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3.1 Subd. 5.Adoption of plan; notice and hearing.(a) Before establishing a municipal​ <br />3.2 street improvement district or authorizing a street improvement fee, a municipality must​ <br />3.3 propose and adopt a street improvement plan that identifies the location of the municipal​ <br />3.4 street improvement district and identifies and estimates the costs of the proposed​ <br />3.5 improvements during the proposed period of collection of municipal street improvement​ <br />3.6 fees, which must be for a period of at least five years and no more than 20 years.​ <br />3.7 (b) Notice of a public hearing on the proposed plan must be given by mail to all affected​ <br />3.8 landowners at least 30 days before the hearing and must be posted in a public place for at​ <br />3.9 least 30 days before the hearing. The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing,​ <br />3.10 a map showing the boundaries of the proposed district, and a statement that all persons​ <br />3.11 owning property in the proposed district that would be subject to a service charge will be​ <br />3.12 given the opportunity to be heard at the hearing.​ <br />3.13 (c) At the public hearing, the governing body must present the plan and all affected​ <br />3.14 landowners in attendance must have the opportunity to comment before the governing body​ <br />3.15 considers adoption of the plan.​ <br />3.16 Subd. 6.Use of fees.Revenues from street improvement fees must be placed in a separate​ <br />3.17 account and used only for projects located within the district and identified in the municipal​ <br />3.18 street improvement plan.​ <br />3.19 Subd. 7.Collection; up to 20 years.(a) An ordinance adopted under this section must​ <br />3.20 provide for billing and payment of the fee on a monthly, quarterly, or other basis as directed​ <br />3.21 by the governing body. The governing body may collect municipal street improvement fees​ <br />3.22 within a street improvement district for no more than 20 years.​ <br />3.23 (b) As of October 15 of each year, fees that have remained unpaid for at least 30 days​ <br />3.24 may be certified to the county auditor for collection as a special assessment payable in the​ <br />3.25 following calendar year against the affected property.​ <br />3.26 Subd. 8.Not exclusive means of financing improvements.The use of the municipal​ <br />3.27 street improvement fee by a municipality does not restrict the municipality from imposing​ <br />3.28 other measures authorized by statute or by home rule charter to pay the costs of local street​ <br />3.29 improvements or maintenance, except that a municipality must not impose special​ <br />3.30 assessments for projects funded with street improvement fees.​ <br />3.31 Subd. 9.Unimproved parcels; fees.A municipality may not impose a street improvement​ <br />3.32 fee on any unimproved parcel located within an established street improvement district until​ <br />3.33 at least three years after the date of substantial completion of the paving of the previous​ <br />3​Section 1.​ <br />REVISOR LCB/SL 19-2674​01/30/19 ​