19-27,182.   Same; work on improvements authorized; special assessments.The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to make,or cause to be made, works or improvements which confer a special benefitupon property within a definable area of the county and may levy andcollect special assessments upon property in the area deemed by thegoverning body to be benefited by such improvement for the specialbenefits conferred upon such property by any such work or improvement andto provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of the work orimprovement out of the proceeds of such special assessments as hereinafterprovided. Such work or improvements may include, but not be limited to:

      (a)   Acquisition of property or interest in property when necessary forany of the purposes authorized by this act;

      (b)   opening, constructing, widening and extending streets andotherwise improving paving and other surfacing, gutters, curbs, sidewalks,crosswalks, driveway entrances and structures, including traffic controldevices, drainage works incidental thereto and service connections fromsewer, water, gas and other utility mains, conduits or pipes necessarilylying within curb lines;

      (c)   improving storm water and sanitary sewer systems and appurtenances thereto;

      (d)   improving street lights and street lighting systems;

      (e)   improving waterworks systems;

      (f)   improving parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities;

      (g)   improving any street or other facility by landscaping, plantingof trees, shrubs and other perennial plants;

      (h)   improving dikes, levees and other flood control works, gates,lift stations, bridges and streets appurtenant thereto;

      (i)   improving vehicle and pedestrian bridges, overpasses and tunnels,including the construction and improvement of roadways, ramps and otherstructures necessary to the intersections of streets with state or federal highways;

      (j)   improving retaining walls and area walls on public ways or landabutting thereon; and

      (k)   improving property for off-street parking facilities, includingconstruction and equipment of buildings thereon for such purpose.

      History:   L. 1991, ch. 51, § 2; April 25.