This chapter is adopted to promote the general health, safety, welfare and economy of the community. The purposes of this chapter are to:

A.

Promote orderly and harmonious development of the Downtown and Redevelopment Project Area.

B.

Enhance the desirability of investment in future development projects within the Town of Paradise.

C.

Encourage the attainment of the most desirable designs for new and existing commercial and residential improvements in developing areas within the Town of Paradise.

D.

Enhance the desirability of living conditions upon new commercial sites or in adjacent areas in the Town of Paradise; and

E.

Promote commercial developments, which are of high aesthetic quality and are compatible with each other.

(Ord. No. 497, § 20, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 8-12-2003)

The town council does hereby repeal the Town of Paradise Downtown Design Guidelines dated May 14, 2002; and hereby adopts the Town of Paradise Design Standards dated March 9, 2010. The Design Standards for the Greater RDA Area are hereby rescinded, and the Design Standards for the Downtown and the Clark Rd/Community Commercial Development Area are hereby updated by town council resolution April 12, 2022.

(Ord. No. 616, 5-10-2022, eff. 6-9-2022; Ord. No. 497, § 21, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 8-12-2003)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 497, § 22, adopted April 13, 2010, repealed § 17.41.300, which pertained to design review board and derived from Ord. No. 469, § 1, 8-28-2007; Ord. No. 433, § 8, 2-22-2005; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 8-12-2003.

A.

No person shall be issued a building permit for a new or expanded commercial quasi-commercial, community service, office, publicly-funded or multi-family development project, the design of which is subject to the town's adopted design standards and criteria in the Town of Paradise unless the project has been approved or conditionally approved by town staff for compliance with the design criteria and standards set forth in the Town of Paradise Design Standards.

B.

No person shall change the color of the exterior of a commercial, quasi-commercial, community service, office, public or multi-family building in violation of the design criteria and standards set forth in the Town of Paradise Design Standards.

C.

All design review applications under this Chapter 17.41 shall be processed in accordance with time limits set forth in the Permit Streamlining Act, commencing with Government Code section 65920.

(Ord. No. 497, § 23, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 8-12-2003; Ord. No. 433, § 9, 2-22-2005; Ord. No. 457, § 5, 1-9-2007)

A.

Design Review Applications. Any person proposing to construct a development project subject to design review under the provisions of this chapter or any other program of the town shall, prior to implementation of such action and/or filing for any required building permit, file an application for design review with town staff for design review. Such application shall be in the form as required by the Town Manager.

B.

Procedures for Design Review by Town Staff.

1.

Design Plan Decision and Notification. After consideration of the architectural/design plans, town staff shall issue its determination setting forth its approval, conditional approval, or its disapproval of the plans, and shall then transmit or cause to be transmitted to the applicant and Community Development Director written notice of its decision. The Community Development Director (or a designee), upon receipt of the drawings and plans, shall certify that the final plans submitted under this section are in accord with the architectural/design plans as approved by town staff. After such certification, any permits for the project may thereafter be issued in accordance with the provisions of this code.

2.

Appeal. Any party aggrieved by an action of town staff under this chapter may file an appeal to the Town Council within ten (10) days after notice of the decision is given. Such appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Town Clerk. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the Community Development Director shall, within ten (10) days, transmit to the Town Clerk all papers and documents relating to the appeal. The notice of appeal shall include and be accompanied by the fee set forth in the Town Master Fee Schedule.

(Ord. No. 497, § 24, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 400, § 1, 8-12-2003; Ord. No. 433, § 10, 11, 2-22-2005)