Any provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the following shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
A. Any alteration to an existing building or buildings upon any parcel of land where the value of such alteration or the cumulative value of all such alterations made within the previous three years upon such parcel does not exceed thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, as determined by the building official; the threshold shall be adjusted annually by the building official using the average change in percentage from the previous year for all building categories as determined from the Building Valuation Data table published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
B. Any alteration to an existing residential building or buildings upon any parcel of land where the area of such alteration or the cumulative area of all such alterations made within the previous three years upon such parcel does not exceed five hundred square feet, as determined by the building official.
C. Any alteration of an existing building or buildings upon any parcel of land where such alterations are approved by the director of planning and community development as a part of the city's housing rehabilitation program are funded in whole or in part thereunder.
(Ord. 92-07-1124 § 1: Ord. 83-06-906 § 2)