§ 23.09.080. Administrative Sign Review Applications Referred to the Design Review Board.
Applications for signs which are determined by staff to be otherwise eligible for review under the Administrative Sign Review Permit process as specified in this Chapter but which in the opinion of the Director of Planning and Community Development do not meet the applicable design review standards contained in this Chapter or in DMMC Chapter 23.08 shall be set on an agenda of the Design Review Board for review at a noticed public hearing. The Design Review Board (or City Council on appeal) shall thereupon render a decision to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application, using as the standard of review, the provisions of DMMC Chapter 23.08—Design Review. In cases where an application for an Administrative Sign Review Permit is forwarded to the Design Review Board pursuant to this Section, the applicant shall not be required to pay an additional fee for the processing of the application through the Design Review Board process.