Exeter Municipal Code Ch. 12.08 Installation of Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks and Other Improvements

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Editor's note— The title of Ch. 12.08 was amended by Ord. 450 §1.

State Law reference— Provisions on the construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, see Str. and Hys. Code §5870 et seq.

The improvements enumerated in this section shall be installed where the same do not now exist, or are not now adequate, on all street frontage of properties for which building permits are required, for the following classes of work:

A. New buildings, or commercial or industrial buildings on vacant properties;

B. Replacements of existing dwellings, commercial or industrial buildings;

C. Conversion of existing dwelling occupancies to more intensive occupancies, i.e., single-family to multiple-family occupancies, residential occupancies to commercial occupancies, etc.;

D. New structures on properties created by lot splits or other subdivisions of land.

(Ord. 236 §1, 1963; Ord. 450 §2, 1982)

The improvements to be constructed and installed pursuant to this chapter shall include curbs, gutters, sidewalks, road construction, and any other public improvements which relate to water, sewage, drainage or traffic problems arising from or reasonably related to the property or building proposed to be constructed. Such improvements shall meet the specifications of the city council which may from time to time be adopted by resolution. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this chapter, the city council, in the exercise of its discretion, may waive the requirement of a sidewalk.

(Ord. 236 §2, 1963; Ord. 450 §3, 1982)

Standard concrete commercial or residential driveway approaches shall be included in such curb and gutter construction where driveways exist or are proposed for use by owners or permittees.

(Ord. 236 §3, 1963)

The installations referred to in this chapter shall be a condition of building permit issuance, and final inspections shall not be performed for building, electrical, or plumbing or any other work involved in the permitted construction until the required improvements are satisfactorily completed to city standards.

(Ord. 236 §4, 1963; Ord. 450 §4, 1982)