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which oversizing is specially assessable to such other property. <br />5) The development itself is a public ben -fit such as low-income <br />elderly housing or neighborhood renewal projects. <br />c) Only if the developer provides a written waiver of any rights to <br />appeal the assessment. <br />d) Only if the developer provides security to assure timely payr.ent <br />of all assessments even if the development does not occur. <br />24. Trunk Sewer Projects. Trunk sewer projects consist of commo- <br />facilities such as oversize gravity sewers, force main sewers, lift <br />stations and purchase of capacity in metropolitan facilities that <br />indirectly provides sewer service or capacity for properties in Orono. <br />Benefitted properties in--lude all properties whose existing or future <br />sewer flow would pass through the subject trunk sewer facilities. <br />Trunk sewer projects should be assessed as follows: <br />a) On an area basis of $x per acre or per square foot against all <br />assessable property in the service area. <br />b) On a unit basis of $x per REC unit against all existing and <br />estimated future units in the service area. <br />25. Lateral Sewer Projects. Lateral sewer projects consist of <br />gravity sewers and where n-cess-yliftstationsandforce-main sewers <br />that provide direct sewer service to individual properties. <br />Benefitted properties include all vacant or(_cupied properties which <br />are provided with sewer service stubs and/or which otherwise have <br />access to use such sewer. Lateral sewer projects should be assessed <br />as follows: <br />a) On a unit basis of $x per unit served by the lateral, determined by <br />6ividing the total number of existing and future REC units <br />served; and/or <br />b) un a : ront-footage basis of $x per actual foot of lot width <br />dhutt:,)g the lateral sewer. <br />IV. ASSESSMENT POLICY REPORT <br />1. Assessing on a straight "unit" basis requires careful zoning, <br />review prior to assessment but is often most equitable, especially in <br />guilt -up neighborhoods where each house needs the same service. Unit <br />assessments tend to overcharge narraw or small lots compared to wide or <br />large lots (although the small lots often ne-d the service most so thus <br />should pay a larger share). "Unit" assessment often requires partial <br />units to be spread over common ownership lots. <br />2. Assessing on a front -footage basis more fairly pays for actual <br />construction cost, but tends to penalize large or wide lot owners for <br />they are often more code -conforming prop-rties. <br />page 11 of 15 <br />