Agenda - Public Works Committee - 05/20/2014

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front footage. The selection of the appropriate procedure will be determined by the specified configuration of the parcel. All measurements will be scaled from available plat and section maps and will be rounded down to the nearest foot dimension with any excess fraction deleted. 1. Rectangular Interior Lots. The rectangular lot is defined as having no more than 2.0 feet difference between the front and rear lot lines. The adjusted front footage is the actual front footage of the lot. For rectangular lots whose frontage is greater than its depth, the "odd shaped lot" method shall be used. 2. Odd Shaped Lots. For odd shaped lots such as exist on cul -de -sacs and curved streets where there is more than 2.0 feet of difference between the front and rear lot lines, and where the lots frontage is greater than its depth, the "odd shaped lot" method of determining the adjusted front footage shall be used. The adjusted front footage shall be computed by dividing the area of the lot by 12,000 square feet to determine the equivalent number of front footage units in the parcel. The number of units multiplied by 65 feet will give the adjusted front footage. 3. Corner Lot Adjustment. For street and trail assessments, the short side will be assessed the actual front footage. The long side will be assessed one -half the actual side footage or seventy - five (75) feet, whichever is greater. Sanitary sewer and watermain will only be assessed on the short side of a corner lot. 4. Zonal Assessment. When the street along the long side of a corner lot is improved, the cost shall be assessed equally to all lots within 1 /2 block in each direction of the street improved. This method may be selected rather than the corner lot adjusted. B. "Area " Method of Assessment. The "area" method of assessment shall be based on the number of square feet or acres within the boundaries of the appropriate property lines of the areas benefiting from the project. The assessment rate (i.e., cost per square foot) shall be calculated by dividing the total assessable cost by the total assessable area. On large lots, the City Engineer may determine that only a portion of the lots receives the benefit and my select a lot depth for the calculations equal to the benefit received. All properties included in the benefited area, including other governmental areas, churches, etc., shall be assessable. The following items may not be included in area calculations: public right -of- ways, and natural waterways, swamps and lakes and other wetlands designated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or the City. The City Engineer will make a recommendation on the boundaries or parameters of the benefited area in the feasibility report. C. "Per Lot" Method of Assessment The "per lot" method of assessment shall be based on equal assessment of all lots within the benefited area. The "assessment per lot" shall be the quotient of the "assessable cost" divided by the total assessable lots or parcels benefiting from the improvement. For the purpose of 7