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SANITARY SEWER The first sanitary sewer project was constructed in 1963 and 1964. The French Lake Sanitary Sewer District was formed, basically comprising the area that would be served by the French Lake Sewage Treatment Plant. The trunk sewers were constructed large enough to service the entire area including Minnetonka Beach. An assessment of $110.00 per acre was levied at that time to defray the cost of the trunk sewer. Lateral sewers were also assessed in addition to the trunk sewer cast. The acreage assessment was spread throughout the entire district to be served by the trunk sewer. An assessment of $225.00 (to amortize the cost of the sewage treatment plant) was levied for each single family residence or its equivalent where sewer service was available. This assessment was not levied against vacant property. New residences were charged the $225.00 at the time a building permit was issued for a house with sewer service available. Prior to 1971 all costs relating to the construction of lateral sewers were assessed on a footage basis. In that year the policy was revised to assess 40% on a footage basis and the remaining 60% on a unit basis. The unit is ba.,(>i! on a single family residence (or its equivalent), or if the propert,is vacant, on the unit area required to construct a single family residence. The unit area is based on existing neighborhood density or zoning. The footage is taken to be the actual footage for rectanq-ilar lots and the average width for irregular lots. The front lot line is often used where the side lot lines are only slightly skewed, particularly where the sewer runs parallel to the front lot line. The minimum footage assessment for a buildable lot is 50 feet. Corner lots are assessed for the frontage or average width, generally taken to be the narrowest width. If the lot is deeper than the average lot in the neighborhood the additional depth will be assessed as frontage, multiple units and additional footage will be assessed. A vacant lot under single and separate ownership is not assessed for a unit if it is too small to qualify for a building permit but will be assessed for footage. Multiple small lots owned by the same person are assessed fractional units relating to the number of lots required to be combined to qualify for a building permit. The footage is fully assessed. Assessments for residential and commercial properties are calculated in the same manner and at the same rate, however commercial buildings are assessed for lateral and connection units based on the sewage flow compared to a single family residence. WATER The assessment pol icy for water is simi lar to sewer in that 49% is based on footage and 60% on units. There was no separate connection cost for the wells, tank and treatment plant. The footage assessment is calculated in the same manner as for the sewer.. The units are calculated in the same manner for the residential properties. Commercially zoned properties are limited to 4 units per acre when occupied and 2 per acre when vacant. Each commercial unit or assessable foot is calculated at 1.5 times the rate for residential page 1 of 15