Item 8: An Ordinance Concerning Assessments for Street Improvements

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(e) Partially developed parcels of one-half acre or larger with a single family dwelling or duplex in a single-family or low-density residential zone and having more than 100 feet of frontage abutting the improvement shall be assessed for 100 feet of frontage at the time of the improvement, and the remaining frontage shall be used to calculate an equivalent assessment when required by and in accordance with sections 7.175(4)(d), 7.175(5)(d) and 7.407 of this code. (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (d) and (e) of this subsection and paragraph (b) of subsection 7.175(5), developed parcels used for a single-family dwelling or a duplex in a single-family or low density residential zone and the developed portions of partially developed parcels meeting the same description shall not be assessed for street improvements if they do not take primary access from the street being improved. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if such a parcel abuts the street improvement and is subject to a recorded petition for street improvements as described in section 7.160, it shall be assessed for street improvements, or the person who obtains a permit to develop such a parcel shall pay an equivalent assessment under the circumstances described in subsections 7.175(4)(d) and 7.175(5)(d), even if the parcel does not take direct access from the street being improved. For purposes of this section, a parcel “takes primary access” from a street if the parcel abuts only that street or, in cases where a parcel abuts two or more streets, the parcel uses that street for its address. A duplex on a corner lot, or a vacant corner lot that may be developed with a duplex shall be deemed to take primary access from both streets. (g) Vacant parcels of one-half acre or larger shall not be assessed at the time of the street improvement, but the person who receives a permit to develop such a parcel shall pay an equivalent assessment when required by and in accordance with sections 7.175(4)(d), 7.175(5)(d), and 7.407 of this code. (h) Revenue received as payment of an equivalent assessment required by this subsection shall be used for street purposes and shall be in addition to all other fees and assessments required by this code. (i) Except as otherwise provided in section 7.175 of this code, a parcel shall be assessed for the actual full footage abutting the improvement. (4) Local streets. (a) Calculation of assessments for improvements to a local street shall be as provided in this subsection 7.175(4). As used in this subsection, “local street” means any street not designated as an arterial or collector street on the Street Classification Map adopted on November 22, 1999, or as subsequently amended. In addition to the components listed in subsection 7.175(3)(a), assessable components of a local street improvement may include street lights and street trees if they are within the scope of the improvement project. The assessable thickness of the street structure shall be the full thickness determined by the city engineer to be appropriate for the permissible uses of the parcels abutting the street. (b) A parcel abutting a local street shall be assessed for an improvement to a local street according to the zoning of the parcel as follows: Ordinance - Page 4 of 13 Version A