for further proceedings.
      3. The Appeals Board may uphold, reverse or modify the decision of the Downtown Design Review Board unless a continuance is agreed to by the owner/appellant.
      4. A hearing before the Appeals Board shall exhaust the administrative remedies of the property own/appellant under this title.  Any owner/appellant aggrieved by the decision of the Appeals Board may file in District Court. TrinityUptownDesignGuidelines. (Ord. No 17273, Eff. 12/01/06)