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27.08.031 MINOR FACADE MODIFICATIONS—EXEMPTION FROM SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.

Minor facade modifications shall be exempt from the requirements of a site plan and architectural review if the Zoning Administrator finds all of the following conditions to exist:

(a) No building square footage or dwelling units are added;

(b) The minor facade modification as a whole complements the architectural style of the building;

(c) The various facade components, including but not limited to color, construction material and architectural features, are compatible and consistent with one another and complement the architectural style of the building; and

(d) All other requirements of this Title are met.

The Zoning Administrator may condition his or her /her decision by requiring such visual elements as may be necessary to make the above findings. Minor facade modifications not meeting the above conditions shall require submittal and approval of a Site Plan and Architectural Review application.