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A. The Design Review Board shall review applications for design approval of new construction, alterations, additions, or renovations to existing buildings or structures and shall have the power to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove all such requests. The decisions will be based on the following criteria:

1. ARCHITECTURAL MERIT: The architecture and design shall be visually compatible with the buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

2. PROPORTION: The relationship of the width of the building or structure to it’s height shall be visually compatible with the buildings, structures and places to which it is related or shall be maintained as original whenever feasible.

3. OPENINGS: The relationship of the width of the windows and doors, to the height of windows and doors in the building shall be visually compatible with buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

4. PATTERN: The relationships of solids to voids in a facade of a building or structure shall be visually compatible with buildings, structures and places to which they are related.

5. SPACING: The relationship of the building to the open space between it and the adjoining buildings shall be visually compatible to the buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

6. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND PROJECTIONS: The height, projection, supports and relationship to streets and sidewalks, of entrances, porches, awnings, canopies and balconies of a building shall be visually compatible to the buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

7. MATERIAL, TEXTURE AND COLOR: The materials, textures and colors of the facade of a building shall be visually compatible with the predominant materials, textures and colors used in the buildings and structures to which they are related.

8. ROOFS: The roof shape and materials of a building shall be visually compatible with the buildings to which it is related.

9. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS: Doors, windows, eaves, cornices and other architectural details of a building or structure shall be visually compatible with buildings and structures to which they are related.

10. ACCESSORY FEATURES: Garages, carports, sheds, enclosures, walkways, stairways, and landings shall be visually compatible with buildings and structures to which they are related.

11. LANDSCAPING: Landscaping shall be visually compatible with the landscaping around the buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

12. LIGHTING: Any on-site illumination shall be architecturally compatible to the overall project and not create a negative or visually detrimental effect on the building or neighboring properties.

B. The Design Review Board may review applications for design approval of signs and shall have the power to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove all such requests based on the following criteria:

1. The sign shall be in appropriate scale, proportion, color and overall design relative to the exterior architectural character of the building, structure or site. (Prior code §  11-4)