§ 26-12. Improvement requirements—Urban areas.

When a building permit for a new building, including new single-family homes and duplexes or other permits required for modular buildings or mobile homes are required for commercial or industrial uses or for multiple living unit uses having three (3) or more living units per parcel, or for substantial improvement to an existing building, and the project involved falls within one (1) of the urban areas described in Section 26-11. "Substantial improvement" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement to a structure, the total cost of which equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement.

In addition to all other requirements set forth in the Uniform Building Code as amended and adopted by reference in this chapter, the following shall be required:

(1)

The construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalks or walkways, public roads, proper access from public roads, and drainage facilities;

(2)

Dedication of any necessary rights-of-way; and

(3)

For commercial or industrial uses or for multiple living unit uses having three (3) or more living units per parcel, or for substantial improvement to an existing building of this type the construction of an enclosure for containers used to hold solid waste and/or recyclable materials for collection is required.

The technical standards and specifications of the aforesaid improvements shall be as provided for subdivisions in Chapter 20 of the Butte County Code and a resolution or resolutions of standards adopted pursuant thereto. The Butte County Department of Public Works shall determine and approve the grade, width and location of all required improvements on county roads from surveys or other information submitted by the developer's engineer or from file information if available. The developer may bond in an amount satisfactory to the Department of Public Works and enter into a Site Improvement Agreement for above referenced construction, in order to obtain building permits prior to said construction. All bonded construction shall be completed within one (1) year of bonding, except in unusual circumstances where there are no improvements within five hundred (500) feet of the area the time limit may be extended to a maximum of five (5) years.

(Ord. No. 3844, § 16, 2-11-03: Ord. No. 3127, § 1, 3-8-94; Ord. No. 3394, § 1, 2-10-98; Ord. No. 3989, § 2 (part), 8-19-08)