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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />2005 Assessment Policy <br /> <br />City Administration <br />Design Engineering <br />Construction Engineering <br />Legal <br />Fiscal <br />Interest During Construction <br />Assessmenl 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 calcula1e actual assessmen1S. <br /> <br />The initiation of public improvement projects may happen utilizing two (2) different <br />methods. The first method is by a petition of the affecled property owners. The pelition <br />must be signed by not less than thirty-five percenl (35%) of the owners of the frontage of1he <br />real property abutting the proposed improvements. It should be noted that the Cily Council <br />retains the right 10 review the merils of each project or improvement and eslablishes the <br />priority as i1 deems proper. The second melhod is to initiate Ihe proceedings by City Council <br />direction, in which case no petition is needed. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Any reference to land zoning in this policy manual shall mean the most curren1 approved <br />City Zoning Map available al the time. It should be emphasized that Ihe special assessmen1 <br />melhods and policies summarized herein cannot be considered as all-inclusive and 1ha1 <br />unusual circumstances may al limes justify special consideration. Also, any fixed cost data <br />and rales presented herein will be adjusled from year to year so as 10 reflecl current costs. <br /> <br />The City Council shall retain the right to review each projecl on ils own merit and to deviate <br />from any portion of this Assessment Policy Manual, as il deems proper. These deviations <br />may occur in unique situations or where application of the policy produces unfair or <br />undesirable results. <br /> <br />The Cily of Arden Hills utilizes a Unil Cosl methodology for Ihe assessment of exisling <br />residential homes on a per-lol unit basis, with a lot unil being defined as a platted single- <br />family residenlial lot or equivalenl, which, according to current Arden Hills Municipal Code <br />cannol be further subdivided for R-I and R-2 residential use. The Ci1y will assess fifty <br />percent (50%) of the 10tal charges, as assessment, to Ihe residents for existing roadways. <br />Generally, no assessments are made to the residents for sanilary sewer, water, and slorm <br />water that are part oflhe PMP. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2005 Assessment Policy Manual - Page 2 <br />