No building permit shall be issued in the City for the improvement of any lot or land until the Building Commissioner responsible for issuing such permits first investigates the City records to determine whether the property to be improved abuts upon, or will make use of, any improvement in the City, which was made by an assessment procedure. If he further determines that the property to be improved has been assessed, the permit shall be issued upon all other lawful requirements being met. If the property to be improved was not assessed for the reason, the Building Commissioner shall advise the City Manager who shall cause an investigation to determine the reason why the property was not assessed and determine a tap-in charge to be placed against the property to be improved equal to the assessment that would have been paid, had the property been assessed, by using whatever factors were made, applied and used against other similar abutting property owners in the improvement.
The City Manager shall thereafter notify the applicant of his findings, together with the proposed tap-in charge. No permit shall be issued until the tap-in charge has been paid in full, in advance, to the City.
The applicant, upon receipt of the abovementioned notice may either pay the tap-in charge or file an appeal with Council. Council shall, within two regular meetings, provide the applicant with a reasonable opportunity to be heard and may affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the City Manager, by motion. Council reserves the right to table such a request, pending the obtaining of further information in the event Council desires to investigate the appeal further.
This section shall apply to all properties in the City, whether assessed in the past or future.
(Ord. 7215-00. Passed 3-6-00.)
(Ord. 7215-00. Passed 3-6-00.)