[Added 6-4-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
The following uses shall require architectural plan review and approval before being undertaken:
A. 
In the B-1 and B-1A Districts, changes to the facade of an existing building that:
(1) 
Do not alter the footprint of the building; and
(2) 
Are either for maintenance and repair purposes or to improve the aesthetic appeal of the facade.
An architectural plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and approval and shall include the following information:
A. 
Drawings of any building for which the applicant proposes facade improvements, showing both how the facade appears at the time of the application and how it is proposed to be altered. It is preferred, but not required, that such drawings be prepared by an engineer or architect licensed by the State of New York.
B. 
The location and size of proposed signs.
C. 
In any district for which design guidelines have been adopted, an explanation of the measures taken to comply with such guidelines.
D. 
Such additional information as may be required by the Planning Board.
A. 
All applications for architectural plan review shall be made to the Zoning Officer on such forms as he may prescribe. The Zoning Officer shall transmit a copy of the application, together with any accompanying documents, to the Planning Board.
B. 
Within 45 days of receipt of a completed architectural plan, the Planning Board shall review the same and approve, approve with changes, or disapprove the architectural plan application. Failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed period of time shall constitute approval unless the applicant and Planning Board mutually agree to extend this time limit.