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City of Lake Elmo Public Improvement and Assessment Policy Page 3 B. Reconstruction 1. Petitions for roadway projects shall be filed and accepted by the Council prior to January 1 of the year of construction. The Council may authorize accepting a petition after January 1 by special consent. 2. The scope of project shall be determined by traffic volumes, and reason for pavement deterioration. 3. Abutting property owners shall be assessed based on zoning category. The Council will set the appropriate rate for each zoning category. 4. The assessment rate with a zoning category shall be equal throughout the community, independent of project scope. 5. The City will assess it share of County Road projects to properties along County roadways in the same manner as City streets. 6. The City participation in projects will be the difference between the project cost and the amount to be assessed. The City's share may include: Municipal State Aids (MSA) on MSA routes, Grants, Capital Improvement Funds, or a City-wide Road Improvement Utility. 7. Street lights may be installed as part of a roadway reconstruction project is sixty percent (60%) of the neighborhood signs a petition requesting the installation. The installation costs will be financed as part of the reconstruction project. C. Maior Maintenance 1. Overlays to postpone the reconstruction of a roadway shall be assessed to the abutting property owners based on zoning category. The Council will set the appropriate rates for each zoning category. 2. Sealcoating shall not require abutting property participation. 3. The City's share of project costs shall be determined by deducting the assessable costs from the project costs. The City's share may be financed with MSA , Capital Improvement funds, Maintenance Funds, or funds acquired thorough a City-wide Road Improvement Utility.