19.51.040 Extent of required improvements.
This section identifies where improvements must be installed along the property frontage and when they must be extended past the property to ensure a smooth transition to adjacent improvements.
A. When an existing right-of-way is paved, improvements must be installed from the centerline of the right-of-way, or center of the street as constructed, to the subject property’s property line, for the entire length of the street frontage.
B. Sidewalks Extended. Sidewalks or pedestrian facilities must be extended to connect to existing pedestrian facilities where practical and reasonable, as determined by the Public Works Director.
C. Existing Alleys. The following improvements are required when right-of-way for an alley exists adjacent to a site:
1. For commercial, industrial, office, or multifamily projects, the applicant must improve the alley abutting the subject property and extend the improvements to an existing improved public street.
2. For all types of development permits, the Public Works Director must determine the extent and nature of improvements required in alleys on a case-by-case basis. Typical improvements include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following, depending on the type of development proposed:
a. Replacement of the alley driveway apron and curb.
b. Installation of storm drainage and other utilities.
c. Paving and repair of existing paving.
d. Installation of crushed rock in gravel alleys.
D. Transition to Existing Improvements. If improvements required by this chapter will connect with improvements in the same ROW that do not conform to this chapter, the following applies:
1. If the improvements will connect with existing improvements of a greater dimension, the improvement must be built at the greater dimension unless the Public Works Director determines that the dimensions of the existing improvement will be decreased in the future.
2. If the improvements will connect with existing improvements of a lesser dimension, the following applies, as determined by the Public Works Director:
a. If the dimensions of the existing improvements will not be increased in the future, the new improvement must be permanently flared or tapered to match the existing improvements.
b. If the dimensions of the existing improvements will be increased in the future, the required improvements must be installed in the full length of the right-of-way abutting the subject property with temporary flaring or tapering on the existing improvements.
E. Replacement of Damaged or Substandard Existing Improvements. For properties that have existing improvements within the adjacent public right-of-way, the applicant must remove and replace any damaged, substandard, or nonconforming improvements in conjunction with development of the property. Replacement includes, but is not limited to, cracked curbs, gutters, landscape strips, sidewalks, storm drainage infrastructures, barrier-free ramps at street intersections, nonconforming driveway accesses, and installation of street trees.
F. Relocation of Existing Franchise Utilities. Franchise utilities must be relocated as required, including relocation underground, to accommodate necessary improvements. See AMC Chapter 15.32, Underground Utilities. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)