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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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12.04.020   Declaration of policy.
   It is declared to be the policy of the city that curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains, and street trees be installed along the street line or lines of any parcel hereafter improved by the construction thereon of any dwelling or other building.
(Ord. 79-8-828 § 1 (part): Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.020)
12.04.025   Exemptions.
   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)
12.04.030   Minimum requirements.
   The improvements specified in this chapter are minimum requirements and, whenever any ordinance of the city or any law of the state requires other or additional or more extensive improvements, such ordinance or law shall control.
(Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.030)
12.04.040   Installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains, and street trees required.
   No person shall construct any building, or cause any building to be constructed or added to upon any parcel of land unless either:
   A.   There exists in all streets abutting the parcel curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains and street trees conforming to the minimum improvements hereinafter described; or
   B.   Such person has agreed to install such curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains, and street trees and has secured performance of said agreement by a cash deposit, surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit delivered to the city; or
   C.   A specific exemption to this section has been granted by council order.
(Ord. 79-8-828 § 1 (part): Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.040)
12.04.050   Building permit issuance prerequisite.
   No building permit as required by the building code of the city shall be issued for the construction, alteration, or addition to any building upon any parcel which does not have minimum street improvements as defined in this chapter unless the owner of such parcel or some person acting on his behalf shall first comply with the provisions of Sections 12.04.040 and 12.04.080.
(Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.050)
12.04.060   Minimum street improvements.
   A.   Minimum street improvements shall consist of a concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, street paving to the center of the street, alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains, and street trees located on the side of each public street that the parcel fronts upon for the full length of the common boundary of the parcel and the street; provided, however, that if the parcel's topography is of irregular shape and the area of the parcel which will be occupied and used in connection with the building will not include the full frontage of the parcel upon a public street, the city administrative committee may reduce the length of the improvements to correspond with the frontage of the area of the parcel which will be so used and occupied.
   B.   An existing improvement shall satisfy the minimum improvements required under this chapter if it is installed at the proper location and grade and is in either good condition or it is practicable by repairs to place it in good condition.
   C.   The standard specifications for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structures, sewer and water mains, and street trees required by this chapter shall be those established by the city engineer as the minimum specifications for all such improvements installed in the streets of the city.
(Ord. 79-8-828 § 1 (part): Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.060)
12.04.070   Dedication to city required.
   Whenever improvements are required under Sections 12.04.030 and 12.04.040, the real property necessary for such improvements shall be dedicated to the city and the improvements shall be installed by the property owner without any cost to the city, as a condition of approval of any development. All dedications required under this chapter shall conform to the requirements of the city's adopted official plan lines map.
(Ord. 78-6-797 § 2: prior code § 12.08.070)
12.04.080   Installation agreement.
   The agreement to install minimum improvements mentioned in Section 15.04.040 shall be in substance as follows:
   "AGREEMENT TO INSTALL STREET IMPROVEMENTS
   "In consideration of the issuance to the undersigned of a building permit for the construction, alteration or repair of a building upon the premises situated in the City of Signal Hill described as:
the undersigned hereby agrees with the City of Signal Hill that he will within 30 days after the completion of such construction, and in any event not later than 3 months from the date said building permit is issued to him, install concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, street and alley paving, street lighting, driveway approaches, drainage structure and street trees in each street upon which parcel fronts between the following points:
   "The undersigned further agrees to construct said improvements in accordance with engineering standards established by the City Engineer.
   "As security for the performance of this agreement, the undersigned herewith delivers to the City Engineer a cash deposit, surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $ upon the condition that if the undersigned installs said improvements in accordance with this agreement, the City of Signal Hill will refund said moneys to him when the installation of said improvements is completed, and that if said improvements are not so installed, said City may proceed to itself cause said improvements to be installed and shall retain the deposit as its compensation therefor. In the event the City shall install said improvements, the undersigned agrees to pay the City upon demand any part of the cost thereof which is not covered by said deposit."
(Ord. 73-11-712 § 2 (part): prior code § 12.08.080)
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