The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
A. The lot owner(s) of an existing single-family residential unit who desire to expand said unit;
B. The lot owner(s) of a building that has been damaged by fire or natural calamity who desire to reconstruct said damaged building unless, when reconstructed, such building is expanded by more than one thousand square feet beyond the original gross building area, or the required off-street parking is increased by more than three spaces located on the lot;
C. The lot owner(s) of lots located within the boundaries of the Chico Municipal Airport;
D. Lot owners obtaining building permits for purposes which do not increase either the floor area of any existing building by more than one thousand (1,000) square feet or required off-street parking by more than three spaces located on the lot. This exemption shall not apply where two or more permits are obtained for the same building which, together, increase the floor area of that building by more than one thousand square feet, or which authorize a change in the use of such building that requires the addition of more than three off-street parking spaces. For purposes of this section, swimming pool installations, open patio covers, decks, signs, fireplaces, fish ponds, gas tanks, flagpoles, reroofing and window changes shall not be considered as increases in the floor area of the building;
E. Lot owners obtaining building permits for the construction of an accessory dwelling unit in an R1 zoning district, except that installation of sidewalk improvements or sidewalk repairs shall be required. The installation of sidewalk improvements shall not be required for new accessory dwellings that are less than one thousand (1,000) square feet in floor area (per Sec. 14.14.050(D) above), or for any accessory dwelling unit where sidewalks do not exist to connect to on both sides of the subject parcel.
(Ord. 1199 §1 (part), Ord. 1219 §1, Ord. 1294 §1, Ord. 1483 §1, Ord. 1500, Ord. 1575, Ord. 1686 §1, Ord. 2289, Ord. 2525 §§2-3)