Agenda - Council - 04/23/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I It should be en~hasized that the special assessment method and policies s~m~arized herein cannot be oonsidered as all-inclusive and that unusual circumstances may at times justify special considerations. Also, any fixed cost data and rates presented herein will be adjusted from year to year by the ENR Construction Index or the Consumer Price Index. (1) Area- The area to be assessed is the total land area in acres of a property lying within a Sanitary Sewer District, including street and utility easement, but excluding those areas as described under "Properties Not Assessed'. The types of improvements to be assessed on this basis are: (a) Sanitary Sewer Trunk: For residential sanitary sewer ten inches (10") and larger in size. (b) Storm drainage. (c) Improvements to Industrial and Commercial Developments. (2) Unit (Lot) - Unit is a parcel or lot in a residential area that is a minimum of eighty feet by one hundred thirty-five feet (80' x 135'). Any lot which contains adequate width and depth to allow for subdivision shall be assessed for the maximum number of units the parcel can be subdivided into. ~he location of an existing structure shall not be reason to ex~mpt large lots from additional assessments. For oorner lots, the unit area assessment shall be adjusted such that any corner lot abutting any assessable street improvement shall be assessed only once. In the event that only one street adjacent to a corner lot is improved, the corner lot shall be assessed at the time that the street which any driveway enters onto is improved. Bowever, in the event all driveways from a corner lot enter into a major thoroughfare or collector street which is improved by other than local funds, that lot shall be assessed for a one-half unit at the time the side street is improved. The types of improv~ents to be assessed on this basis are: Trunk and lateral water, sanitary sewer and street and storm drainage improvements for subdivision of residential, industrial and oo~mercial properties. (3) Front Footage - For assessment purposes, front footage is the actual front footage to be used in the case of normal rectangular lots. For odd-shaped lots, approximately rectangular lots, shallow lots, corner lots, large tracts, double-frontage lots and neck lots, front footage shall be adjusted as follows: (a) Odd-shaped Lots - For odd-shaped lots, such as exist on cul-de-sac or triangular intersections, etc., the adjusted front footage is oomputed by dividing the area of the lot by the average depth. The maximum front footage for an odd-shaped lot shall be two hundred (200) feet or the average footage of the rectangular- shaped lot in the area, whichever is greater.