A. Except as provided herein, the installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be required as part of the plans for proposed construction and/or development which will change the present use of, or increase the intensity of the use as allowed in the zoning district for, the property on which the construction and/or development is proposed. No building permit, use permit, encroachment permit, or other permit or license for proposed construction or land development which requires the installation of curbs and gutters and/or sidewalks shall be issued unless there is included within the plans submitted to the city, proper and adequate plans for the construction of the required curbs, and gutters and/or sidewalks on all streets abutting the real estate on which the development is proposed.
B. For purposes of this chapter, construction which is determined to increase the intensity of the use of the property on which construction and/or development is proposed includes and is conclusively established by, but is not limited to, the following:
1. The building of any new residence.
2. The building of any additional living area onto an existing residence. The addition of a new bathroom, and unenclosed porch, or a garage or shop building shall not be considered as building additional living area for the purposes of this section.
3. Any new non-residential building construction or land development requiring a building permit, use permit, encroachment permit or any other permit, license, or permission from the city.
(Ord. 602, 1992)
C. Because of exceptional circumstances associated with certain sections of roadway, no improvements referenced in this chapter are required to be constructed along fronting properties as part of construction or development plans. The sections of roadway to be exempted from improvement requirements are listed below:
1. Magnolia Street, between Randolph Avenue and Idaho Street.
(Ord. 635, 1995)