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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4542 Levying and Assessing a Special Assessment for Fiscal Year 2015 for Street Maintenance so COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4542 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 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 STREET 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 16°i day of July 1990, following notice and public hearing, regularly pass Commission Resolution No. 2803 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, CREATING A CITY-WIDE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR ALL STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND REPEALING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NOS. 1650, CREATING SPRINKLING DISTRICT NO 5; 1651, CREATING SPRINKLING DISTRICT NO 6; 1652 CREATING SPRINKLING DISTRICT NO 7; 1653, CREATING SPRINKLING DSITRICT NO 8; AND 1654, CREATING SPRINKLING DISTRICT NO 9. 1 of 3 Which Commission Resolution No. 2803, 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. 2803 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 WHEREAS, Section 7-12-4403, Montana Code Annotated, allows the district boundaries to be changed by resolution; and 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 street 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. 2803 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 the maintenance of streets, alleys and public places 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 2015 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. 2803 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 assessments; and that the November assessments shall become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on November 30, 2014, and the May assessments shall become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on May 31, 2015. Section 2 That the per-square-foot assessment rate in said maintenance district shall be $0.01723 per square foot of actual lot area, with a limit on the maximum square footage assessed for zones as 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.) 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, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and be billed in October 2014 as are all other special assessments. Any condominium and/or subdivision of land recorded on or before September 30, 2014 is subject to assessment for Fiscal Year 2015. 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 thel It" day of August, 2014 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 Ievying and assessing a special assessment to defray the cost and expense of maintenance of all streets, alleys, and public places located within the City's corporate limits for the Fiscal Year 2015, against the property on which such service was rendered, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and 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. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana at a regular session thereof held on the I lth day of August, 2014. Jeffrey s, yor ATTEST:O B Q� Stacy ,I n, M ,-City lerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: re ullivan, City Attorney