CHAPTER 4
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
ARTICLE 4B. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
SECTION:
§1161 Members; Appointment; Term
§1163 Qualifications Of Board Members
§1164 Expenses Of Members; No Compensation
§1168 Board To Act In Advisory Capacity
§1160 CREATION
There is hereby created a Design Review Board for the City of Ukiah ("City"). (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1161 MEMBERS; APPOINTMENT; TERM
Members of the Design Review Board shall be appointed by a majority of the City Council, each to serve at the will of the City Council up to a term of four (4) years. Members may be appointed to successive terms without limitations. Members shall be appointed according to procedures established by resolution of the City Council and shall be required to complete an application.
If a Board member vacates his or her office before the expiration of his or her term of office, a successor shall be appointed by a majority of the City Council upon receipt and review of applications for the vacant appointment.
Board members shall be nominated and voted upon at a single City Council meeting, unless a different procedure is approved by a majority vote of the City Council. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012; Ord. 1218, §1, adopted 2021)
§1162 RESIDENCY
If Board members, other than the at-large members, move outside the City limits after appointment or they no longer own a business in the City limits for Board members qualified to serve on that basis, their terms are thereby terminated. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1163 QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS
Board members shall have sufficient education and/or experience to perform and fulfill the duties required in section 1169 of this code. This education and/or experience may consist of a college degree, professional license, or employment experience in architecture and design, landscape architecture, building contracting, urban planning, civil engineering, or similar field of study. Alternatively, the City Council may determine that a combination of education and/or experience in lieu of a college degree, professional license, or employment experience may qualify a candidate for the Board. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1164 EXPENSES OF MEMBERS; NO COMPENSATION
The members of the Board shall receive no compensation. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1165 CHAIRMAN; OFFICERS
The Board shall elect a chairperson from among the appointed members for a term of one year and, subject to other provisions of law, may elect such other officers, such as a vice-chairperson, as it may determine. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1166 MEETINGS; RULES; RECORD
The Board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month at a time and place established by the Board, unless a lack of business or a lack of a quorum occurs. The Board shall adopt rules for the conduct of business and shall keep a written record of its findings and determinations, and overall business, which record shall be a public record. The City Manager may assign a City staff member to serve as the Board’s recording secretary, who shall prepare minutes for the Board’s approval. Alternatively, if no recording secretary is assigned to the Board, the Board may assign meeting recording duties to a Board member, who shall prepare minutes for the Board’s approval. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1167 ATTENDANCE
If a Board member absents himself or herself from four (4) regular meetings in any twelve (12) month period without the prior approval of the Board, the City Council member who appointed him or her may vacate that Board member’s seat and fill it as any other vacancy. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1168 BOARD TO ACT IN ADVISORY CAPACITY
Such Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the City staff, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission and City Council in all matters pertaining to site development permit applications, planned development applications and precise development plans, and urban design. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)
§1169 DUTIES OF THE BOARD
It shall be the function and duty of the Design Review Board to review proposed site development permit applications, planned development applications and precise development plans, work with staff and the applicants to ensure design consistency with the Ukiah General Plan, Zoning Code, and Design Review Guidelines, and make recommendations concerning architecture, site design layout, landscaping, parking, signage, exterior lighting, and other aspects of urban design to City staff, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission and City Council as appropriate. (Ord. 1136, §2, adopted 2012)