Ordinance 665-80 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • • 1 Section 1: Definitions 2 For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply: 3 A. "Alley" shall mean the minor portion of the public road network not 4 designed for general travel and used primarily as means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments. 5 B. "Alley improvement" shall mean the drainage, grading and 6 pavement facilities required to improve the alley to City design standards. 7 C. "City Engineer" shall mean the person appointed by the Mayor to 8 position of Engineering Department Head, or his designee. 9 D. "Right-of-Way" shall mean the public property used or reserved for municipal purposes including all public utilities and street usages. 10 E. "Street" shall mean all or any portion of the City public road 11 network open to the public for travel with exception of alleys and limited access highways designed as State Highways. 12 F. "Street Improvements" shall mean the installation of all public 13 facilities required to improve the street to City design standards including grading, drainage, pavement, curb/gutter, sidewalk, 14 street lights, traffic signals and other necessary appurtenances. Such street improvements shall not be limited to the half street 15 abutting the property; for example, where no permanent street improvement existed, the street improvement shall be extended 16 beyond the centerline a sufficient distance (10 ft. minimum) to permit safe movement of traffic. 17 G. "Interim Street Improvements" shall mean the installation of 18 improvements to bring the public facility up to the existing character of the surrounding streets and pedestrian facilities and 19 may include widening of or installation of the asphalt street surface, gravel shoulder, temporary drainage facilities and in case 20 of alleys, an all weather gravel driving surface. 21 Section 2: Ordinance No. 555-78, Section 2, which reads as follows: 22 23 Section 2: Applicability 24 No building permit shall be issued by the City of Everett for construction of any new building or facility of any kind or description, or 25 in connection with any additions, alterations or repairs within any twelve (12) month period which exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the current market 26 value of an existing building or facility on the property, unless or until the public streets and alleys upon which the same abuts shall be improved at 27 the owner(s) expense in accordance with the following requirements: 28 A. All business, commercial, industrial, and multiple family residential land uses shall be required to construct street and/or alley 29 improvements together with all necessary appurtenances; provided, however, at the discretion of the City Engineer when he is satisfied 30 that adequate improvements exist except for nominal lacking of street width, a local improvement district (L.I.D.) covenant, 31 32 -2-