12-692. Acquisition of land to open, widen or extend street or to construct or improve storm sewer or drain; special assessments; exemption of certain property.
12-692
12-692. Acquisition of land to open, widen or extend street or to construct
or improve storm sewer or drain; special assessments; exemption of certain property.
(a) All lots or tracts of land abutting upon any existing or proposed street
or highway, the owner or owners or predecessors in title to which, have
dedicated or conveyed property necessary for the opening, widening or
extending of such street or highway, may, at the discretion of the
governing body of the city, be exempt, in whole or in part from the payment of
special assessment to pay the cost of acquiring land necessary for such
opening, widening or extension from owners of lots or tracts of land
abutting upon such existing or proposed street or highway and failing or
refusing to dedicate or convey such property.
(b) All lots or tracts of land abutting upon or situated above any existing
or proposed storm sewer or drain, the owner or owners or predecessors in
title to which have dedicated or conveyed property necessary for the construction
or improvement of such storm sewer or drain, may, at the discretion of the
governing body of the city, be exempt, in whole or in part, from special
assessments made to pay the costs of acquiring land necessary for the construction
or improvement of such proposed or existing storm sewer or drain.
History: L. 1970, ch. 70, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1979,
ch. 53, § 1; July 1.