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ATTY/ORD.0010/CC ORD AMENDING MUNI CODE CH.18, 27A, 30 – EXHIBIT A REV: 09-17-24 VR Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT A – CHAPTER 18 AMENDMENTS Sec. 18.235. - DEFINITIONS: NEW BUILDING(S) (Residential or Commercial): Means any construction of a building, or buildings with a total floor area of eight hundred (800) one thousand (1,000) square feet or more. New residential buildings also include any construction resulting in modification of fifty percent (50%) or more of the structural walls of an existing residential building. *** SUBSTANTIAL COMMERCIAL REMODELING or SUBSTANTIAL REMODELING OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING: Means any: (A) remodeling of a commercial building or buildings and/or the construction of tenant improvements which amounts to more than fifty percent (50%) of the square footage of the existing building or building(s) on which the remodeling or the tenant improvements are performed; or (B) the construction of an addition of one thousand (1,000) square feet or more floor area to a commercial building; or (C) a combination of remodeling, tenant improvements, and construction of an addition if the combined square footage of any improvement amounts to fifty percent (50%) or more of the square footage of the existing commercial building. *** Sec. 18.242. - UNDERGROUND UTILITIES: A. Upon the construction of a any new commercial or residential building of four units or more, the electrical, telephone and cable TV lines will be installed underground along the street frontage as well as on the subject property. In lieu of the underground requirements along the street frontage associated with the construction of a new commercial or residential building of four units or more, or a minor subdivision with four or fewer lots, a developer may pay a fee, as established by resolution of the City Council, into the City’s Utility Undergrounding Fund. Said fee will not exceed the costs associated with the required undergrounding. B. Upon the construction of any new residential building (three units or less), the overhead services servicing the building shall be undergrounded. This may require design, permitting, and construction outside of the property boundary. In lieu of the underground requirements for the overhead services associated with the construction of a new residential building, a developer may pay a fee, as established by resolution of the City Council, into the City's Utility Undergrounding Fund. Said fee will not exceed the costs associated with the required undergrounding. The City Engineer shall have the discretion to grant hardship exception to this requirement based on the following factors, including but not limited to: whether there is sufficient rights/interest/title for the undergrounding, location of the nearest pole(s), and location of existing improvement(s) along proposed route of underground conduits