(A) (1) Any person who is required to 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, may, by written application filed with the City Engineer, request that the city establish a reimbursement district. The street, water and sewer improvements must include improvements in a size greater than those which would otherwise ordinarily be required in connection with an application for permit approval or must be available to provide service to property other than property owned by the applicant. Examples include, but shall not be limited to, full street improvements instead of half street improvements, off-site sidewalks, connection of street sections for continuity, extension of water lines and extension of sewer lines. The city may also initiate formation of a reimbursement district.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by a fee, as established by resolution, sufficient to cover the cost of administrative review and notice pursuant to this subchapter.
(B) The application shall include the following:
(1) A description of the location, type, size and cost of the public improvement to be eligible for reimbursement;
(2) A map showing the properties to be included in the proposed reimbursement district; the zoning district for the properties; the front footage or square footage of said properties or similar data necessary for calculating the apportionment of the cost; and the property or properties owned by the applicant;
(3) Post-construction: the actual cost of the improvements as evidenced by receipts, invoices or other similar documents. Pre-construction: the estimated cost of the improvements as evidenced by bids, projections of the cost of labor and materials or other evidence satisfactory to the City Engineer; and
(4) Post-construction: the date the city accepted the public improvements. Pre-construction: the estimated date of completion of the public improvements.
(C) (1) The application may be submitted to the city prior to the installation of the public improvement, but not later than 180 days after completion and acceptance of the street, water or sewer improvements.
(2) However, the City Engineer may waive this requirement upon the showing by the applicant of good cause of the delay, that the delay was not created by the applicant and that the delay was unavoidable due to unanticipated or unforeseen circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 2.10.020) (Ord. 244, passed 4-15-1996)