SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT. Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the current market value or assessed value, whichever is less, of the structure before the improvement or repair is started,
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
(Ord. 20-24, passed 4-14-2020)