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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_91-36 No R-91-36 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS C O U N C I L R E S O L U T I O N Date 6/19/91 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY'S ASSESSMENT FOLICY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights has determined that it is necessary to amend portions of the City's present assessment policy, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council that the assessment policy be amended per the attached pages. -------------- Moved by Ciernia Approved by _ lp^y,~ Mayor YEAS NAYS BALDWIN CIERNIA S In Favor Attested by GEHRZ WALLIN Against JACOBS Adopted by Council June 19, 1991 June 19, 1991 Da e C y er June 19 1991 Da e b. Corner Lots • In the case of a street improvement project which abuts both sides of a corner lot, the front footage shall be the short side of the lot. There will not be additional assessment against corner lots for the side lot dimension. When the street improvement is only along the long side of the lot, the short side of the lot will be used for determination of assessable front footage. For all other improvements such as sanitary sewer or water the front footage shall be the footage established for the smaller of the two sides of the lot. Where the proposed improvement project is only along one side of a corner lot the front footage established for that side shall be used. -- 5. Collector Street Area of Benefit • All collector streets are considered to have an area of benefit. This area is generally considered to be one-half block in each direction from the collector street. All properties contained with the area of benefit shall be assessed for the collector street on a basis of frcnt footage. Each designated collector and its area of benefit are shown on Exhibit 1 contained in the appendix. In addition to the collector street area assessment, all properties abutting directly on a collector street shall be assessed at the residential equivalent assessment rate. B. General 1. Petition Petition shall mean a written document presented to the City • Council for purposes of initiating a public improvement project. 5 5. Residential Streets • This is the minimum street design acceptable as a public street within new subdivisions or developments. They carry relatively small volumes of local neighborhood traffic, The typical urban residential street is 36 30 feet wide with concrete curb and gutter and a 7-ton design in accordance with current MnDOT standards. 6. Alley These are narrow bituminous surfaced driving areas constructed within City rights-of-way. They provide a means of ingress and egress to the rear of property. They are typically constructed to a 7-ton design in accordance with current MnDOT standards. 7. Appurtenances a. Non-Motorized Pathwdy5 -~ Non-motorized pathways may be required by the City on or adjacent • to selected streets. These are generally routes deemed to carry higher volumes of pedestrian traffic. The City designated non- motorized pathway routes are shown on Figure 14 of the City's Park and Recreation Plan, which is reproduced in the Appendix. b. Sidewalks Sidewalks may be required by the City on or adjacent to selected streets or in selected subdivisions. Sidewalks would typically be required based on a request from abutting property owners. c. Street Lighting The City is currently putting together a separate policy with regards to street lighting. d. Trees Trees and other types of landscaping may be required on selected • streets. 9 e. Seeding/Soddin • Boulevard restoration by seeding/sodding is required as part of street improvement projects. 8. Existing Street Reconstruction Projects Projects which reconstruct existing City streets shall be to the mini- mum applicable standards for the type of street classification regard- less of the existing street section. 9. Maintenance/Rehabilitation Projects a. Cold In Place Rec cling and Repavin (CIR/Repavin ) Recycling of existing deteriorated pavements by pulverizing, mixing with new asphaltic oils and compacting in place. New paving materials are then placed over the cold recycled pavement similar to a standard overlay. -~ b. Bituminous Overlay • Placement of an additional bituminous layer, generally 1-1/2 to 2 inches thick, over an existing bituminous surfaced street. c. Crack Sealing Placement of petroleum based material in the cracks of a bitumi- nous surfaced street for the purpose of eliminating the flow of water from the surface to the aggregate base material below. d. Bituminous Seal Coating Placement of petroleum based material and aggregate on an existing bituminous surfaced street for the purpose of filling cracks and covering mild wear. B. Determining Street Assessment Rates 1. New Construction All new street construction, regardless of classification or design, • shall be totally assessed to benefiting properties on a front foot basis. 10 . 2. Tax Exempt Prop erties All properties with tax exempt status and abutting street recon- struction improvements shall be assessed 100% of the cost of the improvement on a front footage basis. 3. Residential Equivalent Assessment Rate All residentially zoned properties with frontage abutting a street which is reconstructed shall be assessed on a front foot basis at the residential equivalent assessment rate. This rate shall apply regard- less of the streets classification (local, collector, arterial, trunk highway); designation (County State-Aid Highway, Municipal State-Aid Street); or jurisdiction (State, County or City). The residential equivalent assessment rate shall be based on 1/2 of the cost of street construction for a typical residential street section. • This residential equivalent assessment rate shall be determined by Lhe City Council and established by resolution from time to time based upon comparable project data available to the City. 4. Commercial Equivalent Assessment Rate All commercially zoned properties with frontage abutting a street which is reconstructed shall be assessed on a front foot basis at the commer- cial equivalent assessment rate. This rate shall apply regardless of the streets classification (local, collector, arterial, trunk highway); designation (County State-Aid Highway, Municipal State-Aid Street); or jurisdiction (State, County or City). • 11 a. Pathways • Pathways designated on the City's pathway plan are considered to be of City wide benefit and are funded by the City. 8. Maintenance/Rehabilitation Projects a. Cold In Place Recycling and Repavin (CIR/Repaying) Cold in place recycling and repaving shall be assessed to the abutting property on a lot basis. b. Bituminous Overla Bituminous overlay projects shall be assessed to the abutting property on a lot basis. c. Crack Sealing Crack sealing is a maintenance procedure funded by the City. d. Bituminous Seal Coatin -~ Bituminous seal coating is funded by the City with no • assessments to the abutting property. IV. STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS A. Definitions 1. Storm-Sewer Improvement District The City Council has established a storm sewer tax district pursuant to Minnesota Statute 444.16 through 444.21. The City Council may, at its discretion, construct and finance storm sewer improvements by utilizing this fund. These statutes are reproduced in the Appendix. 2. Storm Sewer Trunk Facilities a. Ponds A basin or wetland constructed or naturally located within a permanent easement for the purpose of containing storm 13 2. Gross area of multi-unit residential, properties times . 1.50. 3. -Gross area of commercial property times 2.5. c. Assessment rates would be set as follows: The base rate shall apply to single-family residential properties. The base rate times 1.50 shall apply to multi-unit residential properties. The base rate times 2.5 shall apply to commercial property. 2. Storm Sewer Lateral Rates One half of the lateral storm sewer project costs shall be assessed on an area basis. This method w~tald be similar to determining the storm sewer trunk rates as described in Section IV(B)(1):' 3. Municip al State Aid Construction fund Contributions . When a municipal state aid street project includes storm sewer, either trunk or lateral, which the Minnesota Department of Transportation determines may be funded by municipal state aid construction funds, the amount determined to be actually funded by MnDOT may be deducted from the total improvement costs to be assessed. V. SANITARY SEWER/WATER IMPP.OVEMENTS A. Definitions 1. Sanitary Sewer Laterals A network of pipes, usually 8 inch in size which are installed 8- 20 feet deep and are designed to serve those buildings abutting a given street or easement. • 15 ,r •r NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING Falcon Heights, Minnesota 19 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the council will meet at p.m, on 19_, at Falcon Heights to pass upon the proposed assessment for the improvement of between the line of and the line of The following is the area proposed to he assessed: The amount to be specially assessed against your particular lot, piece, or parcel of land is You may at anytime prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, pay the entire assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment. No interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of this assessment. You may at anytime thereafter pay to the Ramsey County Auditor the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31st of the next succeeding year. If you decide not to repay the assessment before the date given above the rate of interest that will apply is percent per year. The proposed assessment roll is an file for public inspection at the City Clerk's office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is Written or oral objections will be considFred at the meeting. No appeal may be • taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a signed, written objection is filed with the Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the city within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court within ten days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the Council may, in its discretion, defer the payment of this special assessment for any homestead property owned by a person 65 years of age or older for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. When deferment of the special assessment has been granted and i~ terminated for any reason provided in that law, all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest become due. Any assessed property owner meeting the requirements of this law and the ordinance (resolution) adopted under it may, within 30 days of the confirmation of the assessment, apply to the City Clerk for the prescribed form for such deferral of payment of this special assessment on his property. THIS IS THE ONLY NOTICE YOU WILL RECEIVE FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. YOU WILL NOT BE BILLED. • City Clerk A-15