[HISTORY: Adopted by Common Council of the City of North Tonawanda 11-20-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-20-84]
A. 
There is hereby established a special parking district to be known and designed as "Special Parking District No. 1," City of North Tonawanda, New York, bounded and designated as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of River Road at the intersection of said center line of River Road with the center line of Goundry Street; thence easterly continuing along said center line of Goundry Street to the intersection of said center line of Goundry Street with the easterly boundary of Webster Street; thence and continuing southerly down said easterly side of the Webster Street right-of-way and including said easterly boundary of Webster Street and all property abutting said boundary as includable property in said Special Parking District No. 1, to the intersection of said easterly boundary of Webster Street with the southerly boundary of Tremont Street; thence easterly along the southerly boundary of Tremont Street 110.6 feet to a point; thence southerly 108.91 feet along a line perpendicular with the southerly line of Tremont Street; thence easterly at right angle to the last described line a distance of 16.76 feet; thence southerly at right angle to the last described line a distance of 20,78 feet; thence easterly at right angle to the last described line a distance of 115.24 feet; thence southerly at a right angle to the last described line to its intersection with the northerly bank of the Erie Barge Canal; thence westerly along said bank of the Erie Barge Canal to the intersection of said bank of the Erie Barge Canal with the middle line of River Road; thence northerly along the middle line of River Road to the point or place of beginning.
B. 
Excepting from "Special Parking District No. 1" the following described properties:
(1) 
Exception No. 1. Starting at the intersection of the northerly line of Tremont Street with the easterly line of Webster Street and continuing northerly along said easterly boundary of Webster Street a distance of 90.99 feet and excluding all property abutting said boundary as described, it being intended to exclude Niagara County Tax Map Parcel Number 185.37-1-1913.
(2) 
Exception No. 2. Starting at the intersection of the southerly line of Tremont Street with the easterly line of Webster Street and continuing southerly along said easterly boundary of Webster Street a distance of 203.65 feet and excluding all property abutting said boundary as described, it being intended to exclude Niagara County Tax Map Parcel Numbers 185.09-1-9 and 185.09-1-10.
(3) 
Exception No. 3. Starting at the intersection of the easterly line of River Road with the southerly line of Sweeney Street and continuing easterly along said southerly boundary of Sweeney Street a distance of 73 feet and excluding all property abutting said boundary as described, it being intended to exclude Niagara County Tax Map Parcel Number 185.09-1-6.
(4) 
Exception No. 4. Starting at the intersection of the northerly line of Sweeney Street with the westerly line of Manhattan Street and continuing northerly along the westerly line of Manhattan Street a distance of 167.25 feet and excluding all property abutting said boundary as described, it being intended to exclude Niagara County Tax Map Parcel Numbers 185.37-1-24 and 185.37-1-25.
(5) 
Exception No. 5. Starting at the intersection of the southerly line of Goundry Street with the westerly line of Manhattan Street and continuing southerly along said westerly boundary of Manhattan Street a distance of 547 feet and excluding all property abutting said boundary as described, it being intended to exclude Niagara County Tax Map Parcel Number 185.09-1-5.
The cost of any improvements, including acquisition costs and retirement of debt service for same, and any necessary equipment, facilities and other related expenses therewith, shall be the equal responsibility of the City of North Tonawanda and the owners of real property included within the boundaries of said parking district. The apportionment of the charge upon benefited properties shall be accomplished by first attributing any and all revenue acquired by the parking facility to the costs and expenses of the special parking district. The City of North Tonawanda shall be responsible for 50% of the remaining costs and expenses, and the remaining costs and expenses shall be charged upon benefitted properties by dividing the remaining costs and expenses by the total assessed property valuation of all benefitted properties in such district, as determined by the City Assessor.
When such construction and/or improvements, and acquisition have been completed, and the total costs thereof computed and determined, the City Assessor shall prepare a special assessment roll showing the amount of the assessment chargeable to each parcel of real property included in such district and shall submit same to the Common Council for its approval.
The Common Council, if it approves such special assessment roll, shall direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary warrants for the collection of same. When such roll shall have been delivered to the City Treasurer, said City Treasurer shall proceed to collect and enforce the same as provided in the Charter of the City of North Tonawanda for the collection of special assessments.
At the time of the preparation of the city tax rolls each year and the collection thereof, there shall be included an item for special district purposes for the calendar year in which the annual city tax is being levied, for each parcel of real property included in the Special Parking District No. 1, which shall be computed as above provided. Said assessment shall be levied and collected annually thereafter in the same manner as the general city tax.
Provisions of the City Charter for the collection and enforcement of general city taxes and special assessments and for the collection of delinquencies therein shall apply also to the collection and enforcement of the various assessments herein provided for in this Special Parking District. The assessment for the acquisition and construction of such facilities and the annual services charges, including debt service charges, therefore shall be and become a lien upon the parcels of real property included in such Special Parking District, as any other general city charge or special assessment charge.