HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 9 - Ordinance 08-108 - Lateral Benefit AssessmentCITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-108
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LATERAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR
TRUNK WATER MAIN, TRUNK/INTERCEPTOR SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Lake Elmo City Council hereby ordains that Section 600.06 of the Municipal Code of the City of Lake
Elmo is amended to read as follows;
600.06 Lateral Benefit Assessments for Trunk Water Main, Trunk / Interceptor Sewer and
Water System Facilities Improvements
(1) A full lateral benefit assessment shall be levied for any building unit which is directly
served by a trunk utility main and therefore requires no lateral main, if the building unit
resides in a utility service area designated by the City of Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan.
The building unit must connect to the municipal utility service within two years of the
installation of the trunk utility main.
2)A lateral benefit assessment shall be levied for any building unit which is directly
served by a trunk utility main and therefore requires no lateral main, if the building
resides in a non-utility service as designated by the City of Lake Elmo Comprehensive
Plan. A stub shall be placed in front of the building unit and the building unit shall be
levied at an equivalent of .5 lateral benefit assessment. If the building unit requests
water service subsequent to the completion of the utility main, the building unit shall
be levied the remaining .5 lateral benefit assessment and charged a Water Accessibility
Charge (WAC) and/or Sewer Accessibility Charge (SAC) consistent with the City of Lake
Elmo’s current fee schedule and the cost of any restoration to the street, right of way,
or water transmission infrastructure that results from the building unit connection.
3)The base lateral benefit assessment is calculated at $5800 using the most recent
project data (circa 2014). For the purposes of future cost recovery, the lateral benefit
assessment shall be calculated by using a per lot average of the last (2) most recent
utility projects where a utility service installation has been assessed.
ADOPTION DATE: Passed by the Lake Elmo City Council on the 6th Day of May, 2014
EFFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication.
Dated:___________________________________
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Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Adam Bell, City Clerk