15.40.060   The installation of curbs and gutters or gutters in conjunction with building construction.
   A.   Curbs and Gutters. Standard curb and gutter shall be installed, or standard gutter shall be installed, where same does not now exist, on all street frontage of properties for which building permits for the following classes of work are issued:
   1.   New dwellings, or commercial or industrial buildings or vacant properties, or remodeling of existing dwellings or commercial or industrial buildings involving the addition of fifty (50) percent or more of the existing floor space;
   2.   Replacement of existing dwellings, commercial, or industrial buildings;
   3.   Conversion of existing dwelling occupancies to more intensive occupancies, i.e., single-family to multiple-family occupancies; residential occupancies to commercial occupancies;
   4.   New structures on properties created by lot splits or other subdivisions of land.
   B.   Driveway Approaches. Standard concrete commercial or residential driveway approaches shall be included in such curb and gutter construction where driveways exist or are proposed for use by owners or permittees.
   C.   Sidewalks. Standard concrete sidewalks shall be installed in accord with the standard plans and policies of the city as to placement and design on all street frontages on properties on which building permits for the following classes of work are issued:
   1.   New dwellings or commercial or office buildings, or parking developments on vacant property, or remodeling of existing dwellings or commercial industrial buildings involving the addition of fifty (50) percent or more of the existing floor space;
   2.   Replacement of existing dwellings or commercial or office buildings, or conversion to parking usage;
   3.   Conversion of existing residential occupancies to commercial, office or parking occupancy;
   4.   New structures or parking facilities or uses on properties created by lot splits or subdivision;
   5.   The installation of sidewalks in conjunction with the construction of single-family dwellings may be deferred to a later date by the signing of a recordable agreement for those locations where in the opinion of the city engineer there will not be any other sidewalk construction for a period of several years. The agreement will stipulate that the property owners will install the sidewalks at such time as a sidewalk program is initiated in the neighborhood.
   D.   Condition of Building Permit Issuance. The above installations shall be a condition of building permit issuance, and final inspections shall not be performed for buildings, electrical, or plumbing work involved in the permitted construction until required sidewalk, curb and gutter, or gutter, and driveway approach construction is completed to city standards. (Prior code § 7835)