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RESOLUTION NO. 7147
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SIDEWALK INSTALLATION
AND SNOW REMOVAL POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it to be in the best
interest of the City of St. Louis Park to establish a policy for the
installation and financing of sidewalks,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
St. Louis Park that the following sidewalk installation policy shall
be in effect:
1. On collector roadways and thoroughfares under
City jurisdiction, the cost of new sidewalk
installation shall be assessed at 50 percent of the
actual construction costs and the remaining 50 percent
of actual construction costs shall be financed by
general obl igation bonds or other appropriate funds of
the City.
2. Snow removal on sidewalks constructed along
collector roadways and thoroughfares under City
jurisdiction shall be the responsibility of the City.
3. On streets which are not collector roadways or
thoroughfares, the cost of sidewalks shall be assessed
at 100 percent of actual construction costs.
4. Commercial, industrial, and multiple family
properties shall be assessed 100 percent of the
construction costs of sidewalks abutting them.
5. Snow removal on sidewalks constructed along
streets which are not collector roadways or
thoroughfares under City jurisdiction shall be the
responsibility of abutting property owners.
6. The assessment policy for corner lots relative to
sidewalk installation shall be as follows:
(a) On col lector roadways and thoroughfares under City
jurisdiction, 25 percent of the actual construction
costs of sidewalks shall be assessed against the
property's s i deyard (long side of the lot) ; 25 percent
of the construction costs shall be assessed on an equal
front -foot basis against properties on one half of the
block on the side of the street where the walk is
constructed; and 50 percent of sidewalk construction
costs shall be financed by general obligation bonds or
other appropriate funds of the City.
(b) On streets which are not collector roadways or
thoroughfares, 50 percent of actual sidewalk
construction costs shall be assessed against the
property owner's sideyard and 50 percent of actual
construction costs shall be assessed on an equal front
foot basis against properties on one half of the block
on the side of the street where the sidewalk is
constructed.
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Adopted by the City C
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ity Clerk
ouncil June 7, 1982
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Reviewed for administration: App oved a to form and legality:
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ity Manager
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