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154.37 VISUAL ENHANCEMENT DISTRICT
154.37  VISUAL ENHANCEMENT DISTRICT (Ord. 93-1993)
 
154.37.00           The Commission shall appoint a Site Review Committee to conduct hearings and approve applications on behalf of the Commission for Improvement Location Permits in any area designated by the Zoning Ordinance as a Visual Enhancement District.
 
154.37.01           The Committee shall consist of three members of the Commission appointed by the President for a term of 1 calendar year with no limit on the number of successive terms a person may serve.
 
154.37.02           The Commission may remove a member of the Committee without cause upon the concurrence of six members of the Commission. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the President for the unexpired term.
 
154.37.03           All actions by the Committee shall require 2 concurring votes and said Committee shall meet on call after 48 hours notice by the Commission staff.
 
154.37.04           The Commission shall adopt development guidelines including the species of plant material permitted, the density of plantings, the landscaping of water run-off structures, and the requirements for visually enhancing the site consistent with the manufactured materials chosen by the developer to be installed upon the site.
 
154.37.05           The Commission shall recommend to Common Council each area of the City to be designated a Visual Enhancement District. Such District shall not stand by itself but shall be combined with an existing zoning district. Land hereafter designated as a Visual Enhancement District by Special Ordinance resulting in an amendment of the Zoning Map, shall be identified by the symbol “VE” succeeding the applicable symbol of the existing zoning classification.
 
154.37.06           An application for an Improvement Location Permit under 154.60.02 of the Zoning Ordinance which involves property located in a VE district shall be referred promptly to the Commission staff for purposes of convening a meeting of the Site Review Committee. The applicant shall submit a site plan to the Committee and be personally present or represented by an attorney at the Committee’s meeting to review the site plan.
 
154.37.07           The following areas are designated on the Richmond Zoning Map as Visual Enhancement Districts.
 
154.37.07.01      The corridor generally known as Chester Boulevard and U.S. 27 North bordered on the South by the north boundary of Spring Grove Corporation and on the north by Tingler Road and extending 250 feet to the east and 250 feet to the west from the center line of said Chester Boulevard and U.S. 27 North.
 
154.37.07.02      The corridor generally known as South 8th Street, South 9th Street and U.S. 27 South bordered on the north by South A Street and on the south by Farlow and Beelor Roads and extending 250 feet to the east and 250 feet to the west or to the first alley in either direction, whichever is the shorter distance, from the center line of said South 8th Street, South 9th Street and U.S. 27 South.
 
154.37.07.03      The corridor generally known as East Main Street and U.S. 40 bordered on the west by North and South 10th Street and on the east by I-70 and extending 250 feet to the north and 250 feet to the south or to the first alley in either direction, whichever is the shorter distance, from the center line of said East Main Street and U.S. 40.
 
154.37.07.04      The corridor generally know as National Road West and U.S. 40 bordered on the west by Airport Road and on the east by Southwest 1st Street and extending 250 feet to the north and 250 feet to the south or the first alley in either direction, whichever is the shorter distance, from the center line of said National Road West and U.S. 40.
 
154.37.07.05      The corridor generally known as Northwest 5th Street and Williamsburg Pike bordered on the north by I-70 and on the south by National Road West, acknowledging herein that the south end of said corridor is actually Southwest 5th Street, and extending 250 feet to the east and 250 feet to the west or the first alley in either direction, whichever is the shorter distance, from the center line of said Northwest 5th Street, Southwest 5th Street and Williamsburg Pike.
 
154.37.07.06      The corridor generally known as Sim Hodgin Parkway bordered on the north by Chester Boulevard and on the south by Southwest 1st Street, and extending to the west edge of Whitewater River to the east and 250 feet or Morton Street or Northwest 1st Street or Southwest 1st Street to the west from the center line of said Sim Hodgin Parkway. (Ord. 8-1994)


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