[Ord. No. 02-01 Part L §1, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part L §1, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part L §1, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part L §1, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Park L §1, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part L §1, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part L §1, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part L §1, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part L §1, 10-2-2008]
Improvements projects will be prioritized per these BMPs and
procedures and shall meet the geometric and construction requirements
outlined herein. All projects shall meet the budgeting process and
money constraints.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part L §2, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part L §2, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part L §2, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part L §2, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part L §2, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part L §2, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part L §2, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part L §2, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part L §2, 10-2-2008]
Citizens who desire to have their streets upgraded from gravel
to chip and sealed and do not desire to wait to be prioritized for
projects funded, in whole or part, by the County or designated as
tax-billed projects may upgrade their streets at their own expense.
Suitability of drainage, road base and other designed or construction
features shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determined
what part of the requirement is met with the existing condition. Plans
specified in NIS Manual may be required at the discretion of the Public
Works Director depending on the extent of the work.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part L §3, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part L §3, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part L §3, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part L §3, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part L §3, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part L §3, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part L §3, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part L §3, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part L §3, 10-2-2008]
A.
Upon
receiving a petition signed by a majority of the residents fronting
on a street or roadway, the County Commission may levy special assessments
and issue tax bills for all or part of the costs of public works improvements,
design and inspection costs, construction (or reconstruction) of sidewalks,
curbs, gutters and roadways. Tax bills may be issued against property(ies)
fronting on said public works improvements as herein provided.
1.
Process. The following list outlines the processes
for proceeding with tax-billed improvements and issuance of tax bills.
a.
Follow the step/step process as outlined in NID Manual.
b.
County Commission shall direct the Public Works Director to evaluate
the request of the petitioners and report to the County Commission
on said request.
c.
Any County participation of costs shall be determined consistent
with these regulations and funded through the normal budgeting process.
d.
Public hearings shall be scheduled with notices of public hearings
mailed to abutting property owners.
e.
Public Works Department shall prepare contract and let bids to be
awarded to the lowest bidder or best bidder.
2.
Construction phase.
a.
At completion of the improvement, the Public Works Department shall
apportion all or part of the costs (as previously agreed upon by the
County Commission) of such improvements among the lots, parcels and
tracts of land benefited by the improvement, charging each tract of
land with its proportionate share of such costs. The Public Works
Department shall mail notices of payment options with payment amount
to property owners. This notice shall be mailed by certified and/or
regular mail.
b.
Tax bills shall be prepared by the County Collector's office.
c.
Collector's office shall mail property owners a letter concerning
the tax bill and payment methods available.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part L §4, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part L §4, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part L §4, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part L §4, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part L §4, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part L §4, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part L §4, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part L §4, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part L §4, 10-2-2008]
A.
The
following items shall generally be used for determining the priority
of tax-billed improvements.
1.
Improvements to non-maintained subdivision streets and roadways shall
be the highest priority under this program. This is an effort to upgrade
streets to a level where they will be eligible for County maintenance.
2.
Improvements to non-maintained streets and roadways outside of subdivisions
which are being used on a daily basis as part of the roads system.
This is an effort to upgrade the streets and roadways which are essential
to the transportation network to a level where they will be eligible
for County maintenance.
3.
County maintained streets and roadways. This will be part of a general
upgrading effort of the streets and roadways within the County.
4.
Non-essential street improvements which are incidental to the primary
purpose of our roadway system to move traffic, such as sidewalks,
street lights, other utilities, etc.
[Ord. No. 02-01 Part L §5, 4-1-2004; Ord. No. 06-02 Part L §5, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 06-08 Part L §5, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. 06-11 Part L §5, 5-4-2006; Ord. No. 06-14 Part L §5, 7-13-2006; Ord. No. 07-01 Part L §5, 2-1-2007; Ord. No. 07-02 Part L §5, 3-15-2007; Ord. No. 08-03 Part L §5, 7-1-2008; Ord. No. 08-05 Part L §5, 10-2-2008]
A.
The
County participation in the costs of street construction or reconstruction
as herein provided.
1.
Streets in new subdivisions. The County will not
participate in the costs of streets and roadways within new subdivisions.
2.
Private roads or dedicated non-maintained roads. The County will not participate in the costs of improvements to
non-County maintained roads.
3.
County maintained streets and roadways. The cost
of construction or reconstruction of roadways outside of new subdivisions
may be charged by the levy of special assessments and issuance of
tax bills against the lots, tracts and parcels of land benefited by
the construction and fronting or abutting on the roadway. The assessment
shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the costs of the construction
or reconstruction to the standard for local roadways. The County may
participate in the cost of improvements and approved by the County
Commission as follows:
a.
Furnish engineering and inspection costs.
b.
Pay intersection costs.
c.
Pay for any construction costs caused by improvements the County
desires which are greater than those requested by the petitioners
or as required for local streets.
d.
Pay the cost of unforeseen construction costs. "Unforeseen
construction expense" are those expenses arising after the
award of the contract which could not have been reasonably determined
by preliminary engineering investigation, and which are personally
investigated and approved by the Director of Public Works as to existence,
undetermined ability and necessary, when such unforeseen construction
expenses are not included within the terms of the contract for performance
by the contractor. Such expenses, when approved, shall be paid at
the unit price provided in the contract or at the prevailing price
of such materials or services. The contract shall be amended only
after an order is approved by the County Commission.
