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JULY 17, 1972
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RESOLUTION NO. 45 r7 6
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY FOR
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF MAINTENANCE
COSTS FOR UNIMPROVED STREETS AND
ALLEYS
WHEREAS, the City Council has d:liberated at length regarding a
policy for specially assessing the maintenance costs for unimproved
streets and alleys, and has considered the desires of some residents to
retain unimproved streets and alleys and to be permitted to pay by assess-
ment the resulting increased maintenance costs, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the residents abutting
unimproved streets and alleys should bear the direct cost for maintenance
of said streets and alleys, and
WHEREAS, the restrictions placed upon the taxing powers of the City
make it necessary to recover the costs expended for maintenance of unimproved
streets and alleys, now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis
Park that the following policy will apply for recovery of said costs:
1. The total cost of maintenance of unimproved streets and alleys,
including material, manpower, equipment, financing, supervision, and
administrative overhead required for special assessment procedures and
performance of work, shall be assessed against those property owners
abutting the unimproved street or alley on which maintenance is performed.
For purposes of this policy, maintenance is defined as grading, leveling,
patching, surfacing, overlaying or sealing any or all portions of any
street or alley roadway. Activities not related to restoration or
improvement of the roadway surface, such as street sweeping or snow
plowing, will not be considered as assessable maintenance costs.
2. The assessment for street maintenance shall be determined by
totalling the cost for all streets improved during the year and dividing
the number of assessable feet of abutting properties affected to determine
a cost per front foot. Said cost will be assessed against the number of
feet on the front of any given lot, with side street improvements being
assessed using the current city policy for street paving assessments. For
purposes of this policy, a street or alley is improved when it is
constructed with adequate base material, has proper drainage, and is
surfaced with a minimum thickness of asphalt or concrete paving material.
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3. The assessment for alley improvements shall be determined by
totalling the cost for all unpaved alleys improved during the 12 month
period beginning on January 1st of each year and assessing the cost
per front foot against abutting properties on both sides of the alleys
improved.
4. Assessments shall be spread over a three year period and the
interest rate for those property owners electing to pay for three year
period shall be 870. Single properties normally will not be assessed
more frequently than every three years for improvement of the same street;
however, it is anticipated that in the case of streets which require
"annual maintenance" there will be an accumulative assessment covering
the three year period.
S. The cost of street improvements which result from tearing up
streets for storm sewers or other major utility installations shall be
included as part of the utility installation contract and will not be
assessed against the abutting property owners. However, if the street
in question has not been improved for a period of three years prior to
the construction work, the normal assessment procedures outlined above
shall apply.
6. Assessment shall be made against any government property or
other tax exempt property abutting on unimproved streets or alleys.
Adopted by the Cit C
Mayor
Att t:
,q��/- rile-ri4-0.1)
ity Cler
Reviewed for admintration: Approved as to form and legality:
City Manager
City A, rney
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