Design review shall be required for the following private and public activities for which a development, coastal or land division permit approval is required by the County of Santa Cruz:
(a) Single home construction, and associated additions involving 500 square feet or more, within coastal special communities and sensitive sites as defined in this Chapter.
(b) Residential development of three (3) or more units.
(c) New single family residences or remodels of 7,000 square feet or larger as regulated by Section 13.10.325.
(d) All minor land divisions, as defined in Chapter 14.01, occurring within the Urban Services Line or Rural Services Line, as defined in Chapter 17.02; all minor land divisions located outside of the Urban Services Line and the Rural Services Line, which affect sensitive sites; and, all land divisions of 5 parcels (lots) or more. For all subdivisions where actual construction of homes is not part of the application, design guidelines for development shall be required as part of the application submittal package. For all subdivisions where actual construction of homes is part of the application, both design guidelines and prototypical house and landscape design plans shall be required as part of the application submittal package, or design guidelines for future home construction. Any major revisions to approved construction prototypes or design guidelines shall be processed pursuant to Section 18.10.134 and shall be subject to the Design Review process.
(e) All commercial remodels or new commercial construction.
(f) All industrial remodels or new industrial construction.
(g) All institutional remodels or new institutional construction.
(h) All County projects, including, but not limited to, public buildings, park and open spaces, streets and streetscapes.
(i) Except for large dwellings as defined in this Chapter, all agriculturally-related uses and structures proposed in the A, AP, CA, TP or RA zoning districts are exempt from the standards and guidelines contained herein.
(j) Design review requirements may be waived if the Planning Director, or his/her designee, certifies that the nature of the project is minor or incidental in respect to the purpose of design review as defined in this Chapter. Conversely, design review requirements may be imposed on a project if the Planning Director, or his/her designee, certifies that the nature of the project is significant in respect to the purpose of design review as defined in this Chapter.
(k) The landscape water conservation requirements set forth in Section 13.11.075(c) apply only to the common landscape areas of land divisions and of residential developments of three or more units; to commercial, industrial or institutional construction or remodels 2,000 square feet in size or larger; and to all County projects including, but not limited to, public buildings, parks and open spaces, streets and streetscapes. (Ord. 4406, 2/27/96; 4416, 6/11/96; 4496-C, 8/6/98)