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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 5369RESOLUTION NO. 5369 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL ADOPTING DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES WHEREAS, the Downtown Review District requires the adoption of Design Review Guidelines by Resolution of the City Council; WHEREAS, the Design Review Guidelines have been pre- pared to implement the purpose of the Downtown Review District; WHEREAS, the Design Review Guidelines have been reviewed and favorably recommended by the City's Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the San Rafael City Council adopts the Downtown Review District's Design Review Guidelines to be utilized in the preparation and review of all proposed changes to building exteriors located in the Downtown Review District. A copy of said Guidelines is hereby attached and by this reference made a part hereof. I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said City on Monday , the third day of the following vote, to wit: October , 1977, by AYES: COUNCILMEN: Miski men, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Jensen `�%JEANNE M. LEO CINI, City Clerk D R P. F T D R A F T DOWNTOWN REVIEW DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 1. APPLICATION These Design Guidelines implement the purpose of the Downtown Review District (DRD) and are to be utilized in the preparation and review of all proposed changes to building exteriors located in the Downtown Review District. Building exterior changes include, but are not limited to, facade modifications, painting, placement of signs and utilities, and construction of landscaped areas, planters and other outdoor improvements. Any such proposed changes will require appli- cation for and review of a DRD Design Review application. II. PROCEDURES In accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Title 14, Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code, the applicant shall submit the following information when applying for a Design Review application. Due to the complexities of individual applications, the Planning Director may require that additional information be submitted or may waive the submission of listed information. A. APPLICATION FORM Three copies are to be submitted with all the required Information including a detailed project description. B. AUTHORIZATION FORM This form is to be submitted if the application is submitted by someone other than the property owner, or the property owner wishes to designate someone to present the project. C. FEES Fees for Design Review applications shall be the same Environmental and Design Review fees as established by City -Council resolution. D. EXHIBITS 1. Site plan (7 copies) to be submitted if exterior outdoor changes are proposed. 2. Site plan transparency 8" x 10" format, if applicable. 3. Location map using an Assessor's Parcel Map as a base. 4. Architectural elevations (7 copies) with one copy being accurately colored and keyed to paint -chip samples. Elevations shall be drawn at a scale of 1/4" = 11. 5. Landscape and irrigation plan, if applicable. 6. Parking and circulation plan, if applicable. 7. Site facade photographs mounted on an 8-1/2" x 11" cardboard and in color showing subject building, as well as the total facade adjacent buildings. 8. Material and color samples as required by the Planning Department to indicate the potential visual impact of materials and colors proposed. 9. Schedule indicating when approved changes are to be completed. E. REVIEW All Downtown Review District Design Review applications shall be reviewed and approved, approved with conditions, or denied by the Planninn CommiCcOnn I 1 1 . DES I CN I __:, A. GENERAL The design of all exterior building changes shall conForm to these guidelines. Individual building design shall be considered in the context of the ;potential design development of adjacent buildings and of the entire facade of the city block in which the building is located. The building design shall also be related to Fourth Street improvements by considering the location, color and scale of street furniture, 1-ndscaping, sidewalks, crosswalks, signs and lighting. The scale of the proposed building designs shall be oriented to the pedestrian. The Redevelopment Agency has had prepared "Block Face Building Designs" 1;-dicating building colors, signs and design improvements to be utilized as graphic guidelines for the design of individual buildings. These Block Face Designs indicate the desired effect or Downtown image that the Redevelopment Agency wishes to achieve. The Agency and Planning Commission will utilize the Block Face Designs in their review of individual buildings. The Block Face Designs were developed based on these design guidelines. Although strict conformance with these proposed Block Face Designs is not required, an applicant for Design Review will be required to justify any deviations from them. B. BUILDING RENOVATION All building facades shall be designed to relate to the Block Face and, especially, to the adjacent buildings. Within a single building, ground floor store fronts should relate to each other and to the entire building facade. The primary consideration in the review of building renovations is the retention of the building's best architec- tural features. Older buildings which possess significant architectural or historical building characteristics should be renovated to restore as many of those characteristics as possible. Renovation designs for newer buildings should highlight their particular architectural features. Newer buildings need not be renovated to match the older architectural designs; however, colors and materials should be chosen so that the "Block Face" appearance of both old and new buildings is compatible. C. COLORS/MATERIALS Building design colors and materials are to be chosen so that they relate to adjacent store fronts and building facades. Subdued colors are to be applied to building walls. Brighter colors may be restricted by the Planning Commission and, in general, will be permitted on awnings, signs and accent trim. Very bright accent colors will be permitted only if they are considered compatible with colors and materials applied throughout the Block Face. D. SIGNS Both automobile and pedestrian -oriented signs will be permitted. However, each sign will be reviewed to determine which orientation applies and size, color, lighting, lettering, location, styles and graphics shall be determined depending on the particular orientation. Review of both permanent and temporary signs shall consider that orientation and the reasonable distance from which the sign will be seen. The following sign standards shall be used in the review: 1. The image of the individual business is to be emphasized over a corporate branch image. 2. Personalized handcrafted signs making use of professional artists, designers and craftsmen are encouraged. 3. Materials of natural, traditional, or soft texture and color, such as exposed wood, ceramic, bronze and gold leaf are preferable. 4. Surface brightness, movement or lighting intensity beyond that which is necessary to attract adjacent automobiles or pedestrians is discouraged. -2 5. Message simplification, including the use of graphic symbols is encouraged. 6. Lettering should be chosen for legibility, simplicity, elegance and appropriateness to the image of the buildings. 7. Signs shall be designed as an integral part of the building's architectural design. 8. Overly large and/or projecting signs which are primarily located to be viewed by automobile traffic shall not be permitted. Window Signs Permanent window signing, such as the name of the store, is not restricted by any spatial requirement, but shall be considered in accordance with the Design Review procedures of these guidelines and the sign standards listed in this section. Any other sign attached to the window arh-icfi-adbets�s-teff�er�y-saws-- store- evznts-sNai-i-be-iiffAted-te-tare-4-24-s-i#n5-per s-ter�-ffeFq.--�Eaela -5+grr-s raii-not-exceed-three-{3�-3c�a�^e-feet:--fitsares�e-eal�ts-sk�a-ia- not-fir-pernritted.- shall be limited in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 14.12 of the San Rafael ftnicipaZ Code. 14.12.030(4)(2) "Window signs: No more than twenty-five (25) percent of the ' area of any one window may be used for a sign. Window signs shall be permitted only in windows located on.the ground floor of a structure. They must be on the inside of the windows or painted on the windows. The maximum square footage permissible for window signs.is one hundred (100) square feet per structure. 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