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(1) A pre-application design review board public meeting is required for development applications in the UC zone prior to submittal except:

(a) For minor development activities pursuant to SCC 30.34A.025.

(b) To expand an existing structure containing a permitted use pursuant to SCC 30.34A.026.

(c) For development applications less than 12,000 square feet of gross floor area or 60 dwelling units.

(2) The design review board established by SCC 30.34A.175 shall hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed development application.

(3) The purpose of the design review board public meeting is to:

(a) Ensure that neighborhood residents, cities, towns, transit agencies, utilities, school and fire districts, federal or state agencies, and tribes and business owners have an opportunity at an early stage to determine how the proposed development might impact them and to work with the applicant to resolve concerns prior to application submittal.

(b) Ensure effective public participation in conjunction with the proposed development. The meeting shall provide an early opportunity for the applicant to understand and respond to comments, concerns and issues expressed at the meeting and mitigate impacts that the proposed development might have on residents in the neighborhood or neighboring cities.

(4) The applicant is responsible for providing notice for the design review board public meeting pursuant to the following requirements:

(a) Public notice for the design review board public meeting shall include:

(i) Date, start time, and location of the meeting;

(ii) Proposed development name;

(iii) Map showing the location of the proposed development and the location of the design review board public meeting;

(iv) Description of proposed development; and

(v) Name, address and phone number of the applicant or representative of the applicant to contact for additional information;

(vi) The department shall establish administrative procedures for the design review board public meeting.

(b) Public notice shall be mailed to the department at least 10 days prior to the design review board public meeting and shall, at a minimum, be mailed to:

(i) Each taxpayer of record and each known site address within 500 feet of any portion of the boundary of the subject property and contiguous property owned by the applicant.

(ii) Any city or town whose municipal boundaries are within one mile of the subject property and contiguous property owned by the applicant.

(iii) Any transit agency, utility, school and fire district, federal or state agencies, and tribes that provide service or have jurisdiction within one mile of the subject property and contiguous property owned by the applicant.

(c) The department, upon request, shall provide the applicant with necessary names and addresses or mailing labels. The applicant shall reimburse the department for any costs associated with this request consistent with department procedures.

(d) The design review board public meeting shall be held at a location accessible to the public and within a reasonable distance from the boundary of the proposed development.

(e) At a minimum the applicant shall provide at the design review board public meeting:

(i) Conceptual site plan depicting the size, layout and design of the proposed development;

(ii) Photographs or illustrations depicting the style of architecture for the proposed buildings;

(iii) Proposed mix of land uses including the number of dwelling units and the amount of non-residential square footage;

(iv) Proposed building heights and FAR;

(v) Number of parking spaces; and

(vi) Location and amount of open space.

(5) The design review board shall provide recommendations to the applicant regarding potential modifications to the project, such as:

(a) Scale;

(b) Density;

(c) Design;

(d) Building mass;

(e) Circulation within the development;

(f) Access to adjacent properties and neighborhoods;

(g) Access to transit from the development; and

(h) Proposed uses.

(6) The department shall establish administrative procedures for the design review board public meeting.

(7) The recommendation of the design review board shall be included in the staff report to the hearing examiner for a Type 2 application. (Added by Amended Ord. 09-079, May 12, 2010, Eff date May 29, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 13-007, Sept. 11, 2013, Eff date Oct. 3, 2013).