13.08.030 Street improvements required for building permit issuance and land divisions.
A. Building permits for new construction or for the maintenance or renovation of 50 percent or more of an existing structure shall not be issued where the premises to be improved abut on a street, the improvement of which is substandard to the type of development contemplated; provided, that a permit may be issued if:
1. There is an existing street fronting the premises to be improved and the owner of the property to be improved executes an LID commitment; or
2. The owner of the property requesting the permit constructs, bonds for or pays in advance for the construction of a minimum standard street fronting the property and extending to an existing street and executes an LID commitment.
B. Land Division. Existing public rights-of-way and newly dedicated rights-of-way associated with the following land divisions shall be improved to the following standards:
1. Lot Line Adjustment. No improvements are necessary unless conditioned by preliminary approval of a lot line adjustment pursuant to Chapter 23.10 BMC.
2. Short Subdivision Containing Four or Fewer Lots or Units. All streets shall be improved to the minimum standard across the full frontage of the land being divided and to minimum standard to the nearest arterial street.
3. All Other Land Divisions Regulated by BMC Title 23, Including Land Divisions That Include More Than Four Units. All streets shall be improved to three-quarter standard across the full frontage of the land being divided and to minimum standard to the nearest arterial street.
4. Newly Dedicated Rights-of-Way. All newly dedicated streets associated with a land division shall be improved to full standard across the full frontage of the land being divided and to minimum standard to the nearest arterial street. [Ord. 2018-12-035 § 2; Ord. 10021 § 5, 1989].