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202.09 202.09 (Rev. 2/p0) i. Special Conditions: Special consideration sha11 be given to the "age" of a street or utility system when determining the proportion of cost to be assessed to benefited properties. If it is necessary to reconstruct or resurface a street or perform major repair/replacement work on sewer and water utilities, before a reasonable amount of time (ten (10) to twelve (12) years for resurfacing, twelve (12) to seventeen (17) years for partial reconstruction and seventeen (17) to twenty five (25) years for total reconstruction) the assessment shall be calculated on a pro-rated basis. The remaining cost shall be recovered by means of the general ad valorem properiy tax paid by the entire community or by other funds that may become a�ailable to the City for infrastructure cost recovery. (Ord. 567, 11-13-95) j. In projects involving new street construction, and mill and overlays, mailboxes will be grouped on gang posts in numbers logical to the spacing required. This practice will insure the proper placement of the mailboxes, reduce potential roadside hazards, and generally clean up the edge of the street. The cost of the new posts and installation will be added to the project. Residents of overlays and mill and overlays may request the new posts and installation, which will be added to the cost of the project. (Ord. 654, 2-14-00) Subd. 3. Methods of Assessment: a. The nature of an improvement determines the method of assessment. The objective is to choose an assessment method which will arrive at a reasonable, fair and equitable assessment which will be uniform upon the same class of properiy within the assessed area. The most frequently recognized assessment methods are: the unit assessment, the front footage assessment and the area assessment. Depending upon the individual project, any one (1) or a combination of these methods may be utilized to arrive at an appropriate cost distribution. City staff will consider a11 methods and weigh their applicability to the project and present a recommendation to the City Council in the form of a mock assessment roll (or rolls). A description of each assessment and its corresponding policy application is presented. A separate section (Section III) will identify the appropriate matchup of inethod with a specific type of project and analyze why each is generally used. The purpose of assessment formulas is to allocate assessed costs among benefited properties, the formula should result in an allocation of assessments which is reasonably related to the benefit received. Any one (1) predetermined formula will not be appropriate in all cases because of circumstances unique to the relationship between the specific project and the specific properties benefited. When considering an assessment method or formula for any given proj ect, it may be necessary to combine assessment methods or to modify the methods described below. Therefore, the following description of inethods of assessments should be regarded as guidelines, which may not be appropriate in all cases.