6.4. SR 02-11-2002 Howard R, Green Company
February 7, 2002
File: 806550J-0045
Item#
6.4,
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O. Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330-0490
RE: UTILITY ASSESSMENTS ON 175TH AVENUE
Dear Council Members:
With the petition from the Developers of Park Pointe to install and pay for the sewer and water
under 175th from Tyler Street to their plat, together with the condition regarding this issue on the
final plat approval for Park Pointe, several of the property owners along 175th Avenue, from
whom the City is attempting to acquire right-of-way, have asked a question relative to sewer and
water assessments.
Basically, the question is if the Developer has paid for the installation of the sewer and water in
175th Avenue, will property owners on the north side of the road be assessed for these pipes in
the future when they hook up to them. City staff has collectively considered this question and
would recommend the following policy:
· If one of the large residential lots on the north side of 175th Avenue chooses to hook up to
the sanitary sewer and water paid for by the Developer of Park Pointe, there would be no
lateral or trunk assessments. The property owners would be required to extend the services
to their home at their own cost and pay the appropriate SAC and WAC. In staff's view, there
would be no precedent set by this policy since this is a unique circumstance where a
Developer wanting to do "leap-frog" development prior to the time line in the Comprehensive
Plan has decided to pay the additional cost for extending these services.
If, in the future, any of the large residential lots on the north side of the road would split off
property for additional residential development based on the sewer and water availability,
this newly created lot would be assessed the going trunk rate for sanitary sewer and water
at the time of the subdivision of the property. This would ensure that any property owner
who split off a lot in the future would not get a competitive advantage over other developers
in the City at the time.
If you have any questions regarding this proposed policy, I will be in attendance at your City
Council meeting on February 11, 2002.
Sincerely,
Howard R. Green Company
Terry J. Maarer, P.E.
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