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Page 17 SECTION V - SUPPLEMENTAL ASSESSMENT POLICY GUIDELINES A. Areas Partially Served by Utilities. Any tract of land, lot or parcel whereby a project improvement, such as sewer or water lateral or ending street terminus, does not extend fully past or beyond the property shall be considered served, benefitted and assessed accordingly. The current special assessment shall be subject to an adjusted front footage not to exceed 150 feet and a maximum current acreage of 2.5 acres, provided said assessment does not exceed the special benefit conferred upon the affected property. If an improvement benefits, non-abutting properties which may be served by the improvement when later extensions or improvements are made but are notinitially assessed, the City may reimburse itself for all or part of the costs incurred by assessing those non- abutting properties at the time of the later extensions or improvements. However, proper notice must be given of that fact at the time of making the extensions or improvements to the previously unassessed non-abutting properties. The City may also establish "hookup" charges to recover costs of sewer and water main improvements not initially assessed. B. Preliminary Plat Consideration. Land could be considered for assessment based on preliminary plat consideration. This consideration will occur only when the following scenarios exits: (1) the City Council has approved a preliminary plat, and (2) a public hearing ordering the improvement project has not yet occurred. In the event this exists, assessment frontages may be calculated based upon the proposed lot configuration within the preliminary plat. Road right-of-way within the proposed street alignment will not be subject to assessment. C. Tax Exempt Property. Other than land under City ownership, there are three categories of tax exempt properties. Said properties shall be assessed as follows: 1. Churches and schools shall be assessed in the same manner as commercial and industrial zoned property, as long as the assessments do not exceed the special benefits conferred. Acreage assessment shall be based upon the gross acreage of the site. Adjusted front footage shall be similarly calculated along the building setback line in its entirety. 2. State land is subject to assessment based upon procedures set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 435.19, subd. 2.