HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-1749 - Ordinance - 05/26/1988ORDINANCE NO. 1749
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 5, SUBSECTIONS F(2) AND
F(3), ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION, OF THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station found
that Chapter 3, Section 5, Subsection F(2) and F(3) were unclear.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, that:
Chapter 3, Section 5, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station is hereby amended as to subsection F(2) and sub-
section F(3) to provide as follows:
F. ASSESSMENT FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION
(2) Two public hearings shall be held in the construction and
assessment process. The first public hearing shall be
held prior to the construction of any street, and shall
be for the purpose of determining whether or not to im-
prove the street as proposed. Notice shall be given by
first class mail to the owners of all lots abutting the
streets or portions of the streets which are proposed to
be paved. The second public hearing shall be held in
accordance with the provisions and requirements of the
above -referenced statute and shall be for the purpose of
assessing the abutting lot owners, and determining the
amount of such assessments with due consideration to the
special benefits conferred upon such lots. Subsequent to
the second hearing, the City Council shall consider and
adopt an ordinance determining the special benefit to
each lot and the amount of the assessment for each lot.
Such assessment shall be due and payable upon completion
and acceptance of the street unless otherwise specified
in the ordinance. Upon application by the landowner, the
assessment may be made in five (5) equal installments
with interest as allowed by law over a five (5) year per-
iod. All assessments shall bear interest at the highest
rate allowed by law for such assessments from the date
due and payable.
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(3) Unless special circumstances are found to exist and set
forth in the assessment ordinance, the City will pay one-
third (1/3) of the paving costs of the street. The re-
maining two -third (2/3) paving costs will be paid by the
abutting property owners proportionately on a per foot
frontage basis. Further, in the event that the curb and
gutter are constructed and installed, each abutting prop-
erty owner shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the
per side cost of curb and gutter of each abutting lot.
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED this 26th day of May, 1988.
ATTEST:
city Secre ry '
APPROVED:
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