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owners of properties zoned residential greater than ten acres in size based on zoning <br />classifications in effect at the date of such petition, or owners of non -homestead real property <br />greater than one acre in size. <br />8.4.4 Counter petition in favor of the improvement. If within 30 days of the filing with the city <br />administrator of a petition against the local improvement as described in section 8.4.3 above, <br />there is filed with the city administrator a petition in favor of the local improvement, signed by <br />owners of real property abutting on the streets named in the initiating petition as the location of <br />the improvement, in a percentage greater than the percent of owners of real property who <br />signed the petition against the local improvement, then in such event the council may disregard <br />the petition against the local improvement and proceed with the local improvement. <br />8.4.5 Petition against council initiated improvement. If the local improvement was initiated by <br />council resolution without an initiating petition and, within 60 days of the conclusion of the public <br />hearing, a petition is filed with the city administrator against such local improvement and which <br />petition is signed by greater than 5Qat least 60 percent of the owners of real property proposed <br />to be assessed for and benefited by the local improvement, the council shall not make such <br />local improvement at the expense of the benefited property owners. For purposes of the <br />foregoing sentence, "owners of real property" shall not include owners of properties zoned for <br />commercial or industrial uses or owners of properties zoned residential greater than ten acres in <br />size based on zoning classifications in effect at the date of such petition, or owners of non - <br />homestead real property greater than one acre in size. <br />8.4.6 Withdrawal of name from petition. Any person whose name appears on a petition to the <br />council in favor of a local improvement, or on a petition to the council filed against a local <br />improvement, may withdraw his/her name by a statement in writing filed with the city <br />administrator before such petition is presented to the council or in person at a city council <br />meeting before the city council accepts said petition. <br />8.4.7 Filing of petition with city council. All completed petitions filed with the city administrator <br />as described herein shall be presented to the council by the city administrator at the council's <br />next regularly scheduled meeting. <br />8.4.8 One year before any further action. When a proposed local improvement is disallowed <br />pursuant to the petition process described in the foregoing sections, the council shall not vote <br />on the same improvement within a period of one year after the public hearing on said <br />improvement. <br />(Ord. of 1-25-1993; Ord. No. 06-22, § 2, 7-5-2006; Ord. No. 12-08, § 2, 6-26-2012) <br />Sec. 8.5. - Computation of time. <br />Where the performance or doing of any act or matter is required by this Charter, and the period of <br />time is prescribed and fixed by this Charter, the time shall be computed so as to exclude the first and <br />include the last day of the prescribed or fixed period of time. When the last day of the period falls on a <br />Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that day shall be omitted from the computation. <br />(Ord. of 1-25-1993) <br />Sec. 8.6. - Sewer and water projects. <br />This section applies to any local improvement project completed after January 1, 1996, which <br />includes extending urban services (sewer and/or water) to an existing home or neighborhood. <br />8.6.1 Connection policy. The city may not compel any property owner with a functional private <br />sewer and water system to connect to city sewer and/or water. <br />8.6.2 Assessment policy. The city may not levy an assessment for any component of any <br />project which includes sewer and/or water improvements against a property whose owner elects <br />to remain on a functional private sewer and/or water system. <br />Page 2 <br />