HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-72 RESOLUTION NO. 07-12-72
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AREA CHARGES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
FOR CONNECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS,
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS AND STORM SEWER SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §444.075, Subd. 3 authorizes municipalities to establish a
system of charges for the construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, improvement or other
obtainment, maintenance operation and use of municipal facilities, including, but not limited to
charges for connections to such municipal facilities for municipal water, sanitary sewer, and storm
sewer; and,
WHEREAS, City ordinances provide for the Council to establish from time to time
area charges to be collected for properties developing in and connecting to the municipal water,
sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems; and,
WHEREAS, the City has historically established and collected area charges; and,
WHEREAS, area charges established by the City of Oak Park Heights require
modification and amendment from time to time; and,
WHEREAS, the office of the City Engineer has provided recommendations to the
City Council as it affects the establishment of area charges throughout the City of Oak Park Heights
as it relates to connection to trunk sanitary sewer systems, trunk water systems and trunk storm
sewer systems; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council determines it to be in the best interest of the residents
and City of Oak Park Heights that such fees be periodically reviewed and adjusted to take into
account cost of construction and replacement and systems, cost of maintenance operation and other
expenses that the City expects to incur with regard to the maintenance of such systems.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of
Oak Park Heights that effective January 1, 2008 city area charges to be applied throughout the City
of Oak Park Heights for properties developing or connecting to municipal utilities shall be as
follows:
1. Sanitary sewer area charge as follows:
Commercial/Industrial Retail Business Centers $1,967.00 per acre.
Low Density Residential $1,876.00 per acre.
Medium Density Residential $2,502.00 per acre.
High Density Residential $4,378.00 per acre.
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2. Municipal water area charge as follows:
Commercial/Industrial Retail Business Centers $10,220.00 per acre.
Ill Low Density Residential $9,750.00 per acre.
Medium Density Residential $13,000.00 per acre.
High Density Residential $22,750.00 per acre.
3. Storm sewer area charges in the sections of the city located within the Valley
Branch Watershed District and the Middle St. Croix Valley Water
Management Organization as follows:
Commercial/Industrial Retail Business Centers $1,594.00 per acre.
Low Density Residential $877.00 per acre.
Medium Density Residential $1,272.00 per acre.
High Density Residential $1,594.00 per acre.
And additional TSMP storm sewer area charges in the areas of the city
located in the Browns Creek Watershed District however excepting the areas
located West of Trunk Highway 5, South of Trunk Highway 36 and north of
55th Street as follows:
Commercial/Industrial Retail Business Centers $7,434.00 per acre.
Low Density Residential $6,717.00 per acre.
Medium Density Residential $7,112.00 per acre.
High Density Residential $7,434.00 per acre.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as to the determination of land use and
computation of acreage as it affects each development or connection related to the collection of
these fees, all such determinations /computations shall be made through the office of the City
Engineer with all such fees being thereafter collected through the office of the City Administrator.
No connection shall be made to any municipal utility system until such time as the area fees as
calculated and determined by the office of the City Engineer have been collected.
Passed by the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights this 27 day of
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