ORDINANCE NO. 2178

CONCERNING ASSESSMENTS IN STORM AND SANITARY SEWER DISTRICTS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

That Section 18-19 of Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction be repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

"Section 18-19. Assessments in sewer districts.

(a) The costs of any district sanitary sewer, including inlets, manholes, connecting mains and appurtenances, and of district storm sewers may be assessed by ordinance upon all the real estate in the district as the area of each piece of real estate in the district, exclusive of public highways, or in such other manner that is fair and equitable and in accordance with the benefit to the properties assessed.

(b) A Plant Investment Fee shall also be charged at the time of tapping onto the sewerage system, that charge to be as determined in Chapter 25 of this Code.

(c) Connection to the City's sewerage system other than in a district shall be as stated in Chapter 25 of this Code."

PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of March, 1984.

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President of the Council

Attest:

Neva B. Lockhart, CMC

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City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2178, was introduced, read and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 7th day of March, 1984, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City, at least ten days before its final passage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 22nd day of March, 1984.

Neva B. Lockhart

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Neva B. Lockhart, CMC

City Clerk

Published: March 9, 1984

Published: March 23, 1984

Effective: April 21, 1984