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Page 18 <br />D. Municipal Property Assessments. City owner property is divided into three <br />classifications for the purpose of determining assessment participation. They are: <br />1. Public Facility Land <br />2. Public Right -of -Way <br />3. Park Land <br />Public facility property is defined as land utilized for public buildings such as city <br />halls, fire halls, libraries, maintenance garages, municipal parking lots, etc. Public <br />facility property within a project area will participate in the total assessable cost <br />of an improvement and will be treated in the same manner as any other <br />benefitted parcel. <br />Public right-of-way property consisting of all City acquired easements, subject to <br />fee title, for the specific purpose of utility placement or street construction will be <br />exempt from assessment. <br />Park land assessment eligibility is further categorized according to the following <br />descriptions: <br />1. "Community Parks" are characterized by a higher degree of intense public <br />use and are relatively large in area size. They are normally associated with <br />athletic events and sporting activities, ie, softball, football, baseball, hockey, <br />etc. Park lands of this nature will be subject to assessments. Because <br />community parks provide citywide benefit, the cost of these assessment <br />shall be recovered by a special levy upon the ad valorem taxes. <br />2. "Neighborhood Parks" accommodate open space objectives within <br />residential development and are passive in use as indicated by such <br />features as playground structures. Because neighborhood parks are <br />commonly used by the immediate residents of the area, such park land will <br />not be assessed if it comprises less than 25 percent of the aggregate <br />project area. Larger parks representing an area greater than 25 percent of <br />the aggregate project area shall participate in the assessment process in <br />the same manner as community parks. <br />3. "Parkland Dedication" is required either in the form of cash in lieu of land <br />or a land grant. The developer shall be responsible for the payment of all <br />special assessments existing at the time of dedication. Depending upon <br />the amount of land involved, the development shall not be assessed trunk <br />acreage for that portion exceeding the minimum percentage dedication <br />requirement for park purposes.