<br />wor~on sewer and water utilltlils; bE9forea'-c . .' . . '.' ... ,
<br />reasonable amouotoHlme (19 to 12 yesl'S for (1) ~ In this Instance; th.e
<br />. ORDINANCE .No. 600 - resurfacing, 12 to 17 years for partiai adjusted fronttootage for re9tangular lots will
<br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW recqn~~ructIQn and 17 to 25 years for total be the a.ctualfrontfootage of the 10.1. Th.e
<br />H recon~tru<<<tion). the assessment shall be f.rontage.m~asured shall.be the. .Iot width at
<br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY calculated on a pro-rated basis. The the front lot hne. \
<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ~",m~ning qoslshilll be recovered by .means M A' N II 1/ E..
<br />AN ORDI"ANCE AUE"DING 0"""""""'.. """"'" ,-"'''' "'" by -/.SA'.I. lIBD f/
<br />~t:fAPTER 202, SECTION 202.09 OF the entire community or by other funds tha{
<br />THE M OUNDSV.IEW M UNICIP,AL may become available to the City for
<br />... inlrastructurecost recovery. .. '
<br />CODE VIEW ENTITLED "PUBLIC Section II. Chapter 202;09 Subd 3 of the
<br />IMPROVEMENTS" ' Mounds View Municipal Code is amended to
<br />The City of MoundS View Ordains: Read:
<br />Section I Chapter 202.09, Subd 2 of the Subd.3 METHODS OF ASSESSMENT Adj. Front Footage EXAMPLES
<br />MOl1nds View MunicipalCode is amended to a. Th'e nature of an. improvement lot A-SO' .
<br />read:' determines the method of assessment. The Let B-90'
<br />Subd.2 Improvement Type and objective is to chobse an assessment method (2) Rectangular Variation Lots. For a lof
<br />AppOrtionment of Cost: which will arrive at a reasonable, fair and which is approXimately rectangular and
<br />a. Street Reconstruction Including Curb and equitable assessment which wiU be unifol"l1l unlfonn In shape, the adjusted front footageis
<br />Gutter. upon the same class of property within .the computed by averaging the front and back ~ of the side of the lot immediately
<br />The cost of street reconstruction shall be assessed area. The most frequently sides of the lot. This method is used only abutting the imorovement. .
<br />recovered by the adjustep front footage recognized assessment methods are: the unit where the divergence between front and rear
<br />method; . The front footage rate shall be assessment, the. front footage assessment lot lines is 20 feet or less:
<br />determined, by dividing the project cost by the and the area assessment. Depending upon
<br />total number of adjusted front. feet in the the. individual. project, any one or a A IJ c..
<br />project area X the individual adjusted front combination of these methocls may be utilized. "/70'
<br />footage x one-half (1/2). The assessments per to arrive at an appropriate cost distribution.
<br />adiusted front foot may vary depending on 1h.e City staff wnl' consider all methods and' weigh
<br />.underlying zoning of a parcel. Assessments their applicability to the project and present a G
<br />f.l:)r. residential properties which are on recommendation to the City Council in the
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<br />th'e.same as if the. project were constructed to corresponding policy application is presented. Adj. Frorit Footage EXAMPLES
<br />residential street standards. A separate section (Section III) will identify the Lot A-~ = 100'
<br />T,~e remaining cost shall be recovered by appropriate matchupof method with a specific 2
<br />means of the general ad valorem property tax type of project and analyze why. each is Lot B-I2.:..aQ = 75'
<br />paid by the entire community or by other generally used. .. 2 ,
<br />funds, that may become available to. the City The purpose of assessment formulas is to (3) Triangular Lots. For a triangular shaped
<br />for infrastrl.lcture cost recovery. allocate assessed costs among benefitted lot, the adjusted front footage is computed by
<br />b.. Street Resurfacing. properties, the formula should result in a averaging the front and back lot lines. The
<br />43,treet resl.lrfacing is commonly known and . allocation of assessments which is reasonably measurement at the back lot line shall not
<br />referredJo as street .overlayingVfher~by a related t~ the benefit received. Any ?ne ,",~~qe,~l!!ma1Cl.mumdistance in depth Of 150
<br />new ~d oj road material such aspituminol.ls predetermlnedformulaWlI1not beappropnatl;l ".feet.,.lq,.. .'. ::: .'f'?"'.":""p ...
<br />is iiistal1ed.over'ari existing paved road to a in:all casesbeeause of cirCumstances unique":'~;';:;';::.'.;'M;;;'V ;,;' ;~~i;", .~'; 1.J'~
<br />spedl.fic thj.Cknass; Assess m8ITlts'shal.1be .t?t..he relat 1..ons..hiP... I:l.e. tw..e.e n... the spe.Ci.f..i.C.'.;; ",. ".t \-' :;,: ..~~. I"
<br />1tetermined by the adjusted front footage project and 'the specific properties benefitted. .1' '. \ ,
<br />'p1lethod. When considering an assessment method or IS~' A B \\ C /
<br />.t c. Sidewalk, Sidewalk. Improvements may formula for any given project, It may be; I
<br />~~e dOne in. conjunction with a street necessary to combine assessment methods J. .,,' I!C' ,.:/
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<br />Jecovered by means .of the general ad methods of assessments should be regarded '\' ~
<br />"alorem. pro.perty tax paid by the entire as. guidelines, which may not be appropriate . ..
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<br />. ommunity. or by other funds that. may. . l t A innC An '. ,I ..
<br />ecoma available to. the.,Clty for infrastructure b. Unit Asse~srnent.' A un'it '.assessment shall 0 ' ..~ = 70' : '..... ,
<br />tiist recovery. '. be derived by dividing the total project cost by 2. --;1,j"-
<br />. frIo Sealcoatlng. Sealcoatlng, patching and the number of Residential Equivalent Density lot ~ = 85' Adj. Front Footage ~MPLES
<br />lr~cksealing ~re. considered general (RED) units in the project area. A RED unit Is .. 2 Lot A-75' .',
<br />.,halntenance actlvi!les and the expenses of defined as a single family i'Elsldential unit.. All LotC-12ll.:.Q = 60' Lot B-90'
<br />;tlI.ChaC!S w. ill be p.ai.d for by ad. valorem platted and unplatted property will be 2 ,9. Double Frontage Lots. If a parcel, other
<br />" . roperty lax or any other funds ava.lla'ble to assigned RED unit values equivalent to the (4) Cul-de-Sac lots. The adjusted fronl th
<br />\ rI footage' r th I ts th t I' an a corner lot, comprises frontage o. n two
<br />~he City at that tl'me. unde ying zoning:.. When th. '.e exl.s.tin.'g land.. use ,0 ose 0 a ex st on cul-de-sacs t
<br />. . . will be I I ted t th Id s reets and is eligible .for subdivision, then an
<br />: -8. Sanitary Sewer and Water Mal.ns. Repal.r is less than the highes.t and best'permitted ..cacua, a em section of the lot dj t d f f
<br />. at th t bl d' a us e ront . o.otage as. sessment will be
<br />:~d replacement of sewer or water mains is use, the Council may cons":,er the current use . emosreasonay efined and charged along each street. For double
<br />~ill.uaIlY done in conjunction with a street as wel~ ~s the full potential 01 land .use In determinable position. Thi~ line will be frontage lots lacking the necessary depth for
<br />:rerronstruction project and. the cost of this determlnin~ the appropriat~ number of R!':D =P~4 ~~I conng:tl~g the midpoints ~f t~e. subdivision, only a single adjusted front
<br />tNdrk should be included .as part of the total units. Otherwise, the follOWing RED chart will . s e 0 nes.. r,. the lots are. similar In. footage will be computed Th ft.
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<br />~sessed for street reconstruction. If it is .' .... . _..casslg~. -- 1lP?':l-!lD:.SllalUatIOD..otJytlJC~~__.
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<br />cfs'sessment rate based on the. benefits. (3 Units or more) . ;:; lJ
<br />received. Townhouse 0.80 RED ~ A '.
<br />I L Sanitary SeWer and Wllter Trunk Comm~rcial 2.00 un~s r/
<br />Improvements. Trunk sewer and/water mains lndl!stnal 2.00 Units A .
<br />larl:! us.uallY de. Sig. n. ed to ca. rT'f. I a rge.r volumes
<br />of flow than are necessary within an The unit approach has proven to be the best
<br />immediate property area in order to serve method .inthose Instances Whereby the Adj. FrontFootage EXAMPLES,
<br />ladditional properties beyond the area ottheir Improvement largely benefits everyone to the Lot A-.75'
<br />limmediate.Placement. Therefore, 100.percent same degree and the cost ofthe'improvement . .th: ~~6?' .
<br />(100%) of the cost of trunk improvements will Is not generally aff,ectedby parCel size.
<br />lbe assessed on a. unit basis to all properties a~sessable area, the following cOl1sideratiol1s . Curved lots.il1j certain situations such a.s
<br />IWithin a district deemed to be benefitted from WIll be given:. those. . where'. lots. 'are. located along
<br />,the trunk improvements.. (1) Ponding Assessment Consideration. meandering trail ~ystem streets, read.pattems
<br />I g. Sewer and Water Services.lnd.ivldual Lakes,. ponds and swamps' may be create curvilineal frontages. In such
<br />I sewer and. water services benefit only the considered a part of the assesssbJe area .of a Instances, . the adjusted front footage will be-
<br />I properties they serve and 1 00 percent (100%) parcel. the. width of the lot measured. at th~ midpoint
<br />:'of their cost shall~e assessed to the property (2) Rpad Right-of-Way' Assessment of the shortest side lot line; . .
<br />Ifor which they are installed. ! Consideration. Up to 20.percent (20%) of the
<br />I h. Drainage Improvements. Storm drainage gross acreage may be deducted for street
<br />:and ponding/basin systems are usually rlght-ofcway P4rposes within unplatted parcels
<br />I constructed to serve a specific drainage or of five acres or. more depending upon the
<br />: :'watershed" district. "lie ~ast ef ilrliiAR!l1ii parcel configuration and is OJlIY applicable to
<br />1~11I""IVY~Hn;;;lIl~~II'QU ~". UII\J '1(;41( {',if) singlefa,miJyresidentiaJ,use.)Parcels of less
<br />,888888811. These drainage districts have trunk than five acres may not qualify and may be
<br />: lines which arelanjle. diameter (lloes that assessed full' acreage. The reason for this
<br />transport large volumes of water from one or size. restriction is that, in most instances,
<br />more drainage districts. Property within pa~els of less than five acres cannot support
<br />.drainage districts that would receive benefit an Internal publiC road system.
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<br />family residential lot This amount would be as part of a residential developmerit, as
<br />determ!ned ~nd adiustedannuallv bY. required by Subdivisions Code - Chapter.
<br />. r.esolutlpn usmo the Enoineerlnljl News 1204.02, the developer shall not be assessed
<br />.Record IENR!. Multifamily housing .Iotsthat an acreage charge on the portion of land
<br />exceed 1/3 acre. WOUld be assessed based on d~icated; . . . ,
<br />the number of acres. multiplied by the unit d.Front,FootSge,Assessment. the a(:tUal
<br />cpst of $1.200..00 per acre Commercial! physical dimel1sloris;'of aparceFabultlnjfarr
<br />Industrial propertvwould be assessed based Improvement (Ie., street, sewer, water, etc.)
<br />en the number of acres that are determined to will generally not be construed as the frontage
<br />be~efit from the trunk line multiolied by the utilized to calculate .the assessment for a
<br />unit cost of $1.200.00 Der acre toa maximum particul~r ~arc:el. Rather, an "agJusted front
<br />ijmount of three 13} acres or $3 600 00 . The. footage. ~1I1 be determined. Th~ purpose of
<br />xe.maining cost will be.paid fOr by the Surface ~iS method is. to equalize assessment
<br />Water Utility and/or by an ad valorem property calculations for lots of similar size. Individual
<br />tax. paid by the entire ,community or by other parcels by their very nature differ considerably
<br />funds that may become ~vail~leto the City in shape and ,area. The fOIlOWing,procadures
<br />'for infrastructure cost. recovery. ShoUld a will :apply whencalculil'tlng. adjusfed front
<br />QrOi~ct ~einitlated on a oarticular ~treet,thatfootage. The selection of the appropriate
<br />teoYlres'storm sewer laterals which would be procedures wHl be determined by the specific
<br />connected to ,the trunk lines. the Surface cQnfiguration.of the parcel. All measurements
<br />,Water Utility would fund these expehses. will be scaled from available plat and seCtion
<br />3Iv"" ~~..('I !'e~6nSlitle.tI6'" .A6.f"'llll~ .ta1188 maps and will be rounded down to the nearest
<br />~18~eI6!letller 'l\ltll. 8treet reell"lltrtl~tie'" 1/,2. foot dimension with any exceSs fraction
<br />r;ll/ljeetllllllelllle ecsts sllall be 1l3St!....Md h'l deleted.
<br />'eeeerdsllee ..itll ille 1199.ellsn.~llt pelielell 'e. Categorical type descrlpti.ons are as
<br />!'elates te street iffll3reveffleflls. . €lite J~v(llflv follows: . ,
<br />iffll3r8/8Rl8At8. '::811111. ~it 8seeeeeelllt Ilene Standard lots. .
<br />I\'alf (1/B) Nite, tit tA8 ~el'lefitlin!HIfQp&flj8Il. Rectangular Variation Lots.
<br />I. SpeCial Conditions. Special con'sideraf.on f: Triangular Lots
<br />shall be given to the "age" of a streelpr utility Cul-de-sac Lots
<br />system when determining the proportion of Curved Lots' .
<br />cost to be assessed to benefitted properties. If . Irregularly Shaped .Lots
<br />It IS necessary to reconstruct orresurface.;a Comer lots
<br />~ree.t;or perforn:Ul,lajquepllir/replace~nt Flag Lots
<br />Double Frontage Lots
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<br />lot A-70'
<br />lorB-9o',
<br />lotC-1SO'
<br />(61lrtllQularly Shaoed . lots. In many cases,
<br />unplatted parcels thata're legally deserlbepby
<br />a metes and bounds .descrlptionareirregular
<br />and odd shap6cl. The adjusted frontfootage;
<br />will be calculated by 'measuring the lot width)
<br />at .the.aO.fo()t buU(llng Sl;ltback line. '
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<br />Adj; Front Footage EXAMPLES
<br />. lot A-1t5' :
<br />Lot 6-140'
<br />lot 0-125'.
<br />(.7) Comer \,.cts . ..
<br />(a) On a~,100 percent (100%) of
<br />the adjusted front footage. of th.ljl shQrt side will,
<br />be assessed and 25 percent (25%) of thei
<br />adjustepfront foo~ge of the long side will be,
<br />. a~s.el>sedJor. Improvements benefitting,. the.
<br />respective sides. The length of the property
<br />sides "n9 not the orientation .of the principal
<br />bull<ling shalldeterinlne adjuste<l. fronl foolltge
<br />.. In ,t(lIS case.:A. series of lots (two or more)
<br />. undercommQn.oWnershipshallbe considered
<br />. aSo~parcalor lot for determining ,whiCh is
<br />the sliort,or long side of a property. However,
<br />this shall only apply to series. of lots on which
<br />only oneprlncipa.l. building issituatecl.
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<br />lot A-Side 1 = 43.75'
<br />. Side 2= 95'
<br />lot B-Side.1 = 87.5'
<br />Side 2= 125'
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<br />shall be the;e~tire frontage. ~eEl811r6r;j .E1I~I'I!l
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<br />lot A~' 155' . .
<br />Lot B-<lQQ'.~'
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<br />8.. Flag Lots. Properties which utilize a
<br />narrow. private easement or maintain
<br />ownership of access. to their property
<br />e)(ceeding a minimum length of 125 feet
<br />th.ereby ha~ing a small frontage on a street:
<br />Will be assl,gn~d an adjusted front footage of
<br />I.~ feet. Thls(.l/lnensioni:> consistent Wit~ the
<br />subdivision ordinance which prescribes such
<br />leng~h as ~he minimu".1lot frontage along .a ..,
<br />I public ro!!,ClW~~T~adJusted front footage for ~ .'.
<br />f flag lots whoslt11tive'A:ay access is under 125
<br />f f~et will be measured at.the building setback
<br />!lIne from the access. terminus.
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<br />lotA.220'
<br />Lot B,80'
<br />The ultimate objective of these procedures
<br />.is to arrive. at a fair and equitable distribution
<br />of cost whereby consideration is given to lot
<br />size and parcels are comparably assessed.
<br />. SECTION iiI. This ordinance is effective
<br />thirty days after its publication.
<br />Introduced and read by the City Council of
<br />the City of Mounds View on April 28, 1997.
<br />Read and passed by the City Council of the
<br />Mounds View this 12th day of May, 1997.
<br />Is! Duane W. McCarty
<br />Mayor
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<br />ATTEST: Chuck Whiting
<br />Administrator
<br />(Bulletin: May 21, 1997)
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