Before any improvement is ordered to be made pursuant to this article the Council shall pass an ordinance declaring its intention do so, briefly describing the proposed improvement, stating the period of time, which shall not exceed three years, for which the improvement is to be made, and containing a description of the district to be benefited thereby and to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses thereof and to be known as the Assessment District.
The territory comprising said district may, but need not, include all, or be confined to, or extend beyond, the lots or lands fronting upon the improvement, or be contiguous. The district may consist of separate and distinct areas or sections, and the work performed in one section need not benefit the other section or sections. The district may be described by stating the exterior boundaries thereof, or by referring to the diagram accompanying the report of the Board of Public Works or to the assessment maps on file in the Bureau of Engineering, as provided in Sections 6.98 and 6.99 of this chapter.
The Council, in its discretion, may order, in said Ordinance of Intention, that a portion of said costs and expenses shall be paid out of the City Treasury from such funds as the Council may designate, the amount of which shall be specified in said Ordinance of Intention. The assessment proposed to be levied shall include only the remainder of the estimated costs and expenses of the improvement after deducting such amount. Said ordinance shall also contain those matters required by Section 6.102 of this chapter.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 75,000.
Amended by: Ord. No. 129,118; 2nd Para., Ord. No. 149,941*, Eff. 8-15-77.