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Commissioner Ritter inquired which of those two options staff currently uses when a <br />citizen comes in for design review, and if that would be the same as Option 2. He <br />further inquired if a citizen needs approval to change his mailbox if his house is not a <br />historic home. <br />Mr. Otto explained that if a citizen is proposing something that currently triggers design <br />review, such as an addition or a new two -story window or changing the roof from a flat <br />roof to a gable roof, that would be submitted to staff for review under the parameters <br />and guidelines in the DTSP. He indicated that it would be closer to Option 2, depending <br />on exactly what is being proposed. <br />Commissioner Nagler inquired if this would be more restrictive than for a 1942 home. <br />Mr. Otto replied that was correct. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired how much a Design Review application fee is. <br />Mr. Otto replied that the Design Review application fee is $250. <br />Commissioner Balch further asked if Design Review can be at done staff level. <br />Mr. Otto said yes. He added that this is drafted to follow the Administrative Design <br />Review process, which is a staff -level process. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired what the fee is for over - the - counter approvals. <br />Mr. Otto explained that this is not an over - the - counter process: it entails submitting the <br />application form with a set of plans, notices are sent out to the adjacent properties, and <br />if nobody objects to the proposal within seven days, it gets approval. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired if this applies for all design reviews. <br />Mr. Otto said yes; the Administrative Design Review process applies to any addition to a <br />house anywhere in the City. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired if a Design Review application is needed to install a <br />seven -foot tall fence, which is over the six- foot tall required limit. <br />Mr. Otto replied that fences had a special PMC Amendment done about ten years ago, <br />and fences up to eight feet in height can be approved with an over - the - counter <br />Administrative Design Review process. <br />Mr. Otto continued with his presentation that the PMC Amendment does not address <br />design review authority for the homes that are determined not to be historic. He stated <br />that a couple of former Task Force members and a member of the public felt it essential <br />to also include the non - historic homes built before 1942 in the Code amendment as <br />those structures, if modified without review, could affect the value of historic homes that <br />are nearby or the character of the neighborhood in the Downtown. He noted that if that <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 14, 2015 Page 8 of 35 <br />