For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. A person, as defined herein, who is required or chooses to finance some or all of the cost of a street, water or sewer improvement which is available to provide service to property, other than property owned by the person, and who applies to the city for reimbursement for the expense of the improvement. The APPLICANT may be the city.
CITY. The City of North Plains.
CITY ENGINEER or ENGINEER. The person holding the position of City Engineer or any officer or employee designated by that person to perform duties stated within this subchapter.
FRONT FOOTAGE. The linear footage of a lot or parcel owned by an intervening property owner which is served by a reimbursement district public improvement and on which the intervening property owner’s portion of the reimbursement is calculated. FRONT FOOTAGE shall be the amount shown on the most recent County Tax Assessor maps for the intervening property or, in the event such information is not available, any other reasonable method established by the City Engineer for calculating front footage. FRONT FOOTAGE excludes the front footage of property owned by the city, including rights-of-way, but includes the development.
PERSON. A natural person, the person’s heirs, executors, administrators or assigns; a firm, partnership, corporation, association or legal entity, its or their successors or assigns; and any agent employee or any representative thereof.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. Any construction, reconstruction or upgrading of a water, sanitary sewer or storm sewer line, public street (including bicycle lanes) or sidewalk or under-grounding of public utilities.
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. The agreement between an applicant and the city which is authorized by the City Council and executed by the Finance Director, providing for the installation of and payment for reimbursement district public improvements.
REIMBURSEMENT DISTRICT. The area which is determined by the City Council to derive a benefit from the construction of street, water or sewer improvements, financed in whole or in part by the applicant and includes property which has the opportunity to utilize such an improvement.
REIMBURSEMENT FEE.
(1) The fee required to be paid by a resolution of the City Council and the reimbursement agreement.
(2) The City Council resolution and reimbursement agreement shall determine the boundaries of the reimbursement district and shall determine the methodology for imposing a fee which considers the cost of reimbursing the applicant for financing the construction of a street, water or sewer improvement within the reimbursement district.
SEWER IMPROVEMENT. A sewer or sewer line improvement conforming with standards in Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances and including, but not limited to, extending a sewer line to property, other than property owned by the applicant, so that sewer service can be provided for such other property without further extension of the line.
STREET IMPROVEMENT. A street or street improvement conforming with standards in Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances and including, but not limited to, streets, storm drains, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bike paths, traffic-control devices, street trees, lights and signs and public rights-of-way.
UTILIZE. To apply for a building permit which will use or increase the use of a public improvement, to connect to a public improvement or to otherwise increase the use of an improvement.
WATER IMPROVEMENT. A water or water line improvement conforming with standards in Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances and including this chapter, but not limited to extending a water line to property, other than property owned by the applicant, so that water service can be provided for such other property without further extension of the line.
(Prior Code, § 2.10.010) (Ord. 244, passed 4-15-1996)