[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Taneytown 12-8-2008 by Ord. No. 8-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Standards for design, hereinafter known as "design standards," shall
apply to all new construction, renovation, additions, accessory buildings
and all other types of building or construction that requires a building
permit which shall occur in the "Old Town" section of the City of
Taneytown.
B.
Detailed standards shall be maintained in a noncodified booklet entitled
"Design Standards for the City of Taneytown" are hereby adopted by
reference. Any changes or amendments to said standards shall be approved
by ordinance of the City Council.
The Old Town section of the City of Taneytown shall be the area
of the City known, designated as the Taneytown Historic District (inventory
number Carr-1196), adopted October 9, 1986. A copy of a map depicting
such area shall be maintained for public inspection in the City Office.
A.
The administrator of the design standards in the City of Taneytown
shall be the Zoning Administrator of the City of Taneytown. The administrator
shall be responsible for the administration and application of design
standards, including but not limited to the examination of all applications
for building permits and certificates of use and occupancy, and shall
approve such only where there is compliance with the provisions of
this chapter.
B.
Policies and procedures for the efficient and effective administration
of the design standards shall be adopted from time to time by resolution
of the City Council.
A.
A board to be known as the "Design Review Board of the City of Taneytown"
or "Design Review Board" is hereby established.
B.
The Design Review Board shall be composed of five members: One member
shall be selected from the City Council of the City of Taneytown and
serve as an ex officio member; one member shall be selected from the
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Taneytown and serve
as an ex officio member; one member shall be selected from the Taneytown
Board of Zoning Appeals and serve as an ex officio member; and two
members shall be selected from the residents of the City of Taneytown
and shall have a term of office of three years. These members shall
be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.
C.
The members of the Design Review Board shall not receive compensation
for their service.
D.
The Design Review Board shall meet monthly, on an as-needed basis,
and any other times as the Design Review Board may determine. All
meetings shall be open to the public, except for such meetings and
sessions as may be closed by law.
E.
The Design Standard Administrator shall serve as secretary to the
Design Review Board, and the City Attorney shall serve as attorney
for the Design Review Board.
The Design Review Board shall have the powers and duties as
now or hereafter provided for in applicable sections of the Code of
the City of Taneytown, state law, and other such powers and duties
as designated by the Mayor and City Council.
A.
Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Design Standard Administrator
may appeal said decision to the Design Review Board. The appeal shall
be taken within 30 days of said decision by filing with the Design
Standard Administrator and Design Review Board a notice of appeal
specifying the grounds thereof.
B.
The Design Review Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing
of the appeal, give public notice thereof, as well as due notice to
the parties in interest and decide the same within a reasonable time.
At the hearing any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
The Design Review Board may reserve or affirm, wholly or partly, or
may modify the requirement, decision or determination appealed from
and to that end shall have the powers of the Design Standard Administrator
from whom the appeal is taken.
C.
There shall be no fee for any appeal taken to the Design Review Board.
D.
Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Design Review Board may
appeal the same to the Circuit Court of Carroll County. The appeal
shall be taken according to Title 7, Chapter 200, of the Maryland
Rules.
