§ 901.02. Improvements for purpose of developing subdivisions.


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  • In the event that a street improvement or sewer construction, or any other comparable improvement, made on an assessment basis for the purpose of developing subdivisions, is sought by petition, the following procedure and petitioner requirements are to be in full force and effect for the sole purpose of facilitating an equitable, business-like and timely action by the council upon such petitions for street improvements or sewer construction or other comparable improvement:

    (a)

    Each such petitioner shall, at the time of filing his petition with the city clerk, deposit the sum of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), as may be determined by the city attorney, which such deposit shall be for the appraisal services in connection with the proposed improvement or construction, and shall secure the cost of appraisers' fees and cost of the appraisal board's valuation and feasibility report. The city clerk shall remit any such deposit to the director of public service and/or their designee who shall credit such deposit to the credit of street construction maintenance and repair fund. Any such part of any such deposit so made as is found to be in excess of the fee charged by appraisers, shall be refunded by the director of public service and/or their designee to the depositor within a reasonable time after such determination is made.

    (b)

    There is created a board to be known as the street improvement and sewer construction appraisal board. Such board shall consist of three (3) members, two (2) to be regularly qualified and acting realtor members of the Columbus Real Estate Board, and one (1) member being a duly qualified and practicing Ohio-registered professional civil engineer. Each such board member shall at all times be a freeholder and a bona fide resident of the city. Members of the board shall be appointed by the city attorney and shall serve for the term of one (1) year from the date of appointment, or until such time thereafter as a qualified successor is appointed. In case of the death, resignation or removal by reason of disqualification, of any member of such board, successor board members shall be appointed by the city attorney in like manner as the original appointments are made.

    (c)

    It shall be the duty of the street improvement and sewer construction appraisal board to make a timely survey of each such proposed improvement or construction and an appraisal of the values of each and every parcel of real estate affected, the cost of each street improvement or sewer construction or other improvement project, and forthwith to make a full and complete written report of each such survey and appraisal to the city council. Copies of such report shall be submitted to the director of public service and/or their designee and city attorney, such report to contain the board's findings and conclusions as to each such valuation or costs; the feasibility of such improvement or construction, and the board's recommendations to the city council in connection therewith, particularly referable to the justifiable risk or nonjustifiable risk of the city in ordering such proposed improvement or construction. Such original report in each such instance shall be filed with the city clerk. Such reports of the board shall be considered confidential and the city council shall consider each such report with respect to any such proposed street improvement or sewer construction, or other comparable improvements, together with the director of public service and/or their designee's report as to the estimated cost of such improvement or construction, and each such report shall also be used by the city council to assist it in the determination of its course of action in either approving or disapproving the street improvement, or sewer construction or other comparable improvement, as sought by the petitioners.

(Sec. 40.29; Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)