Ordinance 1579 - TABLED INDEFINITELY - Creating Additional Category for Street Assessmentso 07/200 : Tabled Indefinitely
ORDNANCE N0.1579
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1475 BY CREATING AN ADDITIONAL
CATEGORY FOR TAX EXEMPT PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT To STREET
ASSESSMENTS, MODIFYING LANGUAGE TO COY THE COMMERCIAL
CATEGORIES, AND DECKING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, currently tax exempt properties that are subject to street assessments are assessed
by 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; and
WHEREAS, 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 ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF
KALI SPEL � M N ANAL 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. 1 as follows
Category I Vacant Lana up to Two Acres — shall he assessed at the same rate as
all vacant land up to two acres.
Category Vacant Land over .Two A — shall be assessed a total amount of no
more than the assessment for two acres of vacant land.
Category 2 Residential Land Up to 112acre - shall be assessed at the same rate as
all residential land up to V acre.
Category 2 Residential Land Over .1 acre.- e. — shall be assessed a total amount of
o more than the assessment for 1/ acre of residential lard.
Category 3 Commercial 9 Covered.- - shall be assessed at the rate set
annually by City Council.
Category 4 Commercial More Than o Covered: - shall be assessed at the rate
set annually by City Council.
Cats o 5 Tax-Exempt.ri .• -- shall be assessed at the rate set annually
Citv Cif.
Public and private parklands, as defined by Kalispell City Code 28--3-19,
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