HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 - Ordinance 08-108 2014 Lateral Benefit Charge RedlineCITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
REDLINED ORDINANCE NO. 08-108
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF LATERAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS FOR TRUNK WATER MAIN
AND TRUNK/INTERCEPTOR SEWER 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 municipal urban 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 outside a municipal urban 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
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 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 Council shall set the fee from time to time by resolution,The base lateral
benefit assessment is calculated at $5800 using the most recent project data
(circa 2014).