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<br />ATTY/ORD.408/ZONING ORD AMENDMENT 2ND READING– HILLSIDE <br />REV: 06-12-15 VR-RS <br />Page 16 of 19 <br />45.3 Design Guidelines. <br />Properties located within a heritage district, a specific plan area or an area for which detailed design <br />guidelines have been established by the Planning Commission or City Council are subject to the <br />requirements of the design criteria established for those districts or areas. <br /> <br />45.4 Application Filing. <br />Consideration of an Architectural Permit is initiated by filing an application with the Community <br />Development Department. <br />A. Owner Authorization. The application form shall be signed by the property owner or <br />owners of the subject site and the application shall contain all the necessary forms <br />required by the Department. <br />B. Materials. Applications shall include the required fee, plans, elevations and other <br />supporting data as determined necessary by the Director. In addition to these required <br />materials, lots with an average slope of 15 percent or greater shall submit: <br />1. A conceptual landscape plan, including all existing natural features such as trees, <br />shrubs, streams, creeks and drain channels, in accordance with applicable fire <br />protection standards; and <br />2. A topographic survey for any second story addition or new two-story home; and <br />3. A geologic soils report; and <br />4. Information delineating the project area that is not to be disturbed. <br /> <br />45.5 Fee Payment. <br />The application fee shall be paid at the time of application filing. The fee is established by City <br />Council resolution. <br />45.6 Procedures and Decisions. <br />A. Public Hearing Required. <br /> <br />All Architectural Permits may be considered by the Zoning Administrator without a public <br />hearing, except the following projects that require a Zoning Administrator Public Hearing: <br />1. Residential additions or new construction on sloping lots that result in a total <br />gross floor area of 3,000 square feet or more (See Section 5.8 Additional <br />Regulations for Sloping Lots). <br />2. Any addition or new construction of a single-family home on a lot with an <br />average slope of 30 percent or more (See Section 5.8 Additional Regulations for <br />Sloping Lots). <br />B. Zoning Administrator Decision (no hearing). The Zoning Administrator, in accordance <br />with the notice requirements of Article 49 (Required Public Notice) and based on the <br />Findings in Section 45.7 (Findings) and 45.8 (Additional Findings) as applicable, may: <br />1. Approve the Architectural Permit if found that the project meets the required <br />findings. The Zoning Administrator may impose conditions as necessary to ensure <br />the project meets the required findings. <br />7.4.A. - Page 18