When the owners of the majority of the land liable to be assessed in any special assessment district, then or thereafter to be constituted, shall petition the Council for any of the public improvements, the Council shall direct that plans, specifications and estimates of cost be made by City Engineer and submitted to the Council on or before a date to be designated not exceeding 90 days following the presentation of the petition to the Council. In the alternative, the Council may on its own motion direct that plans, specifications and estimates of cost be made by the City Engineer and submitted to the Council on or before a date to be designated by it not exceeding 90 days from the date upon which such motion is made. Upon receiving the plans, specifications and the estimated cost of proposed improvements, the Council shall determine whether such public improvements shall be made, and whether the whole or any part of the cost and expense thereof shall be specially assessed against the lands benefitting or to be benefit therefrom, and what part, if any, shall be appropriated from the general funds of the city, and determine the district or lands and premises upon which a special assessment shall be levied.
(Ord. 2013-01, passed 9-10-2013)