20.25.040 - DECISION CRITERIA
A. For projects listed in Section 20.25.020 A. and Section 20.25.020 D., the Director shall base his or her decision on consistency with the provisions of the adopted Multi-Family Residential Design Handbook. B. For projects listed in Section 20.25.020 B., the Fairhaven Design Review District, the Director shall base his or her decision on consistency with the standards in Chapter 20.26. C. For projects listed in Section 20.25.020 C., City Center Design Review District, the Director shall base his or her decision on consistency with the standards in the City Center Design Standards as contained in Exhibit A and the applicable design regulations contained in BMC 20.25.050. If the project is located in a Residential General Use Type, the standards of the Multi-Family Residential Design Handbook shall also apply. If there is any conflict between these standards, the Design Review Board and/or Director shall apply the standard that would result in the best design, based on the context of the area in which the project is located and the policies in the applicable neighborhood plan. If there is any conflict between these standards and the standards in BMC 17.90, Historic Preservation, the historic preservation standards shall prevail. D. For projects listed in section 20.25.020.E., Large Retail Establishments, the Director shall base his or her decision on consistency with the standards in Section 20.25.060 unless the proposal is located in the City Center Design Review District or the Fairhaven Design Review District, in which case the standards of those districts shall apply. E. For projects listed in section 20.25.020.C., Urban Village Design Districts, the Direction shall base his or her decision on consistence with the Urban Village Design guidelines and standards in section 20.25.070. Large retain establishments shall also comply with the standards in section 20.25.020.E. [Ord. 2009-11-070; Ord. 2007-02-011; Ord. 2006-06-060; Ord. 2001-07-049]
