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Substantial improvements definition

Substantial improvements means any renovation, rehabilitation, re- construction, or construction of existing improvements, including minimum requirements for off-site and on-site improvements, the cost of which equals or exceeds thirty per cent of the market value of the existing improvements, that the lessee or the lessee and developer installs, constructs, and completes by the date of completion of the total development.”
Substantial improvements means renovation, reconstruction, and refurbishment occurring to further a change in the use and/or class of an improvement or that will add 25% or more to the contributory value of an improvement to the property. This term does not include normal maintenance on an improvement intended to only maintain its existing utility.
Substantial improvements means any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started, or if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, or before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition, “substantial improvement” is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. However, this term does not include: any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places.

Examples of Substantial improvements in a sentence

  • Substantial improvements may be floodproofed in lieu of elevation.

  • Note: Substantial improvements that are located within floodplains must meet the standards detailed in the Mason County Flood Ordinance, which may include submitting a Habitat Assessment or Habitat Management Plan.

  • Substantial improvements in management can be achieved by senior management and the PM if they undertake accountability for system effectiveness and use.

  • Substantial improvements that have met all of the requirements of subsections 16-139(c), (d), and (e) shall have the elevation of the lowest floor, including basement and access to the building, at least three feet above the base flood elevation or at least one foot above the future-conditions flood elevation, whichever is higher.

  • Substantial improvements that have met all of the requirements of subsections 16-139(c), (d), and (e) may be floodproofed in lieu of elevation.


More Definitions of Substantial improvements

Substantial improvements means improvements worth more than 50 percent of the assessed value of the original building(s).
Substantial improvements means any renovation,
Substantial improvements means any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either:
Substantial improvements means any development and/or construction of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds either fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the development is started, or, if the development or construction is undertaken for repair of damage caused by accident or acts of God, fifty percent (50%) of the same market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
Substantial improvements means any individual or series of related Additions and Capital Repairs (A) of a nature that are not ordinarily included within an annual capital repair plan described in Section 4.3(G) and (B) the aggregate cost of which exceeds $25,000,000. "Substantial Improvements" expressly excludes the Work (as defined in the Design and Construction Agreement).
Substantial improvements means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before start of construction of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either (1) any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications that have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or(2) any alteration of a “historic structure,” provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure.”
Substantial improvements means any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either: (1) before the improvement or repair is started, or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purpose of this definition, “substantial improvement” is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.