City Council Ordinance 58~ 3-~-.1
SECTION:
cHtw TER I
ASSESSMENTS
13 Ir_13 GENERAL
13 Y-2: WATERS SANITARY SLOWER AND STORM SEWER
13..13: STREETS INCLUDING CURB, AND GUTTER
13-1-t: GENERAL: i
{A) THE PROJECT COSTSi WHICH SHALL BE COMPUTED FOR ANY IMPROVEMENT TO BE
WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY ASSESSEDi SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENT
COSTS:
I• CONSTRUCTION -
2• ENGINEERING
3• INSPECTION .'
I}~ LEGAL - -
• - -
~• ADMINISTRATIVE
7• ASSESSMENT ROLL PREPARATION
$• LAND ACQW181TION-
9 • EASEMENTS.. ~ .
tO• CONDEMNATION
i!. CAPITALIZED INTEREST AS DETERMINED
OF CONSTRUCTIONy WHIC FROM THE SALE QF BONDS OR START
HEVER_IS EARLIEST TO THE DATE OF THE ASSESSMENT
HEARING.
12• MISCELLANEOUS
{S) ALL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTSi WHICH WILL BE TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY ASSESSED.
,WILL BE HANDLED IN FULL CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVIS-IONS OF MINNESOTA
STATUTES CHAPTER. ~Fc~•-
{C) ALL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST~BENEFITED PROPERTY MAY. BE PAIp SIN FULL WITHIN
THIRTY {~) DAYS FOLLOWING THE ASSESSMENT HEARING WITHOUT INTEREST OR
`PENALTY.
{D) A$SE33MENTS MAY BE PAID ON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS OVER A VARYING NUMBER
OF YEARS NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY {2O~ INSTALLMENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE
COUNCIL FOR EACH SPECIFIC PROJECT BASED ON THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT AND
THE STATUS OF THE BENEFITED PROPERTY. T
{E) ANNUAL (N3TALLMEfJTS STYONETCAICULATED ON THE BA31S OF EVEN PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS PLUS INTERE HE UNPAIp BALANCEi,OR ON THE-BASIS OF EVEN
'ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS INCLUDING PRINCIPAL AND ~INTERE$T~ AS THE COUNCIL
.MAY DETERMINE.
.{F~ OFTATELEASTAI.S~E{ROUNDED UP TOETHEANEARESTA•L5~)N OVERCTHESRATEAPAiDE
ON THE BANDS ISSUED TO FINANCE THE IMPROVEMENTS •R~ JF INTERNALLY
FINANCED OVER THE THEN EQUIVALENT RATE THE,CITY DETERMINES IT WOULD
HAVE TO PAY-ON BONGS ISSUED AT THAT T1ME•
{G) FDR ALL NO RDINANCEIIIONSI THROUGHMIIT7~1LOSHALLNS IN_.THE C1TY13 SUB.
pIVIS10N 7 APPLY.
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(H) IN ANY EVENT, THE ENTIRE ASSESSMENT BALANCE OUTSTANDING AGAINST A
GIVEN PARCEL, OTHER THAN ASSESSMENTS MADE FOR THE SpECIFiC IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS LISTED FOLLOWING THIS PARAGRAPH, MUST BE PAID IN FULL AS A
REQUIREMENT FOR OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT FOR PRINCIPAL USE (A3
DEFINED IN THE CITYIS ZONING ORDINANCE 10-2-2) NEW CONSTRUCTION ON
THAT PARCEL.
EXEMPT PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:
1977-1 IMPROVEMENT PROJE~CT~ 1977-~ IMPROVEMENT PROJj:CT~,
1977-3 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND ALL PROJeGTS FOR wH1~H
ASSESSMENTS WERE LEVIED PRIOR TO 197$•
(I) THIS ASSESSMENT POLICY IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLAGE OR CHANGE ~IN ANY WAY
_ THE CITYIS CURRENT POLICY WITH REGARD TO SEWER AND WATER, SERVICE AND
CONNECTION CHARGES•
13-1-2 WATER, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER
(A) LATERALS _
1• THE CITY ENGINEER SHALL DETERMfNE, SUBJECT TO'CONF{RMATbN BY THE
CITY COUNCIL, WHEN A SEWER OR WATER LINE IS DESfGNED FOR OTHER
THAN LATERAL BENEFIT W17H THE FOLLOWING DEFIN171DN'OF'A LATERAL
ASSUMED TO BE TYPICAL: .
A. WATER, RESIDENTIAL - A 6° DIAMETER LIFE
B. WATER, MULTIPLE DWELLING - AN H° DIAMETER LINE
C. WATER, COMMERCIAL~INOUSTRIAL - A 10" DIAMETER LINEf
_ D. SEWER,_ RESIDENTIAL - AN H~~ DIAMETER LINE AT'A DEPTH OF UP TO 121
E. SEWER, MULTIPLE DWELL1NGfCOMMERGIAL~`INDUSTRIAL - A 10° 6IAMETER
LINE AT A DEPTH OF UP TO 121 '
_ (CURRENT ZONING OR LAN D, USE SHALL BE APPLIED)
2. IN RES'IOENTIAL AREAS, tATERAL3 WILL BE 100 ASSESSED-AGAINST BENEFITED
PROPERTY USING A UNIT OR PARCEL METHOD. A UNIT OR PARCEL IS EQUAL
TO ONE (1) DEVELOPED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT OR A VACANT
PLATTED LOT WHICH- MEETS THE CITYIS MINIMUM L07 REQUIREMENTS'FOR A
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, WITH A WIDTH OF AT LEAST I3U~j ORS IN THE
CASE OF AN UNPLATTED AREA, THE NUMBER OF UNITS SHALL BE DETERMINED
BY THE NUMBER OF i11NIMl1M SIZED LOTS, EACH HAVING ~1 pRONTAGE-0N
_ ,THE PARTICULAR UTILITY LINE E}EING CONS7RUQTED THA'I'.-COULD BE OBTAINED
BY SUBplV1p{NG THE PRbP~RTY,
3• FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, THE LATERAL`ASSESSMENTS
SHALL BE BASED_ON_THQ FRONT, FOOT METHOp. THE FRONT FOOTAGE ASSESS-
MFNT AGAINST COMMERCIAL-ANQ INDUSTRIAL pRpPERTY SHALL.. SE DETERMINED
dN THE BASIS OF THE.EQ~IVALENT OF ~ FRONT FEET PER UNIT. EXAMPLE:
A COMMERCIAL~INOUSTRIAL PROPERTY WITH A SOO1 FRONTAGE
WOULD RESULT IN AN ASSESSMENT AS FOLLOW52 ~ DIVIDED BY
IIO ~ 625'UNIT3 TIMES THE UNIT ASSESSMENT FOR THAT PROJECT.
~•'LATERAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY 20NED AND~OR CURRENTLY USED
AT TKE TIME'OF iWI:T~LLATION, FOR MULTIPLE (OTHER THAN SINGLE)
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUQ710N SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS
OF •75 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL EQUIVALENT UNIT PER EACH PROPOSED
DWELLING UN17~ OR'ON A FRONT FOOT BASISy AS THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE.
~. IN THE EVENT OF LARGE PLATTED LOTS, CONTAINING ONE (1) DWELLING
UNITAT THE PRESENT TIME, ApO1TIONAL UNIT CHARGES SHALL BE MADE IF
THE PRESENT BUILDINGS ON THE LOT ARE LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A
SUBpIVIS10N OF THE LOT, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL BUILDING SITES MEETING
THE CITYIS MINIMUM WIDTH AND LOT SIZE R_-~tlIREMENTG~
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13..I-2
IF• IN THE FUTURES THE CITY SHOULD GRANT A WAIVER OF MINIMUM RE•
QUIREMENTS AND PERM17 SPLITTING OF A PLATTED L07 ORIGINALLY
`~ A93ESSED AS ONE UNIT~''A CONNECTION CHARGE SHALL 'BE MADE IN AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO TMf AP~OPERTYiBEFORELTHEAPROPER7 ORIGINALLY
ASSESSED AGAINST THE' Y DIVISION IS
_ GRANTED.
(B} TRUNK OR 1 i°sTEr'C~"PTAR
1• 'i1+E CITY ENGINEER SHALL DETERMtNE• SUBJECT.TO CONFIRMATION BY THE
CITY COUNCIL•:WHEN A SEWER OR WATER LINE F5 DESIGNED WHOLLY OR
PARTIALLY TO ,SERVE AS A TRUNK OR INTERCEPTOR:WITH THE FOLLOWING
DEFINITION OF TRUNK OR INTERCEPTOR LINES ASSUMED 70.6E TYPICAL.
A• WATER, RESIDENTIAL LINES OVER 6n IN DIAMETER
B• WATERS MULTIPLE DWELLING LINES OVER H" IN DIAMETER
C•'WATER, COIAMERCfAL~INDtlSTR1AL LINES OVER 14"' IN DIAMETER
p• SEWERS RESIDENTIAL LINES OVER S° tN DIAMETER
E• SEWERS MULTIPLE~COMMERCIAL~INOUSTRIAL • LINES OVER 10" IN
DIAMETER '
ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES ARE MOST
-LIFT STATIONS AND OTHER UNUSUAL COSTS WHICH MAY BE ASSOCIATED
WITH A LATERAL OR pUAL PURPOSE LINEi 5UCH A3 THE COSTS INCURRED
IN INSTJ4I.LING-SEWER LINES AT A DEPTH OF MORE THAN 121•
2• 100 OF THE COST OF TRUNK~lNTERCEPTOR LINES SHALL BE ASSESSED
AGAI-HST THE NET PLATTED AREA. WHETHER OR NOT SERVICE WILL BECOME
iMNED1ATELY AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE PRO.
JECT• THE TRUNK COST SHALL BE COMPUTED AS THE TOTAL PROJECT
COST. LESS THE LATERAL BENEFIT ALONG TFE TRUNK LINES AS DETERMINED
BY THE EQUIVALENT COSfi OF INSTALL''ING LILTERAL LINES IN THE SAME
PROJECT AREA•° LATERAL ASSESSMENTS ON THE AFOREMENTIAN6D UNIT OR
OR FRONT FOOT BASIS WILL BE MADE FOR THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT
COSTi AND THE BALANCE ,ASSESSED ON AN AREA BA31S TO THE GROSS
BENEFITED AREA•
3•; fOR PURPOSES DF ASSESSMENTS °NET PLATTED AREA°'-SHALL BE DETERMINED
,. T6 8ES
A• 75~ OF THE GROSS AREA IN UNPLATTED RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
B• 90~ OF THE"GROSS AREA IN UNPLATTER MULTIPLE 17WELlING~ COMMERCIAL
OR INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
ll•. FOR LARGE UNDEVELOPED AREAS. ASSESSMENT UNITS WILL BE ACRES] AND
IN SMALLER OR PI:ATTED PROPERTIES SRUARE FOOT' UNITS WILL BE USED.
5• THE COUNCIL WILL DETERMINES IN EACH CASE, WHETHER A NECESSARY
tIFT STATIpN SHALL 8E CONSIDERED AS BENEFITING A GIVEN.Al2EA ANO
ASSESSED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY IN TrE 3AME.MANNER A3 A TRUNK LINE
OR WHETHER THE LIFT STATION IS OF GENERAL OR PARTIAL BENEFIT TO
THE CITY ANDS AS A RESULTS SHOULD BE PAID FOR WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY
THROUGH SEWER DEPARTMENT REVENtJ$•.
6• THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE. IN EACH CASE. WHETHER A TRUNK WATER
LINE OR RELATED FACILITY SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS BENEFITING A GIVEN
AREA AND WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY ASSESSEDi OR WHETHER THE LINE IS OF
GENERAL BENEFYT'TO THE C'~"rY• AND A3 A RESULTS SHOULD BE PAID FOR
WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY THROUGH REVENUES OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
'~• SINCE A TOTAL TRUNK SYSTEM MAY BE CONSTRUCTED IN SEVERAL STAGES
THERE MAY BE MmRE'THAN ONE TRUNK ASSESSMENT AGAINST A GIVEN PARCEL
OF PROPERTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST A
GIVEN PARCEL OF PROPERTY EXCEED THE TOTAL COST INCURRED IN
FURNISHING TRUNK SERVICES TO THAT PROPERTY.
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_ 8• WHEN WATER AND SEWER TRUNK ANDfOR OTWER-CORE FACILITIES ARE
CON3TRUCTED,WHICH BENEFIT AREAS LYINti -0UTSIDE ?HE CORPORATE
_ LIMIT3~ A TRUNK GQryNECT10N CHARGE SHA11 BE-ESTABLISHED FOR TNA7
i BENEf-1TED PROPERTY WFFiCH 13 LpGATED OUTSEflE THE CORPORATE LIMITS
WHICH SHALL BE PAID UPON CONNECTION TO THE SYSTEM. THIS CON-
NECTION CHARGE SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE TRUNK ASSESSMENT.
OR ASSESSMENTSi LEVIED AGAINST EQUALLY` BENEFITED PROPERTY WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS AT THE TIME THE PROJEGT~ OR PROJECTS ARE
COMPGE7ED~ FNCfiIEASEO ANNUALLY BY ?HE ENGINEERING NEWS R CORD
INaEX FOR EACH YEAR BETWEEN THE DATE OF INSTALLATION OF THE
ItNE AND 'THE DATE OF CONNECTION. 'ANY PARTIAL YEAR SMALL BE
CONSIDERED A FULL YEAR IN DETERMINING ThE'INCREASE•
~CI STORM:SEWER ._
I• STORM SEWER-COSTS 'WILL BE-LQO% ASSESSED TO BENEFITED PROPERTY ON
A NET ;PLATTED AREA iBASJ3r -
2r FOR PURPOSES OF ASSE33MENT~ °NE7 PLATTED AREA° SHALL BE DETERMINED TO
BE:
75~ QF_THE GRO$$ AREA IN UNPLATT
Ar 9O°o OF THE GROSS-AREA IN UNPLATTcD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
- - _ _ 'Br ED.-NYULTIPLc Dt+IELLING~
• OMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
3• STORM SEWER .:ASSESSMENTS FOR OTHER THAN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
- - _ PROPERTY .SHALL B€ 'DETERMINE.D BY MULTIPLYING-THE RE3IDENTtAI AREA
' - ASSESSMENT RER SQUAi2E fOQT
- ~_OiR ACRE. TIMES THE FOLLOWING FACTOR:
-A. OPEN SPACE - r
_ _ - , _' B. MULTIPLE- DWELLING Ir`j _
Cr- COMMERG,IAil1#QUSTRIAL 2r4
13-I-3 STREETS, INCLUDING CURB AND GUTTER
{.A) _ ALL STREET 1MPROVEMENT,S~-t NCLUDING CURB. AND GUTTER., SHALL BE 100,6
ASSESSED AGAINST THE ABUTTING PROPERTY ON A FRONT FOOTAGE BASIS.
~~~ TtIE ASSESSABLE-f'OOTAGE ON A STREET PROJECT CONS,IS73 OF ALL FRONT
'~ _~ -'- FOOT_AGEy NOT ifVGLUDNG THE TONG-SIDE FOOTAGE ON CORNER LOT3r AND IN THE
CASE OF ODO-SHAPED LOTS THE FOOTAGE SHALL' BE DETERMINED TO BE THE
FOOTAGE A7 THE BU1601NG SET+~BACK LINES BUT SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LESS
_3HAN THE MINIMUM. LOT 1lIDTH AS REQULRED BY THE CITY r. COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE
__ -TO FNTERSECTIONS. AND SIDE LOT FOIITAGE SHALL eE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT TO BE ASSESSED AND APPORTIONED OVER THE NET ASSESSABLE FOOTAGE.
~C}'.' CITY-OWNED PROPERTY :SHALL BE INCLUDED A3-'ATS8E8SABLE FOOTAGE AND PAID
FOR BY THE CITY. - '
tD, IN THE EVENT STREET REPLACEMENT. IS NECESSARY p3 A RESULT OF UNDER-
GROUND UTILITY CONSTRUCTIONS THE CITY MAY DETERMINE TO ASSESS 5O%
- - OF THE STREET REPLiCEMENT, COST,
~~~ ^_ IF. THE COUNCIL DE7ERMFINES TNA7 THE STREETS WHICH, MUST BE REPLACED
AS. A RESULT OF THE UNDER~iiROUND UTILi-TY CONSTRUCTIONS WAS OF SUCH
. - DETERIORATED COND.lTION AS TO HAVE PEEN IN NEEp OF REPLACEMENT
WHETHER OR NOT UNDERGROUND WORK WAS NECESSARY THEN 100 OF THE
STREET-REPLACEMENT .COST SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE BENEFITED
PROPERTY ON A FRONT FOOTAGE BASiSr -
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(F) IN THE EVENT STREETS ARE RESTOREd TO THEIR CQNpIT10N PRIOR TO THE
UNDERGROUNp UTILITY CON5TRUCTION~ THE 3TRE`ET COST SHALL BE ASSESSED
ON A UNIT BA313 AS A PART OF THE YTILITY CONSTRUCTION COST• IF THE
STREET 13 UPGRADED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF RESTORATION
TO IT3 PRIOR CONDITION ANp THE OESIREp UPGRADING SHALL BE ASSE33Ep
AGAtN3T THE BENEFITEp PROPERTY ON A FRONT FOOTAGE BASIS WITH THE
RC3'FORATION COST BEING (NCWOED iN THE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION A35ES3-
MENT ON A UNIT BAS15.
(:a) IN NO EVENT SHALL ASS~55-`TENTS FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION BE SPREAD
OVER A PERIOD OF MORE THAN TEN (IO) YEARS.
(7-10-78 #58)