res_6930 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

9 share of the water expense. MR. WIDERSKI: If they're high enough for water, how come they aren't for sewer? MR. HONCHELL: If the grass catches on fire, we'd like to have water - just general benefits of having water at that area. To be frank, we're being a little generous with the city's money, but we're trying to be as fair as we can to you property owners in the area. MR. WIDERSKI: If I'm (inaudible) in one piece now, why is my rate so much higher than across the street? MR. HONCHELL: That's a good question. The city policy is - and it was changed and established tonight - but it's the same it has been for many years - namely, that on corner lots such as you see in 23, 22 and 21, by law that is one large lot. The frontage of that lot is on Western. MR. WIDERSKI: How can you state the frontage is on Western when they're facing Wagner? MR. HONCHELL: Because the lots have been changed in the Ramsey County records so the lot is split and it's ,now a single lot. It's the southern portion of Lots 2l, 22 and 23. MAYOR DEMOS: And there's a house on the northern portion. MR. HONCHELL: So the actual frontage of those lots is Western which makes the side lot Wagner and the county and the city assessment policy on side lots is that we don't fully assess side lots. MR. WIDERSKI: Regardless of two owners. MR. HONCHELL: There's only one owner. FROM THE AUDIENCE: That's still owned by (inaudible). MR. WIDERSKI: He sold the home. MR. HONCHELL: The southern portion of Lots 23, 22 and 21 are on the county books as a single parcel. One parcel only, and with that one parcel, that makes the side lot Wagner so they're not assessed for the total length of Wagner because they're given side lot benefits. I know it's difficult to follow and it revolves around the city's assessment policies that we don't assess side lots fully because we feel that would be too great a detriment for people on corner lots. COUNCILMAN FRANKE: How is that parcel of property divided without coming through Roseville?