HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4818 Levying and Assessing the Tree Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2018 COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4818
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2018 UPON ALL REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, COUNTY OF
GALLATIN, STATE OF MONTANA, TO DEFRAY THE COST AND EXPENSE
INCURRED IN THE CITY-WIDE TREE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN AND TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT TO
ENCOMPASS ANNEXED PROPERTIES.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bozeman did on the 161h day of July
1990, following notice and public hearing, regularly pass Commission Resolution No. 2804
entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, CREATING A CITY-WIDE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PLANTING AND MAINTAINING TREES IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES,
RIGHTS-OF-WAYS AND PARKS.
Which Commission Resolution No. 2804,passed as aforesaid is hereby referred to and made a part
of this Resolution for further particulars in respect to the basis and method of assessing the cost
against property herein assessed; and
WHEREAS, Commission Resolution No. 2804 further provides that said special
assessments shall be made, levied, and collected in the same manner as are other special
assessments and levies of the City of Bozeman; and
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WHEREAS, the district boundaries are the city corporate limits, to include all annexed
property as of the date of this resolution, excluding Story Hills; and
WHEREAS, to defray the costs of tree maintenance for the coming assessment year, the
Commission must now establish an assessment to be levied for said services.
NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of said Commission Resolution No.
2804 and the laws of the State of Montana,
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1
That to defray the estimated cost and expense of planting and maintaining trees in all public places,
rights-of-way and parks located within the maintenance district, which is hereby extended to
include the city's corporate limits existing as of the date of this resolution, excluding Story Hills,
for Fiscal Year 2018, there is hereby levied and assessed against the assessable area of the several
lots,pieces and parcels of land benefited by the maintenance district within the City of Bozeman
as set forth in Schedule A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, which
describes each lot or parcel of land with the name of the owner and/or owners, if known, and the
amount assessed against the same;that the several sums set opposite the names of said owners and
the described lots and parcels of land, are hereby levied and assessed upon and against said lots
and parcels of land for said purpose;that the several sums be collected from the respective owners
of said lots and parcels of land described in said assessments list and owned by them;that the said
sums shall be paid and the collection thereof be made in the manner and in accordance with
Commission Resolution No. 2804 of the City of Bozeman,Montana, and the laws of the State of
Montana governing the collection of maintenance district assessments; that failure to pay such
assessment when the same shall become due and payable shall make such persons and such lots
and parcels of land liable to the penalties provided by law relative to delinquent taxes and
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assessments; and that the November assessments shall become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on
November 30, 2017, and the May assessments shall become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on May 31,
2018.
Section 2
That the per-square-foot assessment rate in said maintenance district shall be 0.003312,per square
foot of actual lot area,with a limit on the maximum square footage assessed for zones listed below.
For non-conforming residences located in business and manufacturing zoning districts without any
business or manufacturing use attached, there shall be a maximum of 15,000 square feet assessed.
The minimum annual assessment will be $3.50.
Zoning Maximum assessment square footage (Cap)
R-1 15,000 sq ft
R-2 15,000 sq ft
R-3 15,000 sq ft
R-4 15,000 sq ft
RMH 8,250 sq ft/unit
RS 15,000 sq ft
RO No Cap on developed parcels.
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped (parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
PLI (including MSU, 25% of total sq ft
Schools, Govt,
Hospital, &Public
Owned property)
REMU No Cap on developed parcels
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped(parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
All Business Zones No Cap on developed parcels
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped (parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
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All Manufacturing No Cap on developed parcels
Zones
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped(parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
Section 3
That this assessment be levied for the fiscal year of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and be
billed in October 2017 as are all other special assessments. Any condominium and/or subdivision
of land recorded on or before September 30, 2017 is subject to assessment for Fiscal Year 2018.
Section 4
That the regular session of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana to be held at City
Hall, 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman, Montana, on the 14th day of August 2017 at 6:00 p.m., and the
same is hereby designated as the time and place at which objections to the final adoption of the
Resolution will be heard by said Commission.
Section 5
That the City Clerk of the City of Bozeman, did publish in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle a Notice
signed by the City Clerk, stating that a Resolution levying and assessing a special assessment to
defray the cost and expense of planting and maintaining trees in all public places, rights-of-way
and parks located within the City's corporate limits for the Fiscal Year 2018, against the property
on which such service was rendered, is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Commission subject
to inspection for a period of six (6) days; that said notice shall state the time and place at which
objections will be heard by the Commission to the final adoption of the Resolution, and, that said
Notice shall be published at least five (5) days before the date set by the Commission for hearing
objections and final adoption of this Resolution.
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PASSED, ADOPTED,AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman,Montana at a regular session thereof held on the 14th day of August 2017.
CARSON TAYLOR
Mayor
ATTEST: ���' F B 02'
ROBIN CROUGH
City Clerk ' ��
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APPR VED A TO FORM:
ULLIVAN
City A orney
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