Red Bluff Municipal Code Art. VI Alley Improvement

When a building permit is issued in the city in any zone other than an R-1 and R-2 zone and the building construction or improvement will be at a cost of $10,000 or more and the construction or improvement is located on real property adjacent to an existing alley, it shall be a condition to the issuance of the permit that the building permit applicant agree to cause the alley to be improved, if the same is below the standards adopted by the city for alley construction.

(`61 Code, § 19.40) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)

The participation required by § 19.40 shall mean the improvement of the alley for its full width and for a distance equal to the lineal footage upon the alley which the property abuts.

(`61 Code, § 19.41) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)

The minimum standards for alley improvements shall be installation of two inches of asphalt concrete on a six-inch base of class two aggregate.

(`61 Code, § 19.42) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976; Am. Ord. 779, passed 7-7-1987)

(A) The person applying for the building permit, as provided in § 19.40, shall participate in the cost of the alley improvement in either of the following two manners:

(1) By paying the cost of the materials used to improve the alley; or

(2) If the work be done by contract, to pay one-half of the contract cost.

(B) The option as to whether the work shall be performed by city forces or let to contract shall be with city.

(`61 Code, § 19.43) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)

When application is made for a building permit as provided in § 19.40 and the property sought to be improved is located upon an alley which has been brought up to standard subsequent to October 1, 1976, then it shall be a condition to the issuance of the building permit that the applicant agree to pay into the Alley Improvement Revolving Fund an amount equal to the cost of the materials used to improve the alley as of the time the building permit is issued.

(`61 Code, § 19.44) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)

There is hereby established, under the general budget of the Department of Public Works, an “Alley Improvement Revolving Fund.” There shall be deposited in the Fund all money paid to the ‘city pursuant to the provisions of § 19.44. The funds so deposited shall be used to reimburse the city for its costs in the reconstruction of the alley, or may be used to pay the costs of construction or reconstruction of alleys elsewhere in the city.

(`61 Code, § 19.45) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)

The definition of “zone” or “zones,” as used herein, is as set forth in Chapter 25 of the city code.

(`61 Code, § 19.46) (Ord. 581, passed 10-5-1976)