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CITY OF LINO LAKES
ORDINANCE NO. 06-13
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12-12, THE 2013 CITY OF LINO LAKES FEE
SCHEDULE, BY PROVIDING FOR UTILITY FEES FOR VACANT BUILDINGS
CONNECTED TO CITY UTILITIES.
The City of Lino Lakes City Council does ordain the following:
Section 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Law, the Lino Lakes City Charter, and the Lino Lakes
City Code, and upon a review of a study conducted by City Staff, the fee schedule for
City services and licensing is hereby amended by adding the following to the existing
utility fee structure:
2013 FEE SCHEDULE
UTILITY FEES
Vacant Buildings: Owners of a commercial/industrial building(s) connected to
City water and/or sewer utilities that are vacant due to business closures or other reasons
may apply to have the number of billed REU's reduced to one (1) REU for purposes of
calculating utility fees effective from the date the building(s) were vacated for as long as
the building(s) remain unoccupied. When the building(s) again becomes occupied the
owner must inform the City of such occupation, at which time the number of REU's will
be determined and utility fees assessed according to the c • - e: st • re.
Julianne Barte , City Clerk
Jeff Re e ayor
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 26 -Way of Aug, 2013.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council
Member Roeser and was duly seconded by Council Member 0' Donnell and
upon vote bein,g taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Roeser, 0 Donnell, Rafferty, Stoesz, Reinert
The following voted against same:
none
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM 2A
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Al Rolek
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2013
TOPIC: Consideration Second Reading of Ordinance No. 06-13
Amending Ordinance No. 12-12, The 2013 City Of Lino Lakes
Fee Schedule, By Providing For Utility Fees For Vacant
Buildings Connected To City Utilities and Ordering Publication
VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5
INTRODUCTION
The City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 06-13 providing for utility fees
for vacant buildings connected to City utilities on August 12. The Council is requested to
consider a second reading of the ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The requested action is in response to a request for relief from normal utility rates by the owner
of a commercial property that has been vacant since October, 2012. Upon investigating the
matter and surveying other cities staff found that Lino Lakes has been charging vacant
properties differently than surrounding communities. To be more consistent with neighboring
cities an amendment to the current fee structure is being proposed.
A draft of Ordinance No. 06-13 is included for Council review. The ordinance amends
Ordinance No. 12-12 which set the utility fees for 2013 and would allow the owner of a vacant
commercial/industrial building to apply to reduce the number of residential equivalent units
(REU's) to one (1) unit for billing purposes for as long as the building is vacant. When the
building again becomes occupied the owner must inform the City of such occupation, at which
time the number of REU's will be determined and utility fees assessed according to the current
fee structure.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the second reading of Ordinance No. 06-13 and, thereafter, the
execution and publication of the ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
Draft Ordinance No. 06-13