to conserve an area's distinctive character by providing clear development standards to exterior improvements and new construction preapplication meeting with neighborhood representatives and City staff; submittal of application; creation of development guidelines; approval by majority of property owners; public hearing process with final action by City Council property owners representing 25 percent of land and parcels to proceed with application*; property owners representing 51percent of land and parcel owners to approve development standards to proceed to public hearing *this only applies if a potential NCO district does not have an adopted neighborhood plan neighborhoods decide the level of complexity for individual development standards most work review follows the existing City review process for exterior work and is administered by City staff none