17.516.020   General conditions.
   A.   Facilities to be constructed shall conform to the general plan and for bridges to the transportation, circulation or flood control provisions thereof which identify railways, freeways, or streams for which bridge crossings are required, and in the case of major thoroughfares, to the provisions of the circulation element which identifies those major thoroughfares whose primary purpose is to carry through traffic and provide a network connecting to the state highway system.
   B.   Major thoroughfares to be constructed shall be those that are in addition to, or a reconstruction of, any existing major thoroughfares serving the area at the time the boundaries of the area of benefit are established.
   C.   Bridges to be constructed shall be an original bridge serving the area or an addition to any existing bridge facility serving the area at the time the boundaries of the area of benefit are established. No fees shall be collected or expended to reimburse the cost of constructing existing bridge facilities.
   D.   In establishing the property liable for payment of fees under this section, there may be included in the area of benefit land in addition to that which may be the subject of any subdivision map or building permit application being considered concurrently with the proceedings to create a benefiting district.
   E.   In determining the method of fee apportionment for major thoroughfares, land which abuts the proposed improvement shall not be allocated higher fees than land not abutting the improvement unless the abutting property is provided direct usable access to the major thoroughfare. (Ord. 2017-0009 § 15)