The Development Review Committee shall serve as the Community Appearance Committee.

The Community Appearance Committee shall review all new construction or materially altered existing construction.

As a condition precedent to issuing a permit, the Community Appearance Committee shall review all permit applications subject to this section for the purpose of determining that the elevation, architecture, landscaping and aesthetic appearance of the proposed construction shall conform with that of the neighborhood in which the project is to be constructed. The committee shall have the right to approve the application, disapprove the application or approve the application with conditions specified in writing and will permit resubmission of the application upon completion thereof. Approval by the committee shall be by a majority vote which shall be recorded in written form. All disapprovals or conditional approvals shall require a written statement setting forth the conditions of the disapproval or the conditional approval.

3.1. Residential construction. As a condition precedent to issuing a permit, the Community Appearance Committee shall review all permit applications subject to this section for the purpose of determining that the elevation, architecture, landscaping and aesthetic appearance of the proposed construction shall conform with that of the neighborhood in which the project is to be constructed. The committee shall have the right to approve the application, disapprove the application or approve the application with conditions specified in writing and will permit resubmission of the application upon completion thereof. Approval by the committee shall be by a majority vote which shall be recorded in written form. All disapprovals or conditional approvals shall require a written statement setting forth the conditions of the disapproval or the conditional approval.

3.2. Renewable energy readiness.

3.2.1. Solar energy. This paragraph provides for the design, construction, installation, alteration and repair of equipment and systems using solar energy to provide space heating or cooling, hot water heating and swimming pool heating. All new single family homes, if not installed with a complete solar energy system at that time of construction, must incorporate in their building plan sets the following in order to allow for the later installation of a solar energy system for heating domestic potable water and generation of electricity for on-premises use:

A.

Two (2) insulated pipes and a conduit of suitable size for at least two (2) pairs of wires for monitoring and control purposes penetrating the roof and ceiling adjacent to the water heater storage area location or a sleeve or conduit of sufficient size to accommodate the above without bends or angles penetrating the roof and ceiling adjacent to the water heater storage areas. All exposed conduit shall be capped and provided with adequate flashing. The conduit shall not be located on or in the direction of a north-facing roof and shall be located where a minimum four (4) hours of direct sunlight can be achieved.

B.

A roof plan showing the location of the solar panels and oriented in a manner that is not visible from a primary frontage and facing a direction where a minimum four (4) hours of direct sunlight can be achieved.

C.

The water heater storage area shall be designed so that there is space for an eighty (80) gallon water heater, an expansion tank and a heat exchanger as well as a one hundred twenty (120) volt electrical receptacle in close proximity to the water heater and a circuit with a minimum fifteen (15) amp circuit breaker.

D.

The installation shall conform with all other applicable codes.

3.2.2. Electric vehicle supply equipment. This paragraph provides for the design, construction, installation, alteration and repair of electric vehicle supply equipment. All new single family homes, if not installed with electric vehicle supply equipment at that time of construction, must incorporate electric vehicle supply equipment in their building plan sets. When siting such equipment in a residential garage, the following shall be depicted on the plans:

A.

The location where the vehicle typically will be parked; and

B.

The location of charge inlet located on the vehicle; and

C.

The location of the Level 2 charging station; and

D.

Electrical plans showing addition of new circuit, panel schedules and routing; and

E.

Whether additional meter requirements are applicable and, if so, the location of the meter; and

F.

The length of the electric vehicle's charge cord; and

G.

Demonstrate the equipment is compliant with the National Electric Code and with SAE J1772, as may be amended from time to time.

3.2.3. Electric Vehicle Parking requirements. All new development in mixed-use, multi-family, and non-residential zoning districts shall contain electric vehicle charging stations as outlined in Article III Section 6.5.1. of these Land Development Regulations.

3.2.4. Electric Vehicle Parking Required for Existing Developments. Redevelopment, or expansion of any facility in a mixed-use, multi-family, or non-residential zoning district resulting in an increase of at least twenty (20) or more required off street parking spaces shall be subject to the electrical vehicle parking standards outlined in Article III Section 6.5.1 of these Land Development Regulations.

(Ord. No. 12O-06-119, §§ 1, 2—4, 6-25-2012; Ord. No. 22O-09-139, § 3, 11-28-2022)

Approval by the committee shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a building permit.

The requirements of this Article IX shall be in addition to any and all other requirements of these regulations or other pertinent sections of the Code or of any other building code which shall be applicable, and approval by this committee shall in no way be construed as evidence of compliance with any and all other conditions necessary for the issuance of a building permit.

6.1. Appeals of the decision of the Community Appearance Committee shall be made to the City Commission. Appeals must be in writing to the Director of the Community Development Department within thirty (30) days after the written decision is rendered by the committee.

6.2. Upon notification by the Director of the Community Development Department that an appeal is being taken, the City Clerk shall place the appeal on the agenda of the next available regular meeting of the City Commission; shall notify the applicant of appeal date; and shall schedule the appeal for a public hearing at said meeting.