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In lieu of any insurance policy required under § 96.030, government agencies and public utilities may provide a certificate of self-insurance. The certification shall provide assurances that reserves in support of the self-insurance program are adequate to provide coverage at the levels required of insurance policies in § 96.030. The form of the certificate shall be provided in the engineering design standards of the city. The certificate shall be filed in the office of the city engineer.
(1992 Code, § 38-29) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
Any person working in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground shall, during the progress and continuance of the work, erect and maintain around the work both by day and night suitable barricades, fences, signs and signals, in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, so as to prevent injury to persons, animals or vehicles on account of the work.
(1992 Code, § 38-30) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
(a) The city council, prior to the assessment of real property within the city for the next fiscal year, may levy annually for the purpose of maintaining or repairing street surfacing or pavement a special front foot assessment not to exceed $1 per front foot upon the lots fronting and abutting the street.
(b) (1) The assessment shall be apportioned on a front foot basis and levied in the following manner:
A. The city council, prior to the assessment of real property, may by resolution designate the lot or portion of lots against which the assessment is to be levied and the amount of the assessment against each lot or portions thereof for those purposes;
B. Notify the director of equalization to add the assessment to the general assessment against the property; and
C. Certify the assessment together with the regular assessment to the county auditor to be collected as taxes for the city for any general purposes.
(2) The assessment is subject to review and equalization the same as assessments or taxes for general purposes. Front foot, for the purposes of this section, means the actual front of the premises as established by the buildings thereon, record title and use of the property regardless of the original plat.
(1992 Code, § 38-31) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999; Ord. 98-04, passed 9-20-2004; Ord. 102-05, passed 10-11-2005; Ord. 123-06, passed 10-2-2006; Ord. 100-07, passed 6-18-2007; Ord. 79-08, passed 6-16-2008)
(a) When the city council deems it necessary to construct or improve a local or collector street by special assessment where the streets are not improved or do not meet city design standards, the total cost of the improvements shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of acquisition of right-of-way and easements, grading, paving, curb and gutter, storm sewer, intersection improvements, utilities, utility relocation, engineering and testing, inspection, publication and legal expenses. Engineering, testing and inspection expenses shall not exceed the amounts shown in the following table:
Construction Contract Value | Professional Fee |
Under $500,000 | Actual cost up to 20% |
$500,001 to $1,000,000 | Actual cost up to 18% |
$1,000,001 to 5,000,000 | Actual cost up to 16% |
$5,000,001 and greater | Actual cost up to 14% |
(b) A property owner who donates the necessary land for right-of-way and easement purposes in accordance with city design standards shall not be assessed for the cost of acquisition of right-of-way and easements. Property owners who do not donate necessary right-of-way may be assessed for costs associated for the acquisition of the property, necessary utility relocation or easements necessary to construct the street.
(c) Property owners abutting the local or collector street improvement shall be assessed for actual costs of the street and utilities as limited to local and collector street standards.
(1992 Code, § 38-32) (Ord. 103-99, passed 10-14-1999; Ord. 9-02, passed 2-11-2002; Ord. 66-04, passed 6-14-2004; Ord. 97-07, passed 6-18-2007; Ord. 10-09, passed 1-12-2009)
(a) Owners of property platted prior to January 1, 2009, with direct access to an abutting arterial street will be assessed for the required sidewalk improvements if the owner does not construct the sidewalks.
(b) Property with direct access to the arterial street shall be assessed for sidewalk improvements based on the frontage of each platted lot which has direct access. Assessments for properties with shared driveways will be based on the total frontage of property sharing the driveway.
(1992 Code, § 38-32.1) (Ord. 103-99, passed 10-14-1999; Ord. 9-02, passed 2-11-2002; Ord. 66-04, passed 6-14-2004; Ord. 97-07, passed 6-18-2007; Ord. 10-09, passed 1-12-2009)
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY APPROACH CONSTRUCTION
The construction of a permanent sidewalk fronting or abutting all streets, highways and avenues shall be accomplished by the builder, owner or developer of all new or relocated residential and commercial buildings within the city.
(1992 Code, § 38-39) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
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