Section 12.08.020 Generally.

    A.    No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged, and no building permit shall be issued therefor on any lot if such lot abuts on a dedicated street or streets unless:       
    1.    The one-half of the street located on the same side of its centerline as the lot has been dedicated and improved for the full street frontage of the lot so as to meet the dedication and improvement standards for such street and sidewalk as are provided in a resolution by the city council and other applicable provisions of this chapter;
    2.    Such dedications and improvements have been assured to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
    B.    A building permit may be issued for new construction without first improving such dedicated property, if the permittee enters into a secured agreement with the city to perform such improvements within one year from the date of the building permit;
    C.    The dedication and improvement requirements of this chapter shall also apply to the construction or alteration of all off-street parking areas, off-street loading or unloading areas, off-street pickup and delivery areas, and storage, sale, rental or service areas which are subject to the city's zoning ordinance;
    D.    As used in this chapter, the word "lot" means one or more individual lots or parcels of record which have been combined into a single lot or parcel for purposes of development, construction or improvement as a single unit of land. (Prior code § 21-12)