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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />2004 Assessment Policy <br /> <br />City Administration <br />Design Engineering <br />Construction Enginecring <br />Legal <br />Fiscal <br />Interest During Construction <br />Assessment Roll Preparation <br />Contingencies <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2.5% <br />10.0% <br />10.0% <br />2.0% <br />3.0% <br />4.5% <br />1.0% <br />4.0% <br />37.0% <br /> <br />These overhead costs are estimates however; they are used to calculate actual assessmcnts. <br /> <br />The initiation of public improvement projects may happen utilizing two (2) different <br />methods. The first method is by a petition of thc a cted property owncrs. The petition <br />must be signed by not less than thirty-five percent ( Yo) of the owners of the frontage of the <br />rcal property abutting the proposed improvement uld be noted that the City Council <br />rctains the right to rcvicw the merits of each oject 0 provcmenl and establishes the <br />priority as it deems proper. The second meth . initiate the proceedings by City Council <br />direction, in which case no petition is needed. <br /> <br /> <br />Any reference to land zoning in this po shall mean the most current approved <br />City Zoning Map available at the time. It Id be emphasizcd that the special assessmcnt <br />methods and policics summarize in ot be considered as all-inclusive and that <br />unusual circumstances may at ti 1m" cial consideration. Also, any fixed cost data <br />and ratcs prcscntcd hcrein will b from year to year so as to reflect current costs. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to review each project on its own merit and to deviate <br />Policy Manual, as it deems proper. These deviations <br />wherc application of the policy produces unfair or <br /> <br />Thc City Council shall rct <br />from any portion of this A <br />may occur in unique situatio <br />undesirable results. <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills utilizes a Unit Cost mcthodology for the assessmcnt of existing <br />residential homes on a per-lot unit basis, with a lot unit being defined as a platted single- <br />family residential lot or equivalent, which, according to current Arden Hills Municipal Code <br />cannot be further subdivided for R-l and R-2 residential usc. The City will assess fifty <br />percent (50%) of the total charges, as assessment, to the residents for existing roadways. <br />Gencrally, no assessments are made to the residents for sanitary sewer, water, and storm <br />watcr that are part of the PMP. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2004 Asscssmcnt Policy Manual - Page 2 <br />