CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

McLay
ORDINANCE 05-65(A)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING HOMER CITY CODE SECTION 17.04.030(a) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS--FORMATION AND ASSESSMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. Homer City Code Section 17.04.030(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:

17.04.030 Authorization and proposals. The Council may create local improvement districts and assess the real property benefitting from such capital improvements for all or a portion of the cost of such improvements. An improvement proposal may be initiated by:

a. Property owners filing, with the City Clerk, an application with a non refundable fee, as set by Resolution of the City Council and set forth in the City of Homer Fee Schedule, that an improvement district be formed and stating what specific public improvement is to be made. This application must be on a form provided by the City Clerk and contain the signature of the property owners of record of at least fifty percent of the parcels as defined by Borough taxrecords[property] [owners of record] in the proposed improvement district.

1. Upon receipt of a request for an improvement district the City Clerk shall verify that the requesters are record owners of the district wherein the improvements are requested.

2. If the request has sufficient and proper requesters the City Clerk shall:

i. schedule a neighborhood meeting of those property owners to be benefitted by the improvement, notify the [properties] property owners by mail and include notice in the City's regular meeting advertisement, and

ii. forward the request to the Public Works Director for review of the improvement district boundaries and verification of the information to be used in the assessment methodology, which includes an estimated project cost for non Homer Accelerated Road Program improvement districts ; and

iii. prepare a petition containing information that shall include the owner(s) of record, property value, Kenai Peninsula Borough Parcel number, brief legal description, and improvement assessment information including but not limited to the assessment methodology used, which includes an estimated project cost for non Homer Accelerated Road Program improvement districts and assessment amount, and any terms or interest for assessment payments; and

iv. forward a copy of the petition to the Public Works Director or designee and to the Finance Director or designee for a final review prior to issuing the petition; and

v. the City Clerk shall assign a deadline for return/filing of the petition with the City Clerk that shall be sixty days from issuance of the petition; and

vi. petitioners may request an extension, prior to the sixty day deadline up to an additional thirty days.

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Ordinance 05-65(A)

City of Homer

Section 2. This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character. and shall be included in the City Code.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA this ________ day of ______________, 2006.
CITY OF HOMER

____________________________

JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:



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MARY L CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and Approved as to form and content:

__________________________ _________________________

Walt E. Wrede, City Manager Gordon J. Tans, City Attorney

Date: _______________ Date: _______________

Fiscal Note: NA