1970-4372r9
RESOLUTION No. 4.372
RESOLUTION ON POLICY FOR ANNUAL
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
WHEREAS ® it has been the practice of the city to conduct an annual street
improvement program for the purpose of improving non-permanent streets in the City,
and
WHEREAS, there has been an effort to improve these streets every 3 to 5 years,
and
WHEREAS, the practice has been for the city to levy a 14~ per front foot annual
assessment against all property owners for this improvement, and
WHEREAS, the city council on April 13, 197Q, passed a resolution and policy for
annual street improvement projects identified as resolution number 4354 and at this
time is desirous of changing said policy
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the City of Richfield
that the city adopt the following general policies for the annual street improvement
program:
1, That the total cost of this improvement include material, manpower,
equipment, financing, and administrative overhead required for the special assess®
meat procedure and performance of this work and that this cost be assessed against
only those property owners with front footage abutting on the improved right-of•~way.
2 , That the term "front footage" shall mean the number of feet on the front
or short side of the lot, whichever is less, with the following exceptions:
a . That in the case of irregularly shaped lots front footage will be
determined by the same formula used for the sanitary sewer lateral
assessment policy.
b, ~ That in the case of tax exempt property front footage shall include
all abutting footage on improved rights-of-way.
c. That in the case of properties with the front or short side of the
lot abutting permanently improved streets ® front footage shall mean
side yard footage in an amount equal to the number of front feeto
d. That in the case of alleys front footage shall mean the total number
of feet abutting upon an improved alley. Where the property abuts upon
more than one alley the shortest side of the prop®rty shall be assessed
for all®y improvements . In at~.dition, those properties that abut an alley
but rec®iv® no special ben®fit shall not be assess®d for improveiia®nts to
the abutting all®y.
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3. That the assessment for the annual improvement program on streets shall
be 60~ a front foot spread over a three year period with an 8% per annum interest rate
for those property owners electing to pay over the three year period, Property will not
be assessed any more frequently than once every three years for ian.provemer?.t of the
same street.
4. That the assessment for the annual improvement program on alleys shall
be at the rate of 20~ a front foot spread over a three year period with an 8% per annum
interest rate for those property owners electing to pay over the three years for improve
meat of the same alley.
5 < That the cost of annual street improvements for a street torn up for storm
sewer or other utility installations be included as part of the utility installation cost
and not be assessed against the abutting property unless the street in question has
not been improved for a period of three years prior to the construction work in which
case the normal assessment will be made in accordance with this policy.
6 < That any street scheduled for improvement but on which work is not
performed shall be deleted from the. assessment area.
7 , That the cost of the annual street improvement program which exceeds the
total assessment as defined by this policy shall be financed by general city revenue.
8. That the policies contained in this resolution shall be subject to modifi®
cation if necessary in individual cases as the city council determines that the
assessment or assessments resulting from the application of the policies will exceed
the benefits received.
Passed by the city council of the City of Richfield this 25th day of Maya 1970.
t~.a~E1Q..e~®
tanley W. Olsona Mayor
Attest:
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Thomas J . oran a Clerk