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<br />202.09 202.09 <br /> <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Methods of Assessment: <br /> <br /> a. The nature of an improvement determines the method of assessment. The objective <br />is to choose an assessment method which will arrive at a reasonable, fair and equitable <br />assessment which will be uniform upon the same class of property within the assessed <br />area. The most frequently recognized assessment methods are: the unit assessment, the <br />front footage assessment and the area assessment. Depending upon the individual <br />project, any one (1) or a combination of these methods may be utilized to arrive at an <br />appropriate cost distribution. City staff will consider all methods and weigh their <br />applicability to the project and present a recommendation to the City Council in the form <br />of a mock assessment roll (or rolls). A description of each assessment and its <br />corresponding policy application is presented. A separate section (Section III) will <br />identify the appropriate matchup of method with a specific type of project and analyze <br />why each is generally used. <br /> <br /> The purpose of assessment formulas is to allocate assessed costs among benefited <br />properties, the formula should result in an allocation of assessments which is reasonably <br />related to the benefit received. Any one (1) predetermined formula will not be <br />appropriate in all cases because of circumstances unique to the relationship between the <br />specific project and the specific properties benefited. When considering an assessment <br />method or formula for any given project, it may be necessary to combine assessment <br />methods or to modify the methods described below. Therefore, the following description <br />of methods of assessments should be regarded as guidelines, which may not be <br />appropriate in all cases. <br />City of Mounds View