(A) Establishment of districts. The city hereby divides the area within its limits into an urban service district and a rural service district, constituting separate taxing districts for the purpose of all municipal property taxes except those levied for the payment of bonds and judgments and interest thereon.
(B) Urban service district. The urban service district shall include all properties within the limits of the city, except those set forth by ordinance as included in the rural service district.
(C) Rural service district. The rural service district shall include only such unplatted lands, which need not be contiguous to one another, as in the judgment of the City Council at the time of adoption of this section, are rural in character and are not developed for commercial, industrial, or urban residential purposes, and for these reasons are not benefitted to the same degree as other lands by municipal services financed by general taxation. This section may designate lands outside the city which, if annexed, shall be included in the rural service district. No parcel shall be included in the rural service district of less than five acres and no parcel shall remain in the rural service district unless such parcel consists of five acres or more. Land in the rural service district must be open, rural in character, and maintained in farm crops or seeded. Grading is not considered development, provided grading is limited to such as is required to minimize storm runoff problems, and provided graded areas are cropped and reseeded within one year. Any fill hauled in shall be graded off and seeded at least once each year.
(D) Lands included within the rural service district. The following lands are included in the rural service district:
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Parcel ID
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Owner
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Acres
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Parcel ID
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Owner
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Acres
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R15.24.03.351.016 | Jeanne Jaeger | 5.07 |
R15.24.04.301.013 | James Heins | 9.48 |
R15.24.04.476.011 | Etherington, Bach, Krienke | 12.96 |
R15.24.04.476.003 | Larry and Rita Caron | 13.5 |
R15.24.09.200.005 | Robert C. Nienow | 27.72 |
R15.24.04.201.005 | Richard W. and Patricia R. Nienow | 7.14 |
R15.24.04.126.009 | Mary A. Duncanson | 28.73 |
R15.24.04.101.001 | Mary A. Duncanson | 38.25 |
R15.24.04.151.010 | James Heins | 30.28 |
R15.24.04.351.006 | Compart Louis E. and Marcella M. Rev. Trust | 29.29 |
R15.24.10.100.004 | Joseph and Shirley Massop | 5.00 |
(E) Transfer from rural service district to urban service district. Whenever any parcel of land included in the rural service district is platted in whole or in part, and whenever application is made for a permit for construction of a commercial, industrial, or urban residential development or improvement; or whenever such improvement or building is commenced without a permit the board or officer approving such plat or building permit shall report this to the governing body which shall make and enter an order by resolution transferring such parcel or part thereof from the rural service district to the urban service district.
(F) Benefit ratio. In the judgment of the City Council, the approximate ratio which exists between the benefits of land within the rural service district compared to land of like market values situated in the urban service district shall be 30%.
(G) Services provided. No city service beyond that normally provided by the townships of Blue Earth County will be provided by the city in a rural service district, except fire, police, and planning services.
(Ord. 35.02, passed 7-7-2015)