Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/18/2014

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Lateral benefit from major trunk sewers or interceptors is assessed to the properties benefited by the sewer. Any oversizing cost is assessed as described above. The replacement of existing sewers is assessed 300% with the rair�rg costs paid for by other funding sources identified by the City Councilfundina 100% of the costs through sewer enterprise funds. Individual service lines installed directly to specified properties are fully assessed directly to the benefited properties. Properties that have existing sanitary services, but do not have mainline sewers adjacent, across or up to their property lines pay 500% of the assessment rate for the new mainline sanitary sewer, as well asand 100% of the cost associated with replacing the service lines. Any existing service lines found to be defective as part of a street reconstruction are replaced as part of the project and are assessed directly to the benefiting property as allowed under Chanter 8 of the City Charter. Property owners electing to connect to City sewer during street reconstruction nroiects will receive a credit to offset those costs that would have been incurred by the City to reconstruct the street and boulevard after connecting to City sewer if the street were not being reconstructed. The amount of the credit will be set in the annual fee schedule approved by the City Council. E. Watermain Assessments Assessments for watermains in residential areas are based upon the cost of construction of 8--inch mains, which is the smallest size installed in residential areas of the City. Assessments for watermains in commercial and industrial areas are based upon the standard size of 12-inch mains. Watermain assessments must conform to Chapter 8 of the City Charter. Oversizing costs due to larger mains and larger appurtenances are paid for by a combination of availability charges, user charges and/or trunk area assessment charges. Trunk area water charges shall be levied to all un-platted property at the time of platting and to re - plats that have not been charged trunk area charges when the land was originally platted. The charges will be set in the annual fee schedule Ektiii+.4annroved by the first City Council meeting in fiaruary of each year. Services installed to individual properties shall be fully assessed to the benefiting property. Normally, watermains are assessed on a per lot basis, but in certain situations the area or adjusted front footage method may be utilized at the City Council's discretion. The replacement of existing watermains is not assessed 30%. Lateral benefit from major trunk water -mains is assessed to properties benefited by the water -main. Lateral water -main assessments are be -based on the costs for an equivalent 8-inch diameter water main for residential properties and for an equivalent 12" diameter watac min for residential properties and for an equivalent 12--'-inch diameter water -main for commercial/industrial properties. 12