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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4543
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 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 16t" 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
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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
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 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
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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 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 0.00222, 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
Ownedproperty)
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.)
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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 the l lth 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 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 2015, 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
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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 ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana at a regular session thereof held on the 1 lth day of August 2014.
Jeffre a s
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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