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54A Commercial and Other Building Permits 1126.07 1126.07 REVIEW BY PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMISSION. (a) Scope of Review. All applications for building permits which are properly referred to the Planning and Design Commission shall be reviewed by the Commission for the purpose of making the following determinations: (1) Whether the proposal is in conformance with adopted land use policies in the form of plans, maps, rules and/or regulations, which have been formally adopted by the Planning and Design Commission or City Council. (2) Whether the proposal will have any significant adverse impact on residential, commercial or other neighbors whose properties abut the property of the applicant; and (3) Whether the proposal will have any significant adverse impact on vehicular or pedestrian safety on the applicant's property, on the property of abutting owners, or within the adjoining right-of-way area; and (4) Whether the proposal will aesthetically have any significant adverse impact upon surrounding properties within the same zoning district. If an application has been improperly referred to Planning and Design Commission by the Building Official, it shall not be reviewed by the Commission and shall be returned to the Building Official for further action pursuant to Section 1126.05. (b) Determination of Significant Adverse Impact. In making the determinations required by subsections (a)(2) through (a)(4) hereof, the Planning and Design Commission shall only consider the following items as having potential adverse affect: (1) With respect to impact on residential, commercial or other neighbors: building location and direction, proposed exterior lighting, anticipated noise or odors to be generated by the proposed use, proposed access drives onto side streets; proposed locations for trash receptacles; and proposed parking and loading facilities. (2) With respect to impact on vehicular or pedestrian safety; parking lot, including aisles and parking spaces, location and configuration; locations and dimensions of lot improvements such as bumper guards, curbs, walls and raised and/or covered walkways; location, dimensions, and configuration of access drives; and traffic control devices, including signs and traffic lights. (3) With respect to impact aesthetically upon the community: proposed building, parking, signage and landscaping design; colors selected for buildings and signs; suitability of materials and textures of materials proposed for buildings, signs and landscaping in light of surrounding developments; and protection of natural resources, such as trees, grade elevations and waterways located in and about the development. The impact of a proposal shall be determined to be significantly adverse if, in a real sense, with respect to residential, commercial or other neighbors, or with respect to vehicular and pedestrian safety, it affects the public health, safety or welfare, or, with respect to the aesthetics of the proposal, it will have a probable negative effect upon the market value of properties surrounding it within the same zoning district. December 2016 Replacement