Sponsor
Alderman Wisneski
Title
ORDINANCE NO. 15-11
To repeal Section 114-638, Land Uses, and 114-638.5, Applicability, and recreate as Sec. 114-638 Applicability of the Racine Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
To repeal Sec. 114-639, Development Review Committee, and recreate as Sec. 114-639 Development and Design Review of the Racine Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Sec. 114-638, Applicability, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby created to read as follows:
“Sec. 114-638. Applicability
(a) Design guidelines contained in this division shall apply to all facilities such as, but not limited to, office, commercial, residential facilities containing five or more living units, lodging, museum, theater, governmental, parking and utility facilities, excepting that maintenance and repair activities that do not alter the property’s exterior design features are exempt from the requirements of this division. Planned developments as defined in article III, division 3, of this chapter shall not require review under article VI of this chapter.
(b) The director of city development shall review projects within those portions of the State Street corridor district that are also within the River sub-district and lie west, north and northwest of the Root River, and areas within the State Street corridor sub-district, as described in the “Downtown Design Standards” adopted by common council resolution number 06-7041 of May 16, 2006, using the design considerations contained in that document and in the “Downtown Design Guidelines” adopted by common council resolution number 06-7040 of May 16, 2006.
Part 2:
Sec. 114-639, Development Review Committee and Sec. 114-639, Development and Design Review, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“Sec. 114-639. Development and Design Review
(a) The directo...
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