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CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES, MINNESOTA <br /> ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES & POLICY <br /> Adopted: February 7, 2006 <br /> Amended: November 5, 2019 <br /> COSTS TO BE ASSESSED: <br /> These will be determined by the City Council and will usually include construction, <br /> engineering, legal, easement/land acquisition, administrative, and funding costs. <br /> Construction costs that are included can vary,but generally include—but are not limited <br /> to—erosion control, traffic control, pipe,manholes, wyes, service laterals/service pipe, <br /> service risers and tracing wire, valves, fittings, curb stops, hydrants, catch basins,riprap, <br /> swales, ditches, infiltration/treahnent basins, grading,base, curb and gutter, sidewalks, <br /> surfacing, striping, signing, lighting, and landscaping. <br /> The costs for NEW PROJECTS will be 100% assessed to the benefitting properties in <br /> accordance with the following methods: <br /> Tvpe Method <br /> Roadway Front Foot <br /> Drainage Front Foot * <br /> Sanitary Sewer Per Service Connection <br /> Watermain Per Service Connection <br /> * It is anticipated most Drainage projects will occur in conjunction with a <br /> Roadway project. However, if it is a"stand alone" Drainage project, another <br /> method equitable to the benefitting properties and that project will be developed. <br /> The costs for RECONTRUCTED PROJECTS will be assessed to the benefitting <br /> properties at an amount corresponding to the benefit as determined by the City Council <br /> with input of the City's appraiser for the project. <br /> STANDARD OR TYPICAL SIZES: <br /> The standard or typical sizes of Roadway and Drainage improvements shall be as <br /> indicated in the City's Guidelines for Road Standards/ Specifications. <br /> The standard or typical sizes of sanitary sewer and watermain improvements (both for <br /> Residential and Non-residential) shall be 8-inch diameter. <br /> Construction of improvements larger, wider, or more extensive than the above standard <br /> or typical sizes shall be considered oversized. The portion of the costs attributed to <br /> oversizing shall not be specially assessed and shall be paid for by the City budget. <br /> Page 3 of 7 <br />