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ORDINANCE NO. 583
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, REPEALING CHAPTER 7, C01�1MUNITY
APPEA,RANCE BOARD, OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, IN ITS ENTIRETY; ADOPTING A NEW
CHAPTER 7, PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. Article II, Chapter 7, Community Appearance Board, of the
Village Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. A new Article II, Chapter 7, Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, of the
Village Code of Ordinances is hereby created, to read as follows:
5ection 7-1. Creation, Members, Terms, Appointment.
A Planning and Zoning Advisory Board is hereby established.
A) Composition of the Board.
The Board shall be composed of five (5} regular members and two (2) alternate members (who
shall serve without compensation), appointed by the Village Council. At the time of appointment
and at all times during which they serve, all members (i) shall reside in the Village (with no two (2)
Board members coming from the sa.me Homeowners', Condominium or Community Association),
(ii) shall not serve on the Village Council or on any other Village board or committee, and (iii) shall
not be employed by the Village or any of its contractors. In the event that a lack of qualified eligible
applicant(s) needed to satisfy the requirements as stated, tlse V'sllage Council shall have the authority
to appoint the vacant seats from any area of the Village of Tequesta:
B) Alternate Board Members.
In addition to the regular board members, two (2) additional members, to be designated at the
time of their appointments as Alternate #1 and Alternate #2, shall be appointed to serve on the
Board, in that order, at meetings of the Board when necessary to ensure that each application
rec�ives consideration by a full Board.
: C) Terms of Office.
`- Of the regular members of the Board first appointed, one (1) shall hoid office for the term of one
!(1) year; two (2) for the term of two (2) years; and two (2) for the term of three (3) years (as
determined by lot), from and after their appointment. Their successors shall be appointed for the
; term of three (3) years from and after the expiration of the terms of their predecessors in office.
:` Alternate members shall serve for two (2) years, but of the first appointed Alternate members,
one (1) shall serve for one (1) year, and one (1) shall serve for two (2) years (as determined by
1ot). Thereafter, alternate members shall be appointed for two year terms.
, D) Voting.
A majority of the Board (i.e., three (3) members) shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative
vote of a majority of the Board present shall be necessary for any action thereof. In the event
that only three (3) members are present, a unanimous vote of all present in favor of an
application is rec�uired to make a recommendation of approval. If no motion receives the
necessary majority vote, that shall constitute a recommendation of denial.
E) Termination/Resignation.
: All Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Council and derive no property
rights from their appointed position. The Village Council may, by a majority vote, remove any
; Board member at any time for any reason or no reason. All Board members shall abide by State
laws and Village ordinances regarding ethicai behavior. Vacancies in the Board membership by
resignation, illness or other causes shall be filled by the Village Council for the unexpired term
of the member involved. Three (3) absences in a row or three (3) unexcused absences within the
fiscal year of the Village, shail constitute cause for automatic dismissal from the Board.
Section 7-2. Organization, Qualification of inembers.
The Board shall select its own chair and vice-chair annually at the first meetina of the calendar
;; year. The Director of the Department of Community Development or his designated
'. representative shall serve as Clerk to the Board.
All members of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board shall be qualified electors of the
` Village.
Section 7-3. Authvrity.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board shall serve as the Local Planning Agency (LPA) of the
Village pursuant to Section 163.3174, Fla. Stat.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board shall have ?eneral authority (provided that, in order to
provide for proper budgetary allocations, any request requiring extensive staff or attorney time
must first be approved by the Village Manager) to:
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(1) Gather and analyze data and such other information to amend the Village's
Comprehensive Development Plan, prior to review and adoption by the Village
Council.
(2) Review and recommend to Village Council land development regulations to
implement the Village of Tequesta Comprehensive Develapment P1an. The Iand
development regulations include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Village of Tequesta Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
b. Village of Tequesta Subdivision Regulations.
c. Village of Tequesta community appearance sta.ndards and re�lations.
d. Any other land development regulations required or allowed pursuant to
Ghapter 163, Fla. Stat., or other applicable law.
(3) Review and recommend to Village Council regarding applications for:
a. Site Plan in accordance with regulations and requirements of Section X
(M), Village of Tequesta Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.
b. Special Exceptions in accordance with regulations and requirements of
Section X(J) Special Exception Uses, Village of Tequesta Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance.
c. District Boundary Changes (re-zonings) in accordance with regulations
and requirements of Chapter 166, Fla. Stat.
d. Text Amendments to Village of Tequesta Comprehensive Development
Plan in accordance with Chapter 163. Fla. Stat., Comgrehensive Planning
and Land Development Regulation Act (State Planning Law) and Rule 9J-
5, Fta. Admin. Code
e. Text Amendments to land development regulations in accordance with
Chapter 163, Fla. Stat., Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulations Act (State Planning Law) and Rule 9(J).5, Fla. Admin. Code
f. Voluntary Annexations in accordance with Chapter 171, Fla. Stat.,
Municipal Annexation or Contraction
�. Abandonments.
h. Any other reviews, related to planning, zoning and development
specifically requested of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board by the
Village Council.
(4} Review and recommend to Village Gouncil regarding proposed condemnations.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board may adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary
to perform its duties.
Sec. 7-3.1. Powers �nd Duties �s Ut�ici�ti Tree Bo�rd of the Viliage.
In ac�dition to the functions provided pursuant to the other provisions of this chapter, the
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board shall constitute the official Tree Board of the Village of
Tequesta and as such shall:
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(1) Annuaily develop and present to the Village C�uncil a written community tree
management program and supporting work plan which, upon acceptance by the
Village Council, shall constitute the official Gomprehensive Tree P[an for the
Village.
(2) Annualiy prepare plans for a Tequesta Annuat Arbor Day ceremony, for approva]
by the Village Council.
(3) Make recommendations to the Village Council upon any matter coming within
the scope of its work, as deemed necessary.
(4) iVlake recommendatians to the Vitlage Gouncil that certain trees iocatecf within
the Village be designated as specimen, historic, native or endangered trees. In
making such a determination, the Tree Board shall consider, but not be limited to,
the following criteria:
a. The s�gnificance �f the tree as a Village Iandmark.
b. The significance of the tree due to high value because of its size, age
and/or historic value.
. c. The significance of the tree to the history of the Village, State of Florida
or the Nation.
(5) Perform any other duties assigned by the Village Council.
Section 7-4. Duties and Responsibilities.
Recommended actions of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board shall be recorded in written
form for transmittal to the Village Council.
Prior to adoption of a recommendation with respect to an application, the Planning and Zoning
Advisory Board shall consider the following:
(lj The information subcnitted by the agpiicant incltzding �l exhibits, studies or other
information presented or used for review of the applicatian.
(2) A written staff report indicating the recommendation of the Department of
Community Development or any other appropriate governmental agency
reaarding the ability of the agplication ta meet the standards and rea lativns
affecting the application; the ability of the proposed development to meet Level of
Sen•ice standards adopted in the Village of Tequesta Comprehensive
Development Plan; the application's impact on the general public's health, safety
and �vetfare; as well as, ar►y other items that are considerPd apprapriate by the
Department of Community Development.
{;) COtIlIil�Ill;�, if any, frocn the applica�it, stafFar the p�iblic.
Ses:tion 7-5, i�leetings; It�curds.
The Plannir�g aiid Zonin� Ad�•isuty Board s�iall adugt rules of pi•oceclure Por t}ie tiot�duct of it's
business, consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. Meetings of the Board shall be held
the first Thursday of ea�h month at 6:30 p.m., or ii a confIict exists on this nc►rma.t meeting date,
an alternate meeting date sha11 be established by the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board
chairman. The chairman, or in his absence, the vice chairman or acting chairman, may compel
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the attendance of �vitnesses.
the public.
Ali meetings of the Board and its files or records shali be open to
The Plannin� and Zotiin� Advisoiy Boai•d shatl also keep minutes of its �;raceedings, showing
` the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent, indicating such fact, and shall keep
records of its examinations and other official activns, aIl �f which shatl be immediately filed in
' the office of the Board and shall be a public record.
Section 7-b. Fiting Fee.
L'pon filing an application to the PianninD anti zonin� advisory board, the appficant shalt pay a
fee to the Village at the time of filing of such application. Said fee shall be in an amount as
esta.hlished and amended by resolution of the Village C.auncil, shall not be reimbursable, and is
intended to defray the costs of administering, processing and reviewing the application.
Sectton 3. Severability. If any provision of this Qrdinance or the apptication thereof
is helci invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this
Ordinanc� wh�ch can bz given. effect without the invatid provisians or ap�ticatians, and to this
end, the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
SeL-tiot� �. Repeal af Or in C�nfIict. �1 ather arc�inan4rs of the Village af
Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof �-hich cor�flict with this or any part of this Ordinance are
: hereby repeaied.
Section 5.
Codification. This flrdinance shall be codified and made a part of the
official Code of Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
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Section 6. Et�ective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect Fmmediately apon its
': passa�e and approval, as provided by la��.
THE FOREGOPVG ORDITV�'�iCE was af�ered by �'ice Mayor van Frank, who moved
': its adoption. The Ordinance was seconded by Council Member Watkins, and upon being put to a
vate, the vote was as faltaws:
FOR �DOPTIOItiT
�Tayar Resnik
�; Vice Mayor von Frank
' Council Member Genco
Council Member Watkins
' Coun�il �4�fember Capretta
AGAINST ADOPTION
The NSayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and a�opted this llth day of
` Deceinber, ?003.
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ORDINANCE NO. 208
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, CREATING A
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD;
PROVIDING FOR ITS ORGANIZATION,
POWERS AND DUTIES; AND PROVIDING
THE GRITERIA BY WHICH IT SHALL BE
GOVERNED.
WHEREAS, expanding building programs and land developers have
greatly reduced open spaces in our town, resulting in an awareness of the im-
portance of good design land use, and the importance of maintaining good com-
munity appearance in new building programs, and programs caliing for the im-
provement and preservation of existing buildings; and
WHEREAS, government bodies and private agencies are seeking ways
to revitalize our cities and towns, and the judicial decisions in matters involving
aesthetics have been sympathetic in their recognition of the need of various towns
to protect their distinctive character and beauty; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, has
determined that good community appearance is the product of orderiy and harmon-
ious relationships established between man-made objects and nature, and a pleasing
and attractive scene resuits from skillfull combinations in the relation of these
elements of contrasts and similarities; and
WHEREAS, appearance has the direct bearing on the economic value
of property. When the appearance of public areas, business establishments, and
the residential community is good, shoppers, businessmen and home owners are
alt attracted to the community. Poor appearance, conjefition, and lack of proper
maintenance brings about biight, decay, decreased property values and loss of
revenues.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Creation, members, terms, appointment. A community appear-
ance board is created:
a) The board shall be composed of five (5) membex•s (who
shall serve without compensation), appointed by the Village
Council. Of the members of the board first appointed, one
shall hold office for the term of one year, two for the term
of two years and two for the term of three years from and
after their appointment. Their successors shall be appointed
for the term of three years from and after the expiration of
the terms of their predecesors in office. Board vacancies
shall be filled by the Viliage Council for the unexpired term.
The Council shali have power to remove any member of the
board for cause. The Village Council should appoint two
alternate members of the community appearance board who
shall serve when called upon by the chairman in the absence
or disability of any regular member, Alternate members ehall
be appointed by the Village Council for terms of one year.
2. Organization; qualification of inembers. The community appear-
ance board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman to preside at its meetings, and
shall formulate its rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. The mem-
bers of the board shall have the following qualifications:
a) Each member must be a resident of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida.
b) Whenever feasibte, the Village Council should appoint archi-
tects or persons with architectural experience to the board.
3. . Powers and duties; plans and specifications; criteria.
a) The approval of at least a majority of the board signified by
their signature on each set of plans and specifications required
to be submitted with each application for a permit, shall be
prerequisite to the issuance of any building permit required
to be reviewed by the board. The community appearance
board may require such changes in said plans and specifi-
cations as in its judgment may be requisite and appropriate
to the maintenance of a high standard of architecture, beauty
and harmony as established by the standards adopted herein by
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the Village Council for the guidance of the board,
b) Every application for a permit to erect a building or
structure or to materially alter a front or side elevation of
any existing building or structure in the Village, exctuding
single family dwellings, shall be accompanied by two (2)
sets of detailed plans and, if the plans submitted do not
furnish sufficient information adequately to show the scope
of the planned construction for which a permit has been re-
quested, then there shall be furni:�hed in addition to the
two (2) sets of detailed plans, one (1) set of detailed speci-
fications for such proposed work; both the plans and speci-
fications shall be prepared by a registered architect or regis-
tered engineer, qualified under the laws of the State of Florida
to prepare such plans and specifications and no permit therefor
shali be issued until such plans (and specifications when re-
quired) shall have been previously approved by the board as
hereinabove provided. No plans or specifications in violation
of this or any other ordinance of the Village shall be approved.
No permit for the construction or addition to any building (ex-
cluding single family dwellings) shall be issued until and unless
the plans therefor have been approved by the community appear-
ance board as being in accordance with the standards as provided
for in subsection (a) of this section.
c) The community appearance board may approve, approve with
conditions, or disapprove the issuance of a building permit
in any matter subject to its jurisdiction after consideration of
whether the following criteria are compiied with:
1) The plan for the proposed structure or project is
in conformity with good taste, good design, and in
general contributes to the image of the Viliage of
Tequesta as a place of beauty, spaciousness, harmony,
taste, fitness, broad vistas and high quality.
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2) The proposed structure or project is not, in its ex-
terior design and appearance, of inferior quality such
as to cause the nature of the local environment or evolving
environment to materially depreciate in appearance and
value.
3) The proposed structure or project is in harmony with
the proposed developments in the general area, with the
comprehensive plan for the Village of Tequesta, Florida,
and with the criteria set forth in the "Supplemental Criteria
and Procedural Rules of the Community Appearance Board"
listed in this ordinance, as may be from time to time amended
or revised. Any decision of the board must comply with such
Supplemental Criteria and Procedural Rules of the Com-
munity Appearance Board. Such Supplemental Criteria and
Procedural Rules of the Community Appearance Board must
be consistent with the criteria herein set forth in this sub-
section. Such Supplemental Criteria and Procedural Rules
of the Community Appearance Board may be amended from
time to time by ordinance regularty adopted upon action
initiated by the Village Council; provided that, if the com-
munity appearance board shall make a recommendation to
the Vitlage Council for changes in such Supplemental Criteria
and Procedural Rules of the Community Appearance Bca rd,
the Village Council shall consider same and may either
adopt such recommendations by ordinance, adopt with modi-
fications, or reject it.
4) The proposed structure is in conformity with the
standards of this code and other applicable ordinances
insofar as the location and appearance of the buildings and
structures are involved. If the above criteria are met,
the application shall be approved. Conditions may be ap-
plied when the proposed building or structure does not
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comply with the above criteria and shall be such as to
bring said structure or project into conformity. If any
application is disapproved, the community appearance
board shali detail in its findings the criterion or criteria
that are not met. The action taken by the board shall be
reduced to writing, signed by the chairman, and a copy
thereof made available to the applicant upon request.
4. Meetings; records; approval of plans; appeals from board, decision.
a) The community appearance board shall meet at the call of
the chairman in order to consider applications pending without un-
necessary delay. All meatings shall be open to the public and
the order of business and procedure to be followed shall be as
prescribed within the rules and regulations to be adopted by the
board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and
the affirmative vote of a majority of the board present shall be
necessary for any action thereof. The Village Manager is autho-
rized and empowered to appoint a secretary for the board. A
record of the proceedings of the board shali be kept, showing
its action on each question considered. Such record shall be
filed in the office of the secretary of the community appearance
board of the Village, and shall be open for public inspection.
b) Failure of the board to take final action within twenty (20)
days of sufficient plans and specification being filed with the
board shall constitute approval of such plans and specifications
by the board.
c) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the communi ty
appearance board may file a notice oF appeal with the Vittage
Council by filing same with the Village Clerk. Such notice of
appeal shall specify the action taken by the board and in what
respect to his application. The Vitlage Council shall sit, in
open session as an appeal board from the community appearance
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board within twenty (20) days of the notice of appeal being filed
and shali render an order within seven (7) days after so sitiing,
which order shall either affirm the action of the community
appearance board, affirm it with modifications or reverse it.
5. Effect of article and board approval of plans, The requirements
of this article are in addition to any other requirement of the Code of Ordinances
of the Vitlage of Tequesta, such as the zon.ing code and the building code. Ap-
proval by the community appearance board of a given set of plans and specifi-
cations does not necessarily constitute evidence of applicant's compliance with
other requirements of the Code of the Village of Tequesta.
6. Supplemental Criteria and Procedural Rules of the Community
Appearance Board.
a) General Requirements. The general requirements are
minimum esthetic standards for all site development, buildings,
structures, or alterations within the corporate limits of Tequesta,
Florida, except in Districts R1A and R1. It is required that site
development, buildings or alterat.ions with the sole exception of
Districts R1A and R1 show proper design concept, express honest
design construction and be appropriate to the sllurroundings.
1) Buildings or structures which are a part of
a present or future group or complex shall have a
unity of character and design, a relationship of forms
and the use, texture and color of materials shall be
such as to create a harmonious whole. When the area
involved forms an integral part of, is immediately ad-
jacent to or otherwise clearly affects the future of any
established section of the Village, the design, scale,
and location on the site shall enhance rather than detract
from the character, value, and attractiveness of the
surroundings.
2) Buildings or sttit�ctures located along strips of land
or on singte sites and not a part of a unified multi-building
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complex shall strive to achieve visual harmony with the
surroundings. If they are built in undeveloped areas, the
three primary requirements shall be met - express honest
design construction, �how proper design concepts, and be
appropriate to the Village of Tequesta.
3) All facades visibie to public or adjacent property shall
be designed to create a harmonious whole. Materials
shall express their function clearly and not appear as a
material foreign to the rest of the building,
4) It is not to be inferred that buildings must look alike
or be of the same style to be harmonious. Harmony can
be achieved through the proper consideration of scale,
proportions, site planning, landscaping, materials and
color.
5) Buildings, which are of symbolic design for reasons
of advertising and are not compatible to the atmosphere of
Tequesta, will not be approved by this Board. Symbols,
attached to buildings will not be allowed unless they are
secondary in appearance to the building and landscape and
are an aesthetic asset to the project and neighborhood,
6) Exterior lighting may be used to illuminate a building
and its grounds for safety purposes, but in an aesthetic
manner. Lighting is not to be used as a form of adver-
tising iri a manner that is not compatible to the neighborhood
or in a manner that it draws considerably more attention to
the building grounds at night than in the day. Lighting fol-
lowing the form of the building or part of the building will
not be allowed. All fix�"it�5 used in exterior lighting are to
be selected not only for functional value, but for aesthetic
value.
7) Buildings of a style or style type foreign to South
Florida and/or its climate, will not be atlowed. It is also
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to be understood that buildings, even though they have a
historical significance to South Florida, but do not con-
form to the existing nor to the evoiving urban atmosphere
of Tequesta, will not be approved.
8) Building surfaces, walls and roofs that are considered
garish by the Board will be denied approval. '
9) "Take out" or "pick up" windows of retail or whole-
sale estabiishments shall not be located on a building
facade that faces a public right-of-way, unless they are
designed in such a manner as to be an aesthetic asset to
the building and neighborhood,
10) Atl exterior forms, attached or not attached to
buildings, shall be in conformity to and secondary to the
building. They shall be an asset, both to the aesthetics
of the site, and to the neighborhood.
11) All telephones on private property, vending ma-
chines, or any facility dispensing merchandise or a
service, shall be confined to a space buil�into the building
or buildings or enclosed in a separate structure compatibie
with the main building.
12) No advertising will be allowed on any exposed
amenity or facility such as benches and trash containers.
13) The following is added criteria that pertain to, but
are not limited to gasoline stations. Symbolic color of the
exterior facades or roofs may not be used unless they are
harmonious with the atmosphere of the neighborhood.
Exampie: Royal blue, which symbolizes a brand of gasoline
and other establishments, would not be acceptable
in most cases. Exterior display of goods for sale or
those designating a service will not be allowed, except
gasoline station's display of goods and tools of a service
may be displayed on the pump island, provided that the
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island is not considered by the Board to be enlarged
to take advantage of this provision, and provided that
the goods and tools be such that they can be used or
installed at the island. For example: An oil rack is
acceptable, but a t.ire display is not. Areas used to
store materials such as muffters, tires, packing
crates or cases, refuse and garbage, shall be screened
from adjacent property and form the public view.
b) Exterior Space General. The scale of exterior space is to
be relative to its neighborhood, adjacent praperties, buildings,
access(roads and pedestrian routes) and its activity. Building
facades enclosing a space must be harmonious. Where, because
of their use or age, like facades are not�possible, consideration
should be taken to unify the walls of the space by the application
of landscaping, or man-made objects of like design, at modular
spacing. The floor of a space is of primary importance, its
materiats, texture and color, contour and shadow on it are are to
be considered, not only in relation to the space, but to its setting.
Naturat vistas must be surveyed and ptanning steps are to be taken
to preserve them to the greatest extent. Careful consideration
to future development shall be given to vistas which open into un-
developed areas.
c) Landscaping. Too much emphasis cannot be piaced upon
landscaping as a means of achieving beauty in the community.
In some projects and areas it will be the primary toot availa�le.
This Village, with its sub-tropical vegetation and characteristics,
is blessed with diverse areas of native plants and terrain to serve
as guides and models. It is the desire of the Board that landscape
design and pianning become more integrated with the overall
area design concept and not be considered merely as an afterthought.
Toward this end proposed landscaping schemes will be evaluated
as to their relationship to: The existing natural tandscape, existing
and proposed man devetoped landscape, including thoae on adjacent
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properties and street rights-of-way and the buiiding or buildings
existing and proposed.
1) The Board strongly feels that the existing natural
landscape character should be preserved whenever
possible. As an example of this, the Board would
prefer that in an area containing a strand of trees
that the developer would preserve as many of these
trees as possible and further landscape in a com-
plementary manner, rather than destroy the existing
trees and replant with a type of vegetation completely
foreign to the immediate natural environment.
2) Landscaping includes not only trees and plant-
ings, but paving, benches, fountaines, exterior
lighting fixtures, fences, and any other item of
exterior furniture. All items of the landscape are
to be selected, not only for their functional value,
but for their aesthetic value and must complement
the whole.
3) One of the basic uses of landscaping will be to
screen. It is the masking out or concealing a partic-
ular objectional area, accessory use of an otherwise
acceptable structure or space. The achievement of
this is left to the designer, whether by walls, fences,
mounds of earth, or vegetation. Screening shall be
employed to mask from the pubiic view or adjacent
properties such service areas as trash and garbage
areas, outside equipment of an unaesthetic character,
and accessory buildings or areas not enhancing or in
keeping with the aesthetics of the project or neighborhood.
4) Landscaping shali be designed in such a manner as
to impart its aesthetic character when viewed from any
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area accessible to the public or from adjacent prop-
erties. This is to include views from highrise build-
ings and bridges,
5) Ali landscaping and plantings designated on the
plans approved by the Board shall become effective
and�or attain the size or height indicated within one
(1) year from the date of the Certificate of Occupancy
of the project.
d) Parking lots.
1) Parking lots are to be designed as an aesthetic
assetto a neightborhood and to the building, group
of buildings, or facility it serves. It is to be considered
an outside space, a transitional space which is ex-
perienced between the access (such as roads) and the
building, group of buildings or other outside spaces,
which it serves, The responsibility toward beautifi-
cation and design of the parking lot is the same as that
which the home owner has to his residential lot. The
parking lot, because it is viewed from above as well as
at eye level, should be designed accordingly.
2) Parking lots and their parked automobiles are to
be effectively screened from the public view and from
adjacent property and in a manner that is attractive and
compatible with safety, the neighborhood, and facilities
served.
3) The atmosphere within the parking lot is to be
park-like rather than the harsh hardstand of paving.
Ten percent (10%1 miniumum of the gross parking area
is to be devoted to tiving landscaping, which includes
grass, ground cover, plants, shrubs and trees. Trees
are of primary importance in the landscape. They are
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not to be minimized in height nor in quantity. The
tree imparts, especially in a retatively flat area, a
sense of three dimentional space, it casts shadows
that reduce the monotony of the expanse of paving and
creates a refuge from the tropical sun. Signs desig-
nating entrances, exits, regulations, etc. , are to be
of a tasteful design and subject to review by the Board.
The pavement is to be more than wait to wall asphalt.
It is recommended that pavement be varied in texture
or color designating lanes for automob.ile traffic,
pedestrian walks and parking spaces. Bright colored
pavement is to be us ed only with restraint. In order
to create a pleasant atmosphere it is recommended that
consideration also be given to scutpture, fountains,
gardens, pools and benches. Design emphasis is to be
given to the entrances and exits to the lot. Trash, ref-
use and unaesthetic storage and mechanical equ.ipment
must be screened from the parking lot.
4) Lighting is to be designed not only from a standpoint
of safety and vandalism, but for visual effect. It is not
to create an annoyance to t he neighbors, nor is it to
impart a prison-like atmosphere. Low lights of a
human scale can be used along with feature lighting em-
phasizing plants, trees, barriet•s, entrances, exits, etc.
The fixtures are to be selected not only for their functional
value but for their aesthetic value.
e) Definitions.
I) PROPER. DESIGN CONCEPTS - refers to archi-
tectural planning and to the analysis of the whole structure
in terms of form and composition, color, materials, and
surface decoration. It includes scale in relationship to
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scale of adjacent buildings and landscape. It applies
to inner character of the individual project. It applies
in the same manner to alterations and advertising on
the project (building). No one will be permitted the
excuse that the area contains other unsightly buildings.
2) HONEST DESIGN CONSTRUCTION - concerns
proper design of all work in its details, the uses of
weather resistant materials, etc. Applies also to
advertising. Cheap and poorly designed work must
always be discouraged.
3) APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDINGS - does not
mean uniformity in style or subordination to existing
buildings, but rather to bringing new buildings into an
orderly relationship with landscape and nature, other
buildings and open areas. Again, scale and composition
come into importance, related here to adjacent properties.
Surroundings are not oniy the buiidings within a neigt� •
borhood, but shall be considered as the total picture.
Future surroundings must also be weighed. Advertising
signs on buildings must be appropriate to the surroundings
in the same way.
4) SCALE - The character of any architectural work
is determined both in its internal space and in its external
volume by the fundamental factor of scale, the relation
between the dimensions of a building and the dimensions
of man. Every building is qualified by scale.
5) SPACE - The experience of space, a characteristic
of architecture, has its extension in the V.illage, in the
streets, squares, alleys and parks, in the playgrounds
and in the gardens, wherever man has defined or limited
a void and so has created an enclosed space. If in the
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interior of a building, space is defined by six planes,
(floor, ceiling and four walls) this does not mean that
a void enclosed by five planes inatead of six - as, for
exampie (a roofless) courtyard or public square - cannot
be regarded with equal validity as space. All urban space
wherever the view is screened off, whether by stone walls
or rows of trees or embankments, presents the same
features we find in architecturat space. �very building
creates two kinds of space: its internal space, com-
pletely defined by the building itsetf and its external or
urban space, defined by that building and the others around
it. All objects • bridges, fountains, groups of trees, walts,
and in particular, the facades of buildings - are brought
into play .in the creation of urban space.
6) PROPORTION - The retation of the parts of a building
to each other and to the whole of the building. Proportion
is closely tied to the scale of a building.
7. Additional Dut.ies. Tn addition to the provisions of this ordinance,
the community appearance board may have other duties as set forth by the Village
C%uncil from time to time by ordinance.
8 All ordinances and sect.ions thereof in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed,
9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
approval as provided by law.
10. Should any section, clause or provision of this ordinance be declared
by the Court to be invalid, the same shall not affect the vatidity of the ordinance
as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so dectared to be invalid.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READTNG THIS 24th DAY OF
APRIL, AD 1973.
APPROVED BY:
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