Agenda - Public Works Committee - 03/21/2006

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All trails and sidewalks will be located V off property line if at all possible, pedestrian ramps and curb drops will be installed according to h1N/DOT Standards. C. Streets Urban streets shall be classified as either local or collector streets. Urban local streets shall normally be 33 feet wide, face to face, and 7 ton design, curb and gutter on local streets shall be B618. Collector streets shall be 9 ton design and shall normally be constructed to Municipal State Aid (MSA) standards. Rural streets are not desirable. Therefore for any rural street reconstruction pmject the City shall proceed as if the rural street is to be upgraded to urban design. Unless a neighborhood opposes this upgrade, it shall occur. Rural streets that are not upgraded will generally be rehabilitated via an overlay of 1.5"-2" of blacktop. S=ON V ASSE-S,SNIENT DEFERRAL POLICY Deferral of Special Ass(�,Nments A. Purpose - To indicate in certain instances the City may allow defernI of special assessments levied under this policy. B. Conditions of Deferral: Application for deferral of special assessments under these provisions must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date the assessment roll is- adopted. Applications granted shall continue in effect for subsequent years until the property no longer qualifies. Applications shall be filed with the assessor of the taxing district in which the real property is located- C. Situations of Discretionary Deferral: 1. Senior citizen/low income deferral. At its discretion the City may defer assessments against any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of a permanent and total disability and for whom it world be a hardship to make the assessment payments. The standards and guidelines governing what constitutes hardship are established by City ordinance or resolution. 24