A. The commission shall establish appropriate standards and guidelines for the use of persons planning future developments which are subject to architectural review commission approval, the standards and guidelines to be set forth in pictorial and/or narrative form and may illustrate undesirable as well as desirable examples of design. A document containing the standards and guidelines shall be available for public reference in the community development department. The commission shall periodically review these standards and guidelines and may make appropriate amendments.

B. The commission shall make itself available to advise and assist both developers and city staff in the application of its standards and guidelines to projects during schematic and development stages.

C. The commission shall review and approve plans for all structures and physical improvements, and for any relocation, addition, extension, or exterior change to existing buildings, structures and physical improvements, as set forth in Section 2.48.050. Approval by the commission must be obtained before a building permit or other city permit may be issued authorizing construction, alteration, relocation, addition, or extension. This requirement for commission approval shall not apply to work which the director determines to be aesthetically insignificant, or minor or incidental. When, in the opinion of the director, an application for use permit, variance or rezoning may create an architectural impact contrary to the objectives of this chapter, the director may require architectural review prior to any required hearing on the application. (Ord. 1417 § 3 (part), 2002)