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All projects subject to design review shall be reviewed for conformance with the <br />Lake Elmo Design Standards Manual. The Lake Elmo Design Standards Manual <br />shall apply to all properties in the Village Area. A separate process for design <br />review is not established. <br />1. Review authority and process. Design review shall be facilitated and <br />reviewed by the planning community development department. The <br />community development department shall approve or deny the application. <br />The applicant may appeal the department’s decision to the City Council <br />within 30 days of the date of the letter. The appeal shall be in writing and <br />filed with the community development director. and the review shall be <br />conducted by the City Council or individual authorized to approve the <br />development activity. Design review shall be incorporated in the established <br />review of the development activity. For those applications under this section <br />that require review by the planning commission (i.e., conditional use <br />permits), the planning commission shall consider the standards in the Lake <br />Elmo Design Standards Manual in its recommendation to the city council. <br />2. Review by professional. The City Council or applicant may request review by <br />a design professional of the proposed design or demolition. The City shall <br />designate a design professional to conduct the review and the applicant shall <br />be responsible for the costs incurred. <br />3. Development activity defined. <br />a. Development activity consists of new construction and <br />redevelopment activities, including remodeling that expands the <br />footprint of a structure, altering, or repairing a structure in a manner <br />that will change the exterior appearance of said structure. <br />Development activity also includes the construction of a new parking <br />lot and installation of signage. <br />b. Exempt activities. The following activities shall be exempt from <br />review under this section: <br />1. Ordinary repairs and maintenance that will not change the <br />exterior appearance of a structure; <br />2. Removal of existing signage without replacement unless said <br />signs are an integral part of the building; <br />3. Emergency repairs ordered by the City in order to protect public <br />health and safety; <br />4. Exterior alteration, addition, or repair of a structure used as a <br />single-family residence, duplex, or two-family residence; <br />5. Temporary signage, installed in accordance with the sign <br />regulations of the city code, or during which time an <br />application for permanent signage is pending under this <br />section; <br />6. Maintenance of existing signage advertising an on-site <br />business; <br />7. Alterations only to the interior of a structure.