20.30F.175 Modification or addition to an approved Design Review project or decision.
A. There are two ways to modify or add to an approved project or decision: process as a new decision, or process as a Land Use Exemption.
B. General. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, an amendment of a previously approved project or decision is treated as a new application.
C. Land Use Exemption for Design Review Approval.
1. The Director may determine that an addition or modification to a previously approved project or decision is exempt from further review or review as a new application, provided the following criteria are met:
a. The proposal does not result in any significant adverse impact beyond the site; and
b. The proposal is within the general scope of the purpose and intent of the original approval; and
c. The proposal complies with applicable Land Use Code requirements, and all applicable development standards, and is compatible with all applicable design criteria; and
d. The proposal does not add square footage that is more than 20 percent of existing gross square footage; and
e. If an addition or expansion has been approved within the preceding 24-month period, the combined additions will not add square footage that exceeds 20 percent of existing gross square footage.
2. The Director may determine that a new development outside the Downtown is exempt from review as a new application; provided, that the building form and scale of the new building or addition, regardless of size, is not visible from the right-of-way, a public park or zoned and developed single-family residential property.
D. Conditions. The Director may impose conditions on a Land Use Exemption to ensure that the applicable decision criteria and any conditions of the original approval are met. (Ord. 5481, 10-20-03, § 9; Ord. 4972, 3-3-97, § 21; Ord. 4816, 11-27-95, § 120)