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I I I I I ! I I I I I I, I I Ordinance 83- City of Ramsey Anoka County, Minnesota o8/~5/83 AMENDMENT To Chapter 210.01 which is known as the "Street Assessment" Chapter of the City Code of Ramsey, Minnesota. An Ordinance amending Chapter 210.01 of the City Code of Ramsey, Minnesota. The City Council of the City of Ramsey hereby ordains: Section 1- A~eadmeut Chapter 210.01 Street Assessment is hereby amended to read as follows: 210 o01 FUBL'I'C YMPIOVEMEBTS SPECIAL ASSESSWEBTS 210.011 GENERAL Minnesota State Law, Chapter 429, provides that a Municipality has the power to make public improvements such as sanitary sewer, storm drainage, water source, storage and distribution facilities, street improvements including grading, curb and gutter and surfacing, sidewalks, street lighting, recreational facilities, etc. 210.OllA THE ~tEORY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Special assessments are an indirect form of taxation. They are a compulsory charge on selected properties for a particular improvements or service which presumably benefit the owners of the selected property and are also undertaken in the interest of the public. Special assessments have three (3) distinct characteristics: 1. They are a compulsory levy used to finance a particular public improvements program. 2. The levy is charged only against those particular parcels of property deemed to receive some special benefit from the program. 3. The amount of the charge does not exceed the value of the benefits received.