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Guide the Design Review Process
The design guidelines are utilized by City staff, the Planning
Commission, City Council, developers and the Healdsburg
community to ensure future projects meet the community’s
vision for future development. The design guidelines will provide
predictability to the design review process.

Application of the Design Guidelines

The design guidelines are applied to help promote the desired
community character throughout Healdsburg and to respect
Healdsburg’s historic resources and natural landscape. The design
guidelines apply citywide. In areas where adopted area plans
exist, guidelines provided in those documents also continue to
apply.

Guidelines Application Outside of Historic
District
For areas not included within one of Healdsburg’s designated
historic districts and structures that are not designated as REQUIRED FINDINGS
individual historic resources, the design guidelines are utilized In order for a project application
by the Planning Commission and City staff to review new to be approved, the Planning and
construction, renovations and other projects consistent with Building Director or the Planning
section 20.28 of the Land Use Code. Review of projects for Commission must reach the required
findings, which are further described
consistency with the design guidelines will occur in accordance in the Healdsburg Land Use Code.
with the design review procedures outlined in the Land Use Code.
Design review in Healdsburg is split into major and minor design
review, based on project type. Minor design review applications
are subject to review and approval by the Planning and Building
Director, and major design review applications are subject to
review and approval by the Planning Commission at a public
hearing.

The Citywide Design Guidelines apply to all projects subject to
Major and Minor design review as defined below. For all projects
that are not subject to Minor or Major design review or not in
Character Area 1, these guidelines only apply in an educational
and advisory capacity with compliance being optional.

Consistent with Land Use Code 20.28.105 A, the following types
of projects will require Minor design review, approved by the
Planning and Building Director:
a. Minor changes to the exterior of existing non-residential
buildings that require a building permit. This includes,
but is not limited to significant façade changes,
relocation of storefront doors and windows, etc.
b. A change of use in a non-residential building and site
not involving substantial site changes.

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