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CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 08-108
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF LATERAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR TRUNK WATER MAIN
AND TRUNK/INTERCEPTOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Title V:
General Provisions; Chapter 11: General Code Provisions, by adding the following
language:
§ 50.17 Definitions
MUNICIPAL URBAN SERVICE AREA. An area guided for municipal sanitary sewer
service.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby further ordains that
Title V: Public Works; Chapter 50: Water, be amended by repealing City Code
Section 50.17 in its entirety and by adding the following language:
§ 50.17 LATERAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR TRUNK WATER MAIN AND TRUNK /
INTERCEPTOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
A. 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 municipal urban 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.
B. 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 outside a municipal urban service area 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 connection to water service subsequent
to the completion of the utility main, the building unit shall be levied the
remaining .5 lateral benefit assessment and charged all related connection and
Availability Charges 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.
C. The Council shall set the fee from time to time by resolution, using the most
recent project data.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
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SECTION 4. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 08-108 was adopted on this 17th day of
June 2014, by a vote of ___ Ayes and ___ Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
______________________________
Mike Pearson, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Adam Bell, City Clerk
This Ordinance 08-108 was published on the ____ day of ___________________, 2014.