2. Ordinance 1579 - Additional Street Assessment Rate Category - 1st ReadingORDNANCE No, 1579
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1475 BY CREATING AN ADDITIONAL
CATEGORY FOR. TAX EXEMPT PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO STREET
ASSESSMENTS, MODIFYING LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THE COMMERCIAL
CATEGORIES, .AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, currently tax exempt properties that are subject to street assessments are assessed
y the City of Kalispell at the rate of residential properties even though these
properties are more completely developed and are more intensely utilized by the
public, thereby creating more impacts upon streets than the typical residence; and
WHEREAS, ta.x exempt properties subject to street assessments are not typically developed to
the same level of intense use as commercial properties and therefore do not rise to
the same level of impact upon streets as commercial property; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore equitable to assess the tax exempt properties at a rate higher than
the residential rates, but less than the commercial rates; are
WHEREAS S It is the Intention of the City Council that all commercial properties be included i
either Category 3 or Category 4 and thereby be assessed for street maintenance
costs and that the current language of the ordinance should be amended to clarify
this intention.
NOW THEREFORE., BE IT O DATND BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY of
KA ISPELL, MON ANA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, Ordinance 1475 is hereby amended at Section V. to read as follows:
That the cost of and expenses of maintaining the streets, avenues, alleys and
public roads shall be assessed against each lot or parcel within the Special
Maintenance District No. l as follows
Category I Vacant Land up to Two Acres — shall be assessed at the same rate as
all vacant land up to two acres.
Category I Vacant Land over .two Acres -- shall be assessed a total amount of n
more than the assessment for two ages of vacant lard.
Category 2,Residenfial Land U to Yz acre - shall be assessed at the same rate as
all residential lard up to V2 acre.
Category 2 Residential r Over Y2 acre.- — shall be assessed a total amount o
no more than the assessment for acre of residential land.
Category Commercial o % Covered: - shall be assessed at the rate set
annually by City Council.
Category 4 Commercial More Than o Covered: - shall be assessed at the gate
set annually y City Council.
Catggory 5 Tax-Exempt.Properties: ies: - . shall be assessed at the rate set a .n.u.all
City Council.
Public and private parklands, as definedy Kalispell City Code 2 # -1 ,
and cemeteries shall be exempt from the assessment.
SECTION 2, This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after final passage by the City
Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR
THIS DAY of � 2006.
ATTEST -
Theresa White
City Clerk
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor