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Design Review. The Planning Director may engage the services of a licensed architect, or other licensed design professional when the Director deems it appropriate and in the public interest,to provide recommendations in connection with the review of any project that: 1) is subject to any design standard or guideline established in Title 19; or 2) or involves discretionary design-related decisions, such as a modification of design standards, authorized in Title 19. Recommendations of the architect or design professional shall be advisory only, and shall not otherwise limit the Director's authority to require changes in any project design to meet the design requirements of this Title or the Director's discretion to approve or deny requested modifications or apply discretionary design criteria. Section 2. Subsection D.1 of Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2923-06 (EMC 19.22.020.D.1), which reads as follows: D. Basic Design Standards. 1. Applicability. All of the design standards herein apply to new construction in the B-3 zone, with the following exceptions: a. Major exterior remodels include all remodels within a three-year period whose value exceeds fifty percent of the value of the existing structure, as determined by the city of Everett valuation methods. All standards that do not involve repositioning the building or reconfiguring site development, as determined by the city, shall apply to major exterior remodels. b. Minor exterior remodels include all remodels within a three-year period with a value of fifty percent of the building valuation or less, as determined by the city of Everett valuation methods. For minor exterior remodels, the requirement is only that the proposed improvements meet the standards and/or guidelines and do not lead to further nonconformance with the standards. For example, if a property owner decides to replace a building facade's siding, then the siding shall meet the applicable exterior building material standards, but elements such as building modulation would not be required. c. The standards herein do not apply to remodels that do not change the exterior appearance of the building. However, if a project involves both exterior and interior improvements,then the project valuation shall include both exterior and interior improvements. is hereby amended to read as follows: D. Basic Design Standards. 1. Applicability. All of the design standards herein apply to new construction in the B-3 zone, with the following exceptions: Page 2 of 12