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� �nR �� r R 1 1�+' �u C 1"1'Y UF LITTLE CANADA FAX N0, 6514844538 P� OS �•� s. Special Cases. It is recognized that these rules cannot be applied indiscriminately and variations sha11 be permitted to encouraged when strict adberence to the yules obviously violates the Special Benefit Principle as specified in Section II, ttcm 3. � "M. SECTION Il [ . i� ��1' :�. Project Initiation and Hearing Process This section describes the initiation of improvement projects and the administration required to receive final C�ty Council action, pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. A. Project Initiation By Petition: Citizen petition forms for initiating a street improvement will be provided by City staff upon request of property owner(s). Sucb petitions circulated by the affected property owners shall bear the signatures of property owners of not less than 35% of the affected fiv�lta�e as measured on a lineal footage basis. When proj ects are initiated through this process, the costs of doing engineering feasibility studies and associated project consideration costs may be borne by the property owner(s) so petitioning A deposit may be required of the petitioners prior to commencement of the study to cover the costs of same if construction does not proceed. If the project prciceEC�s through construction and assessment, those costs will be considered project costs and any deposit made would be credited accordingly ta the d�posi tors. By Council Action: If the Council determined that an in�proveme�tt is in the best interests of the City, it can, without petition, initiate the improvement with a four/fifths vote of the Council. Generally, initiation will be based upon an inspection of City street conditions conducted by staff. Staffs evaluation sha11 then be used to determine the priority of street improvements in the City's Five Year Street Improvement Plan. The City will typically improve streets *h3t ha�e the highest priority fi�st. However, circumstances may e�st which would require deviation from this objective.