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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY ASSESSMENT POLICY ASSESSMENT PERIOD Sanitaiy Sewer 10 years Water Main 10 years Storm Sewer 10 years Street Construction 10 years Street Resurfacing 10 years Sidewalks 10 years For seveFal multiple improvements types that occur as part of the same project, the assessment wall shall be 15 years. No assessment for a single improvement wdll shall exceed 10 yews. The following sets forth the City's general assessment policies, but these policies may be modified to the extent. necessary to result in special assessment amounts which do not exceed the special benefits to the respective properties being assessed, unless greater assessments have been agreed to by the owners impacted b theproposed improvements. UPGRADING OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS For reconstruction of existing roadways the City's policy is to replace the existing surface, whether concrete or bituminous with bituminous roadways and concrete curb and gutter. For street reconstruction, 35% of the cost for a project will be obtained from sources other than ad valorem taxes. For street overlay, 50% of the cost for a project will be obtained from sources other than ad valorem taxes. All property will be assessed on a basis of front footage as specified below. 1) Non tax-exempt property zoned R-1, R -IA, R-2, and R-3 is shall be assessed a minimum of 35%, and the overlay 50%, of the actual cost for a 7 -Con, 32 foot wide bituminous pavement with concrete curb and gutter and routine drainage. The above property w=ill shall be assessed for this type of roadway even if the width or strength is greater. 2) All tax-exempt property regardless of zoning class, such as, but not necessarily limited to schools, churches, parks, and government land, well shall be assessed on a front footage basis at 50% of the cost of a 7 -ton, 32 foot wide pavement (BY00WIlell heRVieFFe Bens ted) with concrete curb and mutter and routine drainage. The above property will be assessed for this type of roadway even if the width or strength is greater. 3) All property not covered it) the above descriptionls shall be assessed on a front footage basis at 50% of the cost for improvements to the roadway on which they abut. In addition to the costs above, all property may be assessed a proportionate share on a footage basis for expenses such as right-of-way and easement acquisition needed for that. segment of the project including the ariy roadways abutting the property. Page 1