A. All development approvals and permits for development that create or increase a demand for pedestrian access, including divisions of land, conditional uses, site development plans and permits for new structures or site improvements and permits for reconstruction or alteration of structures, except minor reconstruction or alteration, shall comply with this chapter. No such permit or approval shall be issued until plans demonstrating compliance with this chapter have been submitted and approved. No certificate of occupancy or final approval for such development shall be issued until: (1) the public works director has determined that the development is exempt; (2) all required improvements are physically constructed; (3) a fee in-lieu payment has been remitted to the city in accordance with AMC 12.05.040; or (4) the city has received a performance bond in an amount sufficient, in the determination of the public works director, to fund completion of all required improvements. “Minor reconstruction” or “minor alteration” shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.

B. For the purpose of this chapter, “minor reconstruction” is defined as building improvements within any thirty-six-month period that cumulatively involve the demolition and reconstruction of less than forty percent of an existing structure, or are necessitated by damage to an existing structure by fire, flood or other natural disaster.

C. For the purpose of this chapter, “minor alteration” is defined as building improvements within any thirty-six-month period that result in a cumulative increase of the total floor area of a building or buildings on a site of less than forty percent.

D. For the purpose of this chapter, “public works director” is defined as the public works director or his/her designee. (Ord. 1219-23 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1024-09 § 1; Ord. 1022-09 § 1).