The purpose and intent of design review is to secure the general purposes of this Ordinance and the Parowan City Master Plan and to insure that the general appearance of buildings and structures and the development of the land shall in no case be such as would impair the orderly and harmonious development of the neighborhood or impair investment in the occupation of the neighborhood.

It shall not be the intent of this Chapter to restrict or specify the particular architectural design proposed or to specify the exterior detail of design, color, or materials proposed by the applicant, except as such detail is of such magnitude as to affect the general appearance and compatibility of the development with its surroundings.

All applications for subdivisions and building permits for all buildings and structures, except for single-family dwellings and their accessory buildings, shall be accompanied by architectural and site development plans to scale, which shall show building locations, landscaping, prominent existing trees, general treatment, fences, off-street parking and circulation, location and size of the adjacent streets, north arrow and property lines, drawings of the major exterior elevations, the building materials, proposed exterior color scheme, existing grades and proposed new grades. All such drawings and sketches shall be reviewed by the Parowan City Planning Commission, except that the review and approval of such permits by the Parowan City Zoning Administrator may be authorized by the Parowan City Planning Commission when the application meets all requirements of this Ordinance. All of the above required architectural and site development plans shall have been reviewed and approved prior to the issuance of a building permit.

For buildings and uses covered by conditional use permits design review shall be incorporated within such conditional use permit and need not be a separate application, provided the requirements of this Chapter are met.

The Parowan City Planning Commission, or the Parowan City Zoning Administrator when authorized by the Commission, shall determine whether the proposed architectural and site development plans submitted are consistent with this Chapter and with the general objectives of this Ordinance, and shall give or withhold approval accordingly within forty-five (45) days after the plans are first reviewed. Denial of approval by the Parowan City Planning Commission may be appealed to the Parowan City Board of Adjustment within thirty (30) days.

The Parowan City Planning Commission and the Parowan City Zoning Administrator, when authorized, shall consider the following matters, and others when applicable, in their review of applications:

1. Considerations relating to traffic safety and traffic congestion.
   1. The effect of the site development plan on traffic conditions on abutting streets.
   2. The layout of the site with respect to locations and dimensions of vehicular and pedestrian entrances, exits, drives, and wall ways.
   3. The arrangement and adequacy of off-street parking facilities.
   4. The location, arrangement, and dimensions of truck loading and unloading facilities.
   5. The circulation patterns within the boundaries of the development.
   6. The surfacing and lighting of off-street parking facilities.
   7. The buffering of non-similar zones such as residential and industrial.
2. Consideration relating to outdoor advertising. The number, location, color, size, height, lighting, and landscaping of outdoor advertising signs and structures in relation to the creation of traffic hazards and the appearance and harmony with adjacent development.
3. Consideration relating to landscaping.
   1. The location, height, and materials, of walls, fences, hedges, screen plantings to insure harmony with adjacent development, or to conceal storage areas, utility installations, or other unsightly development.
   2. The planting of ground cover or other surfacing to prevent dust and erosion.
   3. The unnecessary destruction of existing healthy trees.
4. Considerations relating to buildings and site layout.
   1. Consideration of the general silhouette and mass, including location on the site, elevation, and relation to natural plant coverage, all in relationship to the neighborhood.
   2. Consideration of exterior design in relation to adjoining structures in height, bulk, and area openings, breaks in facade facing on the street (or streets), line and pitch of roofs, and the arrangement of structures on the parcel.

The Parowan City Planning Commission, or the Parowan City Zoning Administrator when authorized, shall decide all applications for design review. Design approval may include such conditions consistent with the consideration of this Chapter as the Parowan City Planning Commission or Parowan City Zoning Administrator deem reasonable and necessary under the circumstances to carry out the intent of this Chapter.

Upon a finding by the Parowan City Planning Commission or the Parowan City Zoning Administrator, when authorized, that the application meets the intent of this Chapter, the design approval shall be granted, subject to such conditions as are necessary; otherwise, approval shall be denied.

Upon the granting of design approval, the secretary of the Parowan City Planning Commission shall prepare and mail or deliver to the applicant a formal statement thereof, stating the fact of the grant and any conditions attached thereof, or the fact of denial and the reasons thereof.

If construction in harmony with the permit for any development for which design approval has been granted has not been commenced within one (1) year from date of notification of approval, the approval shall be deemed automatically revoked. Upon application, an extension of time may be granted by the Parowan City Planning Commission or by the Parowan City Zoning Administrator, when authorized.

Design approval shall be deemed revoked if the buildings erected or the classification of their use or the classification of the use of land for which the approval was granted is changed, unless the approval is transferred by the Parowan City Planning Commission, or the Parowan City Zoning Administrator, when authorized to do so. If the transfer is not approved, a new application must be filed.

Development for which design approval has been granted shall conform to the approval and any conditions attached thereto

Upon request of the applicant, modifications in the approved plan may be made by the Parowan City Planning Commission or the Parowan City Zoning Administrator when authorized to do so, if it is found that the modifications will meet the requirements of this Chapter. The Parowan City Planning Commission may revoke or modify a design approval which does not conform to any requirements of the approved permit.