Sewanee Villa
e Desi
n Review Application
for New Construction
DESIGNREVIEWPOLICIES:
FunctionoftheVillagePlanner.
ToensurearchitecturalandurbandesignharmonyismaintainedandadherencetotheSewaneeVillageImplementationPlan
andPatternBookisupheldforallnewdevelopmentandredevelopmentintheVillageandsurroundingareas.Nostructure
orimprovementshallbeerectedoraltereduntiltheapprovalsdescribedinthisdocumenthavebeenobtained.
ScopeofResponsibility.
TheVillagePlannerwillreviewallimprovements,includingalterationsandmodificationstostructures.Approvalbythe
VillagePlannerdoesnotrelieveanowneroftheobligationtoobtainrequiredCountyapprovals.
LimitationsofResponsibilities.
TheVillagePlannerreviewsareforaestheticpurposesonlyanddoesnotassumeresponsibilityfor:
Structuraladequacy,capacity,orsafetyfeatures.
Non‐compatibleorunstablesoilconditions,erosionetc.
Compliancewithbuildingcodes,safetyrequirements,andgovernmentallaws,regulationsorordinances.
Performanceorqualityofworkofcontractors.
Administration.
TheVillagePlannerisappointedbytheUniversity.TheVillagePlannermayappointanadministratortohandletheday‐to‐
dayresponsibilitiesofprocessingapplications.
DesignReviewFee.
ThefirstroundofDesignReviewisnotsubjecttoanyfees.Anystageofreviewthatisdeniedapprovalmustberesubmitted
andanAdditionalReviewFeewillbecollected.AfeeschedulecanbeobtainedfromtheLeaseOffice.Reviewfeesare
subjecttochangewithpriornoticefromtimetotime.
Submission&ReviewPolicies.
PriortosubmissionoftheSketchDesignReview,leaseholders/developersortheirarchitectsshallscheduleaDesignKickoff
WorkshopwiththeVillagePlannerinordertoaddressanygeneralconcerns,requirementsandrestrictions.
Duetotheextensivereviewprocessrequiredfornewconstruction,pleasesubmitapplicationsorrequestsformeetingsor
inspectionsassoonaspossible,andbesurethatallapplicationsarecomplete.Incompleteapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.
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willreviewtheapplicationandeitherrecommendapproval,approvalwithconditions,ordeferordenytheapplication.Inall
cases,exceptdeferral,onesetofPDFdocumentswithcommentswillbereturnedtotheapplicant.Anystageofreviewthat
doesnotreceiveapprovalmustberesubmittedthefollowingmonthoranymonththereafter.
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