§ 4-405. Applicability.

(a) In general.

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, design review is required for the following types of development:

(1) new construction of dwellings;

(2) upper floor additions and roof decks on existing rowhouses;

(3) additions on street-front facades, to include deck, porch, and balcony additions;

(4) when exterior modifications are proposed for residential conversions in the R-7, R-8, R-9, and R-10 Districts;

(5) the establishment of a non-residential use within the R-MU Overlay District;

(6) all new construction and additions in the C-5 District;

(7) all substantial modifications of the facade of a structure in the C-5 District;

(8) planned unit development;

(9) any sign that is conditional on Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals approval, but without regard to its copy or message;

(10) any painted/mural sign, but without regard to its copy or message;

(11) any sign over 100 square feet in area;

(12) any electronic sign, freestanding sign, or roof sign, but without regard to its copy or message;

(13) any freestanding sign in the C-5 or PC District, and any banner sign, projecting sign, or wall sign above the ground floor in the C-5 or PC District, but without regard to its copy or message;

(14) any Signage Plan and any sign, but without regard to its copy or message, within an Area of Special Sign Control; and

(15) multiple principal structures on a residential lot per § 15-203;

(16) any new construction that involves:

(i) a proposed development over 15,000 square feet;

(ii) a multi-tenant commercial development, including mixed-use development;

(iii) alteration to a street-front facade in a C-1 District; or

(iv) construction in a TOD District or in the W Overlay District; and

(17) new construction or substantive modifications that include a shared-use path.

(b) Exception.

Design review is not required for development projects that are subject to review by the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.