§ 20.25.020 — Application

20.25.020 - Application.

A. Submittal requirements. 1. Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made on forms provided by the Planning Division. Applications shall include: a. Plans and specifications showing the design, materials, colors, landscaping, and irrigation relating to the proposed improvements. b. Where required, applications shall also show the relationship of the proposed work to the surrounding environs. c. Applications for new construction in a Historic District or Neighborhood Conservation Area shall also include such relevant information as how the new improvement relates to the existing architectural style, scale, massing, site, streetscape, landscaping, and signage. d. The Planning Division may require any additional information deemed necessary to make an informed judgment of the proposed work according to the standards of this Chapter. 2. Signature and fees required. a. Applications will not be accepted by the Planning Division without required signed application forms and permit. b. Any owner, owner's authorized representative or the City Manager, or his/her designee, may sign an application. c. Applicable fees shall be those established by City Council Resolution and published in the Schedule of Fees available from the Planning Division. 3. Indemnification. a. With the submittal of any application, the owner and/or applicant agrees that upon approval of its application the owner and/or applicant shall defend, indemnify, including reimbursement, and hold harmless the City of Riverside, its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding against the City of Riverside, its agents, officers or employees, that attacks, set asides, voids, or annuls, any approval by the City concerning: i. Any such approval of the City; and/or ii. An action taken to provide environmental clearance under CEQA by its advisory agencies, appeal boards or City Council. b. The owner and/or applicant shall execute an indemnification agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. c. In the event any claim, action or proceeding is brought, the City shall promptly notify the owner and/or applicant of the existence of the proceeding and the City will cooperate fully in the defense of the proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the City from participating in the defense of any proceeding. d. If the applicant is required to defend the City in connection with any proceeding described in this Section, the City shall retain the right to approve: i. The counsel to so defend the City; ii. All significant decisions concerning the manner in which defense is conducted; and iii. Any and all settlements, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. e. The City shall also have the right not to participate in the defense, except that the City agrees to cooperate with the applicant in the defense of the proceeding. If the City chooses to have counsel of its own defend any proceeding where the applicant has already retained counsel to defend the City in such matters, the fees and expenses of the counsel selected by the City shall be paid by the City. B. Application Completeness Review: All applications filed with the Planning Division in compliance with this Title shall be initially reviewed by the Historic Preservation Officer, or Qualified Designee. The application shall be processed as follows: 1. Complete applications. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the determination either that all the submittal requirements have been satisfied and that the application has been accepted as complete. 2. Incomplete applications. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the determination that specific information and or materials are still necessary to complete the application. The letter may also identify preliminary information regarding the areas in which the submitted plans are not in compliance with the principles and standards as set forth in this Title. 3. Withdrawals. a. Submittal of withdrawals. All withdrawal requests shall be submitted in writing to the Planning Division, identifying the application being withdrawn. b. Resubmittal of withdrawn applications. Any resubmittal of a withdrawn application shall require submittal of a new application along with the appropriate fees and a new case number will be assigned. 4. City inactivity determination. a. The City, at its discretion, may deem any application inactive if it remains incomplete for 180 calendar days from the date of the original submittal and no meaningful progress has been taken by the applicant in response to deficiencies with the application. b. The City shall notify the applicant in writing of its intention to deem the application inactive at least 30 calendar days prior to determination. c. Subsequent to an application being deemed complete, the City may terminate an application due to inactivity consistent with the above procedures. 5. Mutual agreement to extension of time. Nothing in this Section precludes the applicant and the City from mutually agreeing to an extension of any time limit provided by this Section. C. Relationship to other Discretionary Approvals: If a project requires other Entitlements under Title 19 in addition to a Board Certificate of Appropriateness, the Cultural Heritage Board meeting shall occur prior to the meeting for associated Entitlements.

(Ord. 7684, § 5(Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 7108 §1, 2010; Ord. 6263 § 1 (part), 1996)