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01/30/13 REVISOR JMR/JC 13-1196 2.1 (f) "Municipality" means a home rule charter or statutory city. 2.2 (g) "Street improvement district" means a geographic area designated by a 2.3 municipality and located within the municipality within which street improvements and 2.4 maintenance may be undertaken and financed according to this section. 2.5 Subd. 2. Authorization. A municipality may establish by ordinance municipal 2.6 street improvement districts and may defray all or part of the total costs of municipal 2.7 street improvements and maintenance by apportioning street improvement fees to all of 2.8 the parcels located in the district. 2.9 Subd. 3. Uniformity. The total costs of municipal street improvements and 2.10 maintenance must be apportioned to all parcels or tracts of land located in the established 2.11 street improvement district on a uniform basis within each classification of real estate. 2.12 Subd. 4. Adoption of plan. Before establishing a municipal street improvement 2.13 district or authorizing a street improvement fee, a municipality must propose and adopt a 2.14 street improvement plan that identifies the location of the municipal street improvement 2.15 district and identifies and estimates the costs of the proposed improvements during the 2.16 proposed period of collection of municipal street improvement fees, which must be for 2.17 a period of at least five years and at most 20 years. Notice of a public hearing on the 2.18 proposed plan must be given by mail to all affected landowners at least ten days before 2.19 the hearing and posted for at least ten days before the hearing. At the public hearing, the 2.20 governing body must present the plan and all affected landowners in attendance must have 2.21 the opportunity to comment before the governing body considers adoption of the plan. 2.22 Subd. 5. Citywide districts. A municipality that establishes a street improvement 2.23 district that encompasses the entire political jurisdiction may adjust the fees annually as 2.24 part of the annual budget process, utilizing truth in taxation notices and hearings to satisfy 2.25 the notice and hearing requirements in this section. A citywide district may be renewed 2.26 annually for an indefinite period. 2.27 Subd. 6. Use of fees. Revenues from street improvement fees must be placed in 2.28 a separate account and used only for projects located within the district and identified 2.29 in the municipal street improvement plan. 2.30 Subd. 7. Collection; up to 20 years. (a) An ordinance adopted under this section 2.31 must provide for billing and payment of the fee on a monthly, quarterly, or other basis 2.32 as directed by the governing body. The governing body may collect municipal street 2.33 improvement fees within a street improvement district for a maximum of 20 years. 2.34 (b) Fees that, as of October 15 of each year, have remained unpaid for at least 30 2.35 days may be certified to the county auditor for collection as a special assessment payable 2.36 in the following calendar year against the affected property. Section 1. 2