HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 14 - Revised Special Assessment PolicyPage 24 of City of Lake Elmo Special Assessment Policies and Procedures for Public Improvements
Lateral Water Mains
The costs for lateral water mains shall be fully assessed 100% to the benefiting
properties. Commercial, institutional, industrial and multiple land uses, and
undeveloped lands are converted into equivalent residential units for assessment
purposes.
Any building unit in a municipal urban service area (those areas guided for
municipal sanitary sewer service) which is served directly by a trunk water main
and therefore requires no lateral water main, is levied a lateral benefit
assessment which is equal to 1.0 times the Watermain Lateral Benefit Charge as
set in the latest adopted City Fee Schedule. The building unit must connect to the
municipal water system within two years of the service being made available.
Any building unit outside of a municipal urban service area (those areas not
guided for municipal sanitary sewer service) which is served directly by a trunk
water main and therefore requires no lateral water main, is levied a lateral benefit
assessment which is equal to 0.5 times the Watermain Lateral Benefit Charge as
set in the latest adopted City Fee Schedule and a service stub shall be installed
for the building unit. An additional 0.5 times the Watermain Lateral Benefit
Charge shall be charged with the permit at the time of connection to the water
system if the property chooses to make a connection. The later charge shall be
made using the Watermain Lateral Benefit Charge as set in the latest adopted
City Fee Schedule at the time of the connection.
The replacement of existing water mains and service lines within the right-of-way
will not be assessed, but rather financed from the Water Reserve Fund or other
funding sources identified by the City Council. Each property shall pay for the
replacement of the service line on their private property, from the right-of-way to
the building/home.