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(iii) Street wall requirements - up to ten percent. (iv) Entrances (maximum average spacing) - up to five percent increase in spacmg. (3) Elements. (i) Fenestration (minimum and maximum percent) - up to five percent. (ii) Elements (minimum and maximum projections) - up to five percent. (4) Density (minimum and maximum dwelling units per acre) - up to ten percent. (c) Relief from Standards. In any case where the Director of Planning and the applicant cannot agree on a proposal, the application shall be referred to the Downtown Design Committee for action. A written report/agenda shall accompany any application forwarded to the Committee. Sec. 40-56.5. Application of Code. General. The following two project review processes, based on project size, exist in the downtown districts: (a) By-right Process. Projects of smaller building areas (less than 45,000 gross square feet or less than 15,000 square feet footprint) may proceed as a matter of right when they meet all of the standards of the Code. The Director of Planning will be responsible for reviewing development proposals within 30 days of submission of a completed application. Permits will not be issued for building activity until review is completed and a determination made that the proposal is consistent with the Code. (b) Use Permit Process. The Use Permit process will be required for buildings over 45,000 gross square feet or with floorplates over 15,000 gross square feet or for proposals where the minimum or maximum number of dwelling units proposed exceeds the requirements listed above by more than 10 percent. Such sites shall meet the intent of the Code and will be evaluated on conformance with this division and to the other objectives of the Master Plan. The Use Permit process also provides the opportunity for community input as well as fine tuning of a development proposal to address issues that may not have been contemplated by the Code. No use permit shall be required in the SD district based solely on building size. The Use Permit process will give the opportunity for appropriate deviations from the Code that are consistent with the City's goals and plans to revitalize the Downtown District. Deviations may be necessary due to topography or street grade, the location of alleys and streets, breaks and passages between buildings, signs, streetscape details, design issues related to the inclusion of existing buildings or mature trees as part of a development proposal. Buildings of less than 45,000 gross square feet requiring deviations may also seek approval of their development with needed deviations through the Use Permit process.