The absence of curbs, gutters, paving, sidewalks, adequate drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, street signs, street lights, street trees, underground electrical transmission lines, water mains, and gas lines, improved medians, rubberized rail crossings, is found and declared to be prejudicial to the public health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the city.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
A. 
Any person constructing any structure, building, dwelling, public or semi-public parking lot, or developing any area in the city shall also construct and install, at their own cost, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, paving, drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, street signs, street lights, street trees, underground electrical transmission lines, water mains, gas lines, rubberized railroad crossings, improved medians, off-site improvements as necessary, and appurtenances in accordance with the standards and specifications of the city and in accordance with the La Verne general plan of streets and highways of the city.
B. 
Such improvements shall be constructed or installed along all public streets and alley frontage adjoining the land upon which the structure, building, dwelling, public or semi-public parking lot is to be constructed unless adequate curbs, gutters, paving, sidewalk, drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, street signs, street lights, street trees, medians, underground electrical transmission lines, rubberized rail crossings, improved medians, water mains, and gas lines, already exist along the street and alley frontage. Where additional right-of-way or easements for public purposes are required, the right-of-way or easements shall be dedicated without cost to the city. In the case of gas lines, water mains, electrical transmission lines, drainage facilities, and sanitary sewers, the facilities shall be constructed so as to connect to the nearest accessible existing facility.
C. 
When needed, the public works director shall require construction of off-site improvements associated with the project in question if it can reasonably be shown that the project benefits from the improvements, and that the applicants are bearing a fair proportion of the financial burden of such improvements.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
In areas not subdivided into parcels or lots, the improvements required by this article need not extend a greater distance along the street frontage than:
A. 
The lot on which the use is located, if such lot may not be further divided under applicable zoning regulations; or
B. 
The minimum street frontage required for the use by applicable zoning regulations, including building width, driveways, side yards and lot area; or
C. 
In the case of gas lines, water lines, electrical transmission lines and sanitary sewers, the distance necessary to connect such facilities to the nearest similar existing facility.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
A. 
Upon application for a building permit or permit required under Chapter 12.08 of this code, the public works director shall provide the applicant with a notice of improvements required to comply with the provisions of this article. The applicant shall provide engineering plans and quantity estimates to the public works director. Upon the filing of the engineering plans and quantity estimates, the public works director shall estimate the cost of such improvements, the cost to be calculated using standard unit prices on file in the office of the public works director.
B. 
Such required permits shall not be issued for any dwelling, building, structure, public or semi-public parking lot or for the development of any area until the public works director certifies that the improvements required by this article exist or that money in an amount equal to the estimated cost of the construction of the improvements has been deposited or that a performance bond has been posted with the city to guarantee the construction of the improvements.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
The city council shall from time to time establish a fee for the inspection of improvements required as a condition of a building permit.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
Where money is deposited in lieu of installation of the required improvements, the city shall cause to be constructed or installed the improvement for which the money has been deposited. Any unused portion of the money so deposited shall be refunded to the depositor.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
When a performance bond is posted in lieu of the deposit of cash for the construction or installation of the required improvements, the bond shall be posted with the city in an amount equal to the estimated cost of the construction or installation of the improvements, as determined by the public works director.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
A. 
The provisions of this article shall not apply to land being divided or improved under the provisions of Title 16 of this code.
B. 
The provisions of this article shall not apply in cases of additions to or reconstruction or alterations of existing residential buildings or structures where such additions, reconstructions or alterations do not exceed a permit valuation, as determined by the building official, of a minimum dollar amount as set by the city council from time to time.
C. 
The provisions of this article shall not apply in cases of additions to or reconstruction or alterations of existing commercial or industrial buildings or structures where such additions, reconstruction or alterations do not exceed a permit valuation, as determined by the building inspector, of a minimum amount as established by the city council from time to time.
D. 
The provisions of this article shall not apply to those specific improvements to be installed or constructed by special assessment district or by any approved alternate method of financing.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)
In unusual conditions or when compliance with the provisions of this article would constitute an extreme hardship or would be impractical, the city council may, upon written request of the property owner, modify the requirements contained in this article as it may deem fit.
(Ord. 903 § 2, 1997)