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Res 528 8/12/1963RESOLUTION NO. ) WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls deem it advisable to adopt a policy governing assessments against adjacent property owners for their share of the cost of street im- provements . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: THAT the instrument attached hereto entitled "Policy For Assessments Against Adjacent Property Owners For Street Improvements Projects in the City of Wichita Falls" be and the same is hereby adopted as the policy governing such assessments , and shall be fol- lowed by the officers and employees of the City of Wichita. Falls. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 49 day of August, 1963. a At, 44- . t MA, / 0R A T T E S T : r 1 City Clerk PROPOSED POLICY FOR ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS SECTION I - DEFINITION OF TERMS For clarity and continuity the following terms shall be used throughout this policy in discussion of the amount of partici- pation which is recommended in regard to a certain type of property, A. New Street Construction - Paving of a street which has not been previously paved with an acceptable paving standard and which does not have curb and gutter and is not to an approved alignment and grade. B. Street Reconstruction - Widening or reconstruction of an existing street which is to grade and which does have curb and gutter. C. Residential Property - Property which is residential in use or character for one or two family residence. D. Non Profit Property - Property such as churches, schools, etc. which are carried as exempt properties on City Tax Rolls. E. Commercial Property - Any property being used for business purposes, including apartment dwellings. F. Side Lot Exposure - Residential property abutting two streets at their intersection with the longer street frontage being defined as side lot exposure. G. Back Lot - Residential lot abutting two streets but facing on the street not being improved. SECTION II- NEW STREET CONSTRUCTION 1. The assessment for each abutting front foot of privately owned property, residential in usage, shall be as follows: a) Actual cost for curb and gutter. b) Actual cost for pavement, including both base and surface from the lip of gutter to the center- line of a 30 foot roadway (132 feet). c) An additional ten per cent of items (a) and (b) shall be included in the assessment rate for engineering costs. d) The City-at-large shall pay for the cost of curb and gutter and pavement at intersections and for all necessary storm drain work. The City-at-large shall also pay the additional cost for street widths in excess of 30 feet adjacent to residential property, e) The actual costs as related in (a) and (b) shall be the costs for curb and gutter and pavement which are in accordance with the City' s standards for residential construction. If a pavement requires additional depth or width the excess cost will be paid for by the City-at-large adjacent to resi- dential property., 2. Residential Property shall receive the following consider- ations: a) Such property which constitutes a side lot with relation to the section of street being improved shall be assessed at a rate equal to 75% of the rate which is to be assessed against property fronting the street to be improved. Side lot credit shall not apply but to the first 200 feet of a lot with any additional depth being assessed the same rate as property fronting the street. b) For property which abuts the street being improved at the back of the lot there shall be no assess- ment provided there is no access to the street being improved If the property is of such a size that it can be replatted so that it will front the street being improved this consideration shall not apply unless there are improvements located on the lot in such a way as to make replatting impossible. 3, The assessment for each abutting front foot of privately owned property commercial in usage shall be as follows: a) Actual cost for curb and gutter. b) Actual cost for pavement including both base and surface from the lip of gutter to the centerline of the street up to a 48 foot roadway. c) An additional ten per cent of items (a) and (b) shall be included in the assessment rate for engineering costs. d) The City-at-large shall pay for the cost of the roadway in excess of 48 feet and also for any widening due to channelization at intersections, e) If the street is widened beyond the width desired by the City, the property owners shall pay for the additional widening in addition to the basic assessment for street improvements. 2 - 4. It is not intended that commercial property receive the considerations that are outlined for residential property with respect to side exposure or rear exposure unless the commercial property does not or cannot take access from the side or rear. Special consideration will be given commercial property with these conditions., 5. Deviations from Standard Policy. a) Any deviation from standard policy as stated herein and adopted by the City Council shall be called to the attention of the City Council prior to or during the assessment paving benefit hearing. SECTION III - STREET RECONSTRUCTION 1. Where a street is to line and grade as determined by the City Engineer, and has been paved with an adequate base and surface, and has curb and gutter adjacent to all property, there will be no assessment for reconstruction. 2. If curb and gutter does not exist on all abutting property it shall be necessary to have all curb and gutter constructed on an assessment or voluntary basis before the street will be considered for reconstruction by the City of Wichita Falls. SECTION IV - CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS 1. Due to the necessity of constructing widened and improved roadways for the handling of traffic on major thoroughfares and arterial streets in areas not fully developed, and also in developed areas where adequate width roadways were not originally constructed, it is necessary to use Capital Improvement Bond Funds financed by tax revenue from the City-at-large to finance these projects. 2. Due to the unusually large amount of traffic handled by these major facilities it is intended that assessment paving procedures as outlined in Section II regarding residential property be revised as follows: a) Assessed for curb and gutter. b) An additional ten per cent of item (a) shall be included in the assessment rate for engineering costs. c) The City-at-large, from Capital Improvement Bond Funds, shall pay for the pavement adjacent to residential property. 3, It is not intended that commercial property or property designated to be used commercially shall receive any special consideration due to improvements proposed to be financed from Capital Improvement Bond Funds, It is generally the 3 - case that commercial establishments locate on major thoroughfares to take advantage of the larger traffic volumes, therefore all requirements as outlined in Section II, Paragraph 3 regarding assessment of commercial property shall apply on project financed by Bond Funds, 4 -