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Construction or provision of public right-of-way improvements consistent with the requirements in this chapter and AMC Chapter 19.52, Public Street Design, is required as a condition of approval of the following development activities:

A. Creation of any new dwelling units, except for accessory dwelling units.

B. Creation of any new nonresidential development.

C. The establishment of new lots with a subdivision, short subdivision, or binding site plan when such lots do not otherwise have access from a public right-of-way.

D. Alteration of, or addition to, a single-family residence when the estimated value of the proposed structural improvements exceeds 50 percent of the Skagit County Assessor’s value of the existing structure(s) on the subject property within a 12-month period.

E. Alteration of, or addition to, a commercial, industrial, or multifamily development when the estimated value of the proposed improvements exceeds 50 percent of the Skagit County Assessor’s value of the existing structure(s) on the subject property within a 12-month period.

Exception: Tenant improvements to existing buildings (no new increase in gross floor area) are exempt from the public right-of-way improvements in this chapter.

F. A change of use to a more intensive use of property that will result in increased impact (as determined by the Director) to the transportation system, based on the Trip Generation Manual published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for the land use, or other source approved by the city.

G. A new access point to a public street will be created.

H. When a nonresidential, multifamily, townhouse, or cottage development establishes internal roadways for the purpose of complying with the block design and connectivity standards of AMC 19.54.020. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)