§ A281-1. Public improvement assessments

These policies establish a procedure for making public improvements and levying special assessments pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes. When an improvement conveys special benefit to properties in a definable area, the City intends to levy special assessments on the benefitted properties to finance such improvements. It is the policy of the City that the amount of the assessment for public improvements should not exceed the special benefit to the property. The City will use the assessment policies to insure that assessments have a reasonable relationship to benefits. Public improvements covered by this policy manual include the construction of streets, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, waterworks, and other public improvements allowed by state law.