Pursuant to the authority granted by Minn. Stat. § 272.67,
the City of Fairfax hereby divides the area within its municipal limits
into an Urban Service District and a Rural Service District constituting
separate taxing districts for the purpose of all municipal property
taxes except those levied for the payment of bonds and judgments and
interest thereon.
The Urban Service District shall include all land within the
boundaries of the City of Fairfax which are not included in the Rural
Service District established under this chapter.
The following lands are designated to be included in the Rural
Service District of the City of Fairfax.
Whenever any parcel of land, owned by one person or by two or
more persons jointly or in common at the time of its inclusion in
the Rural Service District, is platted, in whole or in part, and whenever
application is made for a permit for the construction of a commercial,
industrial, or urban residential development or improvement to be
situated on such parcel or any part thereof, the board or officer
approving such plat or building permit shall report this to the City
Council, which shall make and enter a resolution transferring such
parcel from the Rural Service District to the Urban Service District.
The term "improvement" shall include the provision of municipal services
such as sewer, water, streets, or the like. Grading of land shall
not be considered as an improvement, providing that such grading is
limited to that required to minimize water drainage problems, and
further provided that such graded areas are placed into agricultural
use or reseeded within one year.
Each year the City Council shall:
A. Review the status of all lands in the Rural Service District to determine
whether such lands continue to qualify for inclusion in said Rural
Service District; and
B. Review the tax ratio applicable to such lands as determined under §
59-6 of this chapter.
Except for fire, police and planning services, the City of Fairfax
will provide no other services to the lands in the Rural Service District
beyond those customarily provided by the adjacent township to which
the lands are located.