15.34.040 Public improvements required.
A. Health and Safety.
1. Any construction work outlined in this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any additions or alterations that may be reasonably necessary to comply with any lawful order of any public authorities in the interest of public health, safety or welfare.
2. Other improvements may be required if, in the opinion of the city engineer, such improvements are directly related to the development of the site of the proposed building and are required to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
B. Any person who constructs or causes to be constructed, any building in the city shall construct all necessary improvements in accordance with city specifications upon the property and along all street frontages adjoining the property upon which such building is constructed unless adequate improvements already exist. In each instance, the city engineer shall determine whether or not the necessary improvements exist and are adequate prior to issuance of a building permit. The required improvements may include the following: Street pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage facilities, sewer facilities, water facilities, fire-protection facilities, street lighting, street signing, street striping, street trees and landscape, grading of right-of-way dedication, modifications to existing utilities to facilitate any or all the improvements identified herein.
C. Maintenance and Repairs.
1. Ordinary maintenance and repairs may be made to any parcel or lot provided the work does not exceed twenty percent of the appraised improvement value thereof, according to the assessor's records, in a single calendar year.
2. In the event maintenance and repairs exceed twenty percent of the appraised value, the city may require improvements (i.e., curb, gutter, sidewalks, paving) to comply with the current city road development standards.
3. The improvements required by this section shall also apply to any person who: (1) enlarges or expands any building by twenty percent or more in floor area; or (2) remodels any building if the cost of such work exceeds fifty percent of the value of said building as determined by the city engineer and/or public works supervisor and/or according to the assessor's.
D. Existing Parcels or Lots. Existing parcels and/or lots are subject to city street improvements upon new construction or improvements that exceed twenty-five percent of the appraised structural value, according to the assessor's records, in a single calendar year.
E. Previously Approved Building Permits. Nothing within this chapter shall require a change in the structural building plans, design, construction or intended use of the structure itself in which the permit was issued and placement was lawfully begun prior to the amended ordinance. The actual improvements may be required only at the time a new permit for new or additional construction is obtained.
F. The improvements must be installed and accepted by the city engineer and public works supervisor prior to occupancy of the building. (Ord. 12-02, 2012)