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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. I 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 December, 2007. 40! ii i .ff owak, ■-•4 0 4 A ■1 David Beaudet, Mayor E Jt fson City A inistrator