Powers and duties; standards.

The Town Board, Planning Board and Board of Appeals shall refer such matters pertaining to proposed site and building development as they shall deem appropriate to the Architectural Consultant for review and report. The Architectural Consultant shall advise the referring Board as to each application referred to him and may recommend disapproval of any building permit, provided that such Architectural Consultant finds the structure or physical facility for which the permit was applied would, if erected or altered, be so detrimental to the desirability, property values or development of the surrounding areas as to provide one or more of the harmful effects set forth in § 350-87 hereof by reason of:A.

Excessive similarity to any other structure existing or for which a permit has been issued or to any other structure included in the same permit application facing upon the same or intersecting street and within 500 feet of the proposed site as measured along center lines of streets of the proposed site in respect to one or more of the following features of exterior design and appearance:(1) Apparently identical front or side elevations.(2) Substantially identical size and arrangement of either doors, windows, porticos or other openings or breaks in the elevation facing the street, including reverse arrangement.B.

Other significant identical features of design, such as but not limited to material roofline and height or other design elements, provided that a finding of excessive similarity shall state not only that such excessive similarity exists but that it is of such a nature as to be reasonably expected to provoke one or more of the harmful effects set forth in § 350-87 herein.C. Excessive dissimilarity in relation to any other structures existing or for which a permit has been issued or to any other structures included in the same permit application facing upon the same or intersecting street and within 500 feet of the proposed site as measured along center lines of streets in respect to one or more of the following features: cubical contents, gross floor area, height of the building or height of the roof or other significant design features such as materials or quality of architectural design, provided that a finding of excessive dissimilarity shall state not only that such excessive dissimilarity exists but that it is of such a nature as to be reasonably expected to provoke one or more of the harmful effects set forth in § 350-87 hereof and that the finding is not based on personal preferences as to taste or choice or architectural style.D.

Inappropriateness in relation to the established character of other structures in the immediate area or neighboring areas in respect to significant design features such as material or quality or architectural design, provided that a finding of inappropriateness shall state not only that such inappropriateness exists but that it is of such a nature as to be reasonably expected to provoke one or more of the harmful effects set forth in § 350-87 herein and that the finding is not based on personal preference.