A. Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, reconstruct, or enlarge any building or structure on any lot which abuts a highway, street, or alley unless the one-half (1/2) of the highway, street, or alley which is located on the same side of the center of such highway, street, or alley as such lot has been dedicated and improved, or such dedication and improvements have been assured, in the manner set forth in this chapter. Such dedication and improvements shall be for the entire width of such lot, and the dedication shall be in conformance with the master plan of streets, alleys, and highways, and the improvements shall comply with the standard specifications for such improvements on file in the office of the city engineer.
B. Exceptions:
1. Dedications shall not be required for any portion of a lot occupied by a main building where such main building is not demolished or renovated in excess of fifty percent (50%) of its existing value.
2. Neither dedication nor improvement shall be required for additions to a residential building legally existing on a lot, or accessory buildings incidental to such residential building, provided that additional dwelling units or guestrooms are not created, and all setbacks are complied with.
3. Neither dedication nor improvement shall be required for additions to a nonresidential building legally existing on a lot, or the construction of accessory buildings incidental to the use of such nonresidential building, provided that the cumulative floor area of such addition and accessory buildings does not exceed two hundred (200) square feet, and all setbacks are complied with.
4. Dedications shall not be required for properties that have been listed on the local register of historic properties if the City Council determines that the interests in preservation of character-defining features of the historic property outweigh the interests in implementing the dedication and improvement requirements otherwise required by this section. (Ord. 84-O-1923, eff. 5-3-1984; amd. Ord. 21-O-2844, eff. 10-15-2021)