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BE IT }SOLVED, the Villege of Little Canada does hereby adopt a . eee :general policy for assessing property within the Village for benefit in connection with the installation of public improvements. This resolution constitutes a statement of the general policy'and.is hereby promulgated'as such a:, a matter'o > public information. 1. GENERAL POLICY -e It is the policy of the Village to assess every; lot, piece or parcel of land benefited by an improvement whether abutting thereon or not, based upon benefits received. without regard to cash valuation. The rate of any assessment is generally computed by dividing the total assessable coat of the improvement by the total number of assessment unit:;. The assessment units being either per unit of parcel area, the adjusted front footage of the parcel, an equal cost per parcel, or combinations of any of the above, as determined by the Council. All measurement for the assessment computation will be deteztned from the Ramsey County Assessor's map. 2. IN COMPUTING BENEFITS WHEN ASSL'SSM1!NT IS ',0 BE DETE&INED AND» COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF FRONT FOOTAGE, THe FOLLOWING PROCEDURES SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF FRONT FEET OF EkCH ASS1":3G -3LE PARCEL. A standard lot shall be 75 fee's wide and shall have an area of 10,000 square feet. In addition to this basic lot area, a benefit shall be nasigned;to:`; the tract or ownership, when assessed by front feet, to n depth of 150 feet. ,That' portion of the lot beyond 150 feet back from the front lot or property line shall' be deemed to be not benefited and the tract or ownership therefor not assessed unless it is assessed as a full lot under paragraph (a) or Paragraph (g) hereinafte . set forth. In applying front footage assessment rates to other than standard lots the following procedures for determination shall,be adhered to (a) Odd Shaped Lots - For odd shaped lots, such as exist on cul- de -saoi triangular intersection, curved streets, etc., the adjusted front footage is com tei by dividing the area of the lot by 10,000 to determine the equivalent number of 75i emnt footage units in the parcel. The number of units multiplied by 75 feet will; :,give the adjusted front footage. - (b) Approximately Rectangular Lots - for a lot which is apuroximetely rectangular, the adjusted front footage is computed- by averaging the.froit andrear sides of the lot. If the lot is deeper than 150 feet, the width at the 150 foot is used for the reel. line dimension. This method is used on:y where the, divergence between the front and rear lot lines is five (5) 'feel or lees. ;!here divergence is greater than five (5) feet, use "odd shaped lot" fori:ule. (c) ?tectangular Lot - For rectangular lots whosc frontage is greater than its depth, whether a corner or interior lot, the narrow width ehell be consider,i the assessable side. Where extreme variations exist, the "odd shaped lot" may- be uee Every effort will be made to give the property owner the benefit of an;- doubt. (d) Interior Lot - 'Interior loto fronting on improvement shell be assessed at 100j of the front footage. (e) Corner Lot - For street improvements, corner lcte having street on both sides shall be assessed :at 10Ca'of the front footage if the Page 4 pare .L