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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-011 CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESOLUTION NO. oh-i 1 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY fOR CONNECTION CHARGES AND OTHER FEES CHARGED TO DEVELOPMENTS WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Lakeville to establish policies setting rates for connection. charges and other fees charged to developments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lakeville City Council: Lateral Sanitary Sewer & Watermain Access Charges 1. The City will impose an access charge comparable to lateral watermain or sanitary sewer assessment for properties wishing to connect to watermain and/or sanitary sewer service -and in certain areas where sanitary sewer and watermain were installed without assessments to benefiting property owners. 2. Due to watermain oversizing in commercial and industrial areas for fire protection purposes, the access charge to 12 inch and larger watermain for non-residential properties will be set at a higher rate. 3. If no services exist, it will be the property owner's responsibility for construction of the service from the main to the property line in accordance with City standards. 4. For large parcels which could be subdivided in the. future, there will be a maximum access charge for 100 feet of frontage, with the remaining frontage charged at the time of future subdivision. 5. The access charges for lateral watermain or sanitary sewer will be adjusted annually to reflect current construction costs as reported by the Engineering News Record or other factors deemed appropriate by the City. of Lakeville. 6. Adjustments to the access charges for lateral watermain or sanitary sewer will be effective January 1 of each year, unless revised in subsequent resolutions. Storm Sewer Area Charges 1. Revenue from storm area charges are used to finance construction of a trunk storm water management system. 2. The storm sewer area charge shall be paid in cash or may. be specially assessed on the following projects for a period not to exceedten (10) years at an interest rate approved by the City Council: A. New Plats and Administrative Subdivisions, On property not previously assessed. 6. Developing multiple (except duplexes), commercial, industrial and institution. parcels of land that have not been previously assessed the storm sewer area charge through platting. C. Storm Sewer Improvement. Properties already .assessed the full storm sewer area charge shall not be reassessed for offsite improvements. 3. Credits will be given for trunk .storm sewer oversizing, regional. ponding and wetland dedication to the City within the plat or subdivision, consistent with Ordinance 7-7-2. 4. Storm sewer area charges for trunk storm drainage improvements will be adjusted annually, consistent with the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan, adopted by the City Council on October 16,.1995, to reflect current construction costs as reported by .the Engineering News Record or other factors as deemed appropriate by the City of Lakeville. 5. Adjustments to the storm sewer area charge will be effective January 1 of each year, unless revised in subsequent resolutions. Sanitary Sewer Unit Charges 1. Revenue from the sanitary sewer unit charge is appropriated to the financing and construction of the sanitary sewer trunk system. 2. The sanitary sewer unit charge and the sanitary sewer area charge will be adjusted annually, consistent withthe Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Policy Plan, adopted by the City Council on June 7, 2004, to reflect current construction costs as reported by the Engineering News Record or other factors as deemed appropriate by the City of Lakeville.. 3. Adjustments to the rates will be effective February 1 of each year to allow Building Inspections to notify builders of the new rates so they can incorporate them into their building costs, unless revised in subsequent resolutions. Watermain Unit Connection Charges 1. Revenue from the watermain unit connection charge is appropriated to the financing and construction of the trunk water system. 2. The watermain unit connection charge will be reviewed annually and adjusted, consistent with the Comprehensive Water Plan, adopted by the City Council on October 4, 2004,. to reflect current construction costs as reported by the Engineering News Record or other factors as deemed appropriate by the City of Lakeville. 3. Adjustments to the rates will be effective February 1 of each year to allow Building Inspections to notify builders of the new rates so they can incorporate them into their building costs, unless revised in subsequent resolutions. v Street Assessment Policy for Collector and Arterial Roadways Properties which abut directly upon collector and arterial roadway improvements shall be assessed a frontage benefit rate dependent upon the type of improvement being installed, as follows: A. Residential properties which abut upon an urban street section may be assessed at a set rate per front foot for street and storm sewer lateral benefits. Residential properties which abut a rural street section may be assessed at a set rate per front foot for street and lateral drainage benefits. Expense for acquiring public right-of-way and easements may be assessed on a front foot basis in .addition to standard rates for street and lateral drainage benefits. B. Platted* residential properties which abut collector and arterial roadways and front upon another platted street shall be assessed for only one half of the actual frontage on the collector and arterial roadway and for the full frontage on the interior platted street. C. Properties which are zoned for commercial or industrial development shall be assessed at a rate of 1.5 times the frontage rates set for residential properties described in paragraph A for the frontage which abuts a collector and arterial roadway. Properties zoned for commercial or industrial uses, but which have an existing residential use, shall be assessed under the residential policies. D. Platted residential properties without utility service shall be adjusted to be comparable to normally platted residential lots. The actual frontage footage shall be reduced by 50% to adjust the front footage to a maximum of 175 feet or a minimum of 100 feet. These properties shall be assessed on the basis of this adjusted front footage and the rates established pursuant to paragraph A. E. Properties which abut directly upon a collector and arterial roadway improvement shall receive driveway access in accordance to City. Ordinance No. 6.10 relating to the regulation of driveway access spacing. Driveway location design and spacing shall be subject to approval by the City. Access will be provided within the rates established pursuant to paragraph A without additional cost to the property. * A platted lot is defined as,a City-approved single family residential lot less than one acre in area. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this. 17th day Of January , 2006. r CITY F fi.AKEV BY: Robert D. Joh on, Mayor Charlene Friedges, Ci lerk