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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICY YOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS l3ackeround: The Town of White Bear has adopted an. Assessment Policy for the purposeof establishing a stable and continuing source of funding to accommodate repair and reconstruction ofthe Town's streets. Minn. Stat. § 429 grants the Town.. the authority to make. public improvements such as streets,. sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and water systems. The statute sets. forth the procedure tar assessing the property benelitted by the improvement. The statute places on the. Town the responsibility, with the assistance of the Town Engineer, Town Attorney, and Appraisers or other qualified personnel, the duty td establish an equitable method for cost sharing among the properties.beriefitted. Pu rpose- The.purpose ofthis Policy is -to assure uniform and.consistent treatment of affected properties when preparing assessment roils. Policy.: Assessable Costs The.assessable costs of an improvement shall be defined as those costs in which the Town Board, after due con s1derail on, :determines are related to the. proposed improvement and the benefits derived from the improvement. The `'Assessable.Costs" s.houId incIude:tfte total.cstimated..co nstruction:cost Plus Town administrative costs,. engineering; legal, fiscal;. interest accrued during. construction, assessment roll preparation and contingencies.. Because the amount assessed is related to the `benefit received; the appraisal report: is a:guide to the amount of costs that can be assessed. + Assessment Period and Interest Assessments are.to be collected in equaLannual installments. aver a period of tune determined by the Board. but not to exceed 34 years. The interest rate. is determined at the. discretion of the Town Board. ■ band Use Any reference to Zoning Classifications shall mean: and.refer to the most current approved zoning map avaiIable at the time assess mentproceedirigs commenced: • Assessment Area The area to be assessed as determined by the Town Engineer and approved by tine Town Board'wiII be. the area laenefitted. by the. proposed improvement: project. Assessment Method: • Single Family Residential Unit Method This method is used for single dwelling residential properties.. A unit shall be defined as one buildable lot.consistent.with the Town of White Bear's Zoning, building:and subdivision ordinances. Exceptas:noted Below, a Lot; no. matter its shape shal1.a]i be`treated as one unit.