5.20.050 Allocation of costs.
A. Permitted Allocation of Cost Methods. The request for creation of a special assessment district may set forth the general terms of proposed allocation of costs among benefited properties, including:
1. Allocation of costs on a front foot basis;
2. Allocation of costs on a square foot basis;
3. Allocation of costs on a per lot basis so that each lot is assessed the same amount; or
4. Allocation of costs on any other reasonable basis which results in an assessment proportionate to the benefit received.
The council may determine assessments using any of the above methods. Any determination made by the council with respect to the method of allocating costs is final.
B. Municipal Participation in Costs. When assessments are waived or equivalent costs of lesser improvements are assessed, the unassessed share of costs against the applicable lots shall be spread to the remaining properties in the district unless specifically authorized by the city council to be borne by the city.
C. City Funding. Subject to availability of grant funds and/or general funds, the city council may appropriate money to pay the unassessed portion of street improvement costs. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance or resolution, the allocation of assessable costs for street improvements shall be as follows:
1. Major Collector Streets. No assessment will be levied for the improvement of streets designated on the official street classification map as major collector class streets. All of the cost of major collector street improvements will be borne by the city.
2. Other Streets. The city council may assess at least one-third of the total cost of street improvements to the assessable benefited properties and may fund no more than two-thirds of the costs for the street improvements. (Ord. 21-08 § 2, 2021; prior code § 2.60.060)