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A. Design review criteria. The Planning Official, or the City Council if on appeal, shall base all reviews of the design of any proposed construction, remodeling or development according to the following criteria:

1. The requirements, guidelines, and applicable provisions of this Title that are applicable to the zoning district where the property is located and including all additional zoning regulations which may apply to the use or to its area by provision for overlay district, or made applicable by any conditional use or variance approval;

2. The Downtown Design Guidelines Manual kept on file and available for public inspection at the Community Development Department or VMC 20.640 Vancouver Central Park Plan District, as applicable;

3. The relationship found to exist between existing structures and open space, and between existing structures and other structures in the vicinity, and the expected effect of the proposed construction upon such relationships;

4. The impact of the proposed construction on adjacent uses, including impact of new or revised parking and pedestrian uses; and

5. The protection of neighboring uses from identifiable adverse effects of the design of the proposed construction. (Ord. M-3959 § 15, 07/19/2010; Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)