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VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting
of the Village Council of the. Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, was
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held on the 20th day of August, 1973. The following members were
present: Mayor Hilde, Councilmen Hunt, Neils, Seibold and Spaeth.'
The following members were absent:, -None'.
Councilman Neils introduced the following Resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 73-342
WHEREAS, the Village Manager has been previously instructed by this
4 Council to study and review the status of water and sanitary sewer assessment
practices in this Village, and
WHEREAS, the Village Manager submitted a report to ttis Council on
March 28, 1973 dealing with these matters, and
WHEREAS, subsequent Council study and review of his report has indicated
that the establishment of formal Village policies concerning the matter of
area type assessments for water and sanitary sewer utility services should be
adopted,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH that the attached statements shall be considered to be the
Council's policy position with respect to the matter of water and sanitary
sewer area type assessments, and
FURTHER, the policy of the Village concerning the collection of
previously deferredassessments for water and sanitary sewer service, and
FURTHER, the policy concerning the granting of credits for previously
installed water and/or sanitary sewer lateral service to undeveloped parcels,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of these policies be made available
to developers in the Village of Plymouth.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was
duly seconded by Councilman Seibold, and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Hilde,
Councilmen Neils, Seibold and Spaeth. The following members voted
against or abstained; None. Whereupon the Resolution was
declared duly passed and adopted.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS.
VILLAGE OF PLYMNM
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the
Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully compared
the foregoing extract of the minutes of a regular meeting of the Village
Council of said Village held on August 20, 1973, with the original thereof on
file in my office, and the same is a full, true and complete transcript theTe&a
WITNESS, My hand officially as such Clerk and the corporate seal of the
Village this 24th day of August,.1973.
Susan L. I sen
Village Clerk
SANITARY SEWER
1. Area Charges.
1.1 If parcels or parts of parcels benefiting from a sanitary sewer
district improvement were not assessed the appropriate sanitary
sewer area charge at the time of the original levy, or if such
assessment was deferred by Council discretion or at the request
of the property owner, then such area charge shall be collected
by the Village at the rate in effect for that sewer project area.
Interest shall be applied to the area assessment at the same rate
as contained in the assessment roll for the sewer district improve-
ment project from the date of the adoption of that roll. If a
sanitary sewer area charge was not assessed due to an oversight
or error by the Village, then the Village shall assess the area
charge to the property at the rate in effect at the time of the
original assessment levy but without the capitalization of interest.
Such assessment shall not exceed the term of the original levy.
1.2 Future sanitary area assessments shall be levied against, or col-'
lected from, all benefiting properties within an appropriate sani-
tary sewer district at the area assessment rates then currently
in effect.
2. Connection Charges.
2.1 If the Council deferred to levy a sanitary sewer connection charge
on a parcel or a part of a parcel at its discretion or at the
request of the property owner and such charge is due now because
of subsequent connection to the sanitary sewer system, the Village
shall take the necessary steps to collect the due amount short of
assessing the parcel. Such amount shall be at the rate in effect
at the time of such �ronnection. If collection is not possible,
then it shall be assessed to the parcel in question. Such assess-
ment shall not exceed the term of the original levy.
2.2 Residential Equivalent Connection (REC) charges for sanitary sewer
service to dwelling units or other structures benefiting from such
service shall be collected prior to the issuance of a building per-
mit, provided such connection charges were not previously assessed
or paid. REC charges shall be collected at the rate in effect at
the time the building permit is approved.
2.3 If sewer connection or REC charges were previously assessed to a
parcel or a part of a parcel. and such land develops or has developed
at a density greater than contemplated at the time connection or
REC charges were assessed, then additional REC charges shall be
deemed due and payable to the Village. As, an example, if a 20 -acre
parcel were assessed 40 sewer connection or REC charges, and sub-
sequently the parcel develops at the density of greater than two
units per acre, then all units over 40 shall pay REC charges at
the rate in effect at the time the building permit is approved.
3. Central System Costs.
3.1 Sanitary sewer area and Residential Equivalent Connection (REC)
charges are deemed by the Village to represent central system costs,
representing sewer interceptors, trunksandmains normally over
10 inches, force mains, pumping stations, etc.
WATER
1. Unit Charges.
1.1 Prior to August 22, 1972 it had been the policy of the Village to
assess and/or collect a water unit charge of $175 per single-family
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dwelling unit. The water unit charge was, in essence, a connection
charge rather than an area charge for the following reasons:
1.11 The term used was "water unit" charge.
1.12 The charge was based upon existing or projected dwelling
units. As an example, in some areas undeveloped lands
were assessed cane water unit charge. In other cases, the
entire frontage of a parcel was assessed water unit charges
to a depth of 170 feet on the basis that 170 feet was a
reasonable depth for lateral assessment benefit. In other
cases, entire parcels were assessed water unit charges
on the basis of two water units per acre, assuming single-
family development.
1.13 Single-family and multiple dwelling water unit charges
were different. The single-family unit charge was $173
and the multiple unit rate was $100.
2. Connection Charges.
2.1 If the Council deferred to levy a water unit charge on a parcel or
a part of a parcel at its discretion or at the request of the
property owner and such charge is due now because of subsequent
connection to the water system, -the Village shall take the necessary
steps to collect the due amount short of assessing the parcel.
Such amount shall be at the rate in effect at the time of such
connection. If collection is not possible, then it shall be assessed
to the parcel in question.
2.2 Residential Equivalent Connection (REC)charges for water service
to dwelling units or other structures benefiting from such service
shall be collected prior to the issuance of a building permit, pro-
vided such connection charges were not previously assessed or paid.
REC charges shall be collected at the rate in effect at the time
the building permit is approved.
2.3 If water unit or REC charges were previously assessed to a parcel
or a part of a parcel, and such land develops or has developed at
a density greater than contemplated at the time unit or REC charges
were assessed, then additional REC charges shall be deemed due and
payable to the Village. As an example, if a 20 -acre parcel were
assessed 40 water unit or REC charges, and subsequently the parcel
develops at a density of greater than two units per acre, then
all units over 40 shall pay REC charges at the rate in effect at
the time the building permit is approved.
3. Area Charges.'.
3.1 Prior to August 22, 1972 the Village did not assess water area
charges for central system costs. In those cases where parcels or
parts of parcels have been assessed water unit charges, then the
amount of land so assessed shall be deemed to have been assessed
for both the new area and REC charges, assuming with respect to
the REC charge that subsequent development does not exceed two
dwelling units per acre.
3.2 Parcels or parts of parcels not benefiting from water lateral
service and for which no water unit or area assessments have here-
tofore been levied shall be subject to the new water area assess-
ment policy.
3.3 Future water area assessments shall be levied against or collected
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from all benefiting parcels within an appropriate water district
at the area assessment rates then currently in effect.
4. Central System Costs.
4.1 Water area and Residential Equivalent Connection charges are deemed
by the Village to represent central system costs, representing
wells, reservoirs, treatment facilities and equipment, water
trunks and mains normally over 8 inches.
DEFERRED SANITARY SEWER AND/OR WATER ASSESSMENTS
1. Area Type Charges.
1.1 To the extent that the Council has previously deferred area type
charges (such as sanitary sewer area, sewer connection, and/or
water unit charge) to parcels or parts of parcels, the Village
shall take appropriate action to insure that such deferred assess-
ments are paid to the Village or are assessed against the benefitting
parcels over a period not to exceed the term of the original levy.
2. Lateral Charges.
2.1 To the extent that the Council has previously deferred lateral type
charges to parcels or parts of parcels, and such lateral service
benefits the parcel, the Village shall take appropriate action
to insure that such deferred assessments are paid to the Village or
are assessed to the benefiting parcels over a period not to exceed
the term of the original levy. In those cases where because of the
character of development the deferred lateral assessment benefit
is non-existent, due to such factors as double street frontage,
such deferred assessments shall not be deemed to be collectible.by
the Village.
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CREDIT FOR PREVIOUSLY LEVIED LATERAL BENEFIT
1. In those cases where water and/or sanitary sewer lateral assessments
have been levied against undeveloped parcels, along with water and/or
sanitary sewer area charges, and subsequent development indicates
that all or part of the lateral service does not benefit theparcel,
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credits for such previously levi{ed lateral assessments shall be-
sidered.* The Village Engineer shall make his recommendations for said
lateral assessment credits in conjunction with Council review of the
proposed development contract for such parcels. It is understood
that the provisions of this policy do not include public improvement
projects which have been constructed at the request of landowners
and/or developers of open land for speculative development (e.g. Central
Area projects) nor other improvement projects constructed in accordance
with development plans of a previous owner of such parcels.