Ordinance 1985-51
ORDINANCE NO. g5 -5'}
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR RECONSTRUCTING
EXISTING STREETS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WYLIE
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRIORITY LIST; A
SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF ASSESSED COST BY ADJACENT PROPERTY
OWNERS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION.
WHEREAS, the
determined a
and
City
need for
Council of the City of Wylie has
the reconstruction of City streets,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined a need for the
establishment of a priority list, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined a need to affect a
system for the entering of a particular street into the
reconstruction program;
THEREFORE, the City Council shall cause to be created and
maintained, a priority list of streets within the City
limits of the City of Wylie which are to be reconstructed
using City personnel, equipment and engineering services.
This priority list for reconstruction shall be separate and
distinct from other lists or plans which involve general
repair or other forms and methods of street paving.
SECTION I. PLACEMENT UPON LIST
Recommendations for placement upon this list may received in
any of the following ways:
1. Request by private citizens.
2. Petition by neighborhood groups
3. Request by affected land owners
4. Request by public institutions
5. Recommendation by City staff
6. Direct City Council in-put
7. Any other generally
presentation.
accepted
method
of
These recommendations shall be presented for consideration
to the Planning & Zoning Commission which shall vote first
on the need of the particular street named for
reconstruction and second on the recommended priority number
of the street.
Subsequently, the City Council, at an open meeting where
this item has been placed on the agenda shall act upon the
recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission, the City
staff and it's own judgement. Said vote will occur with the
same two (2) steps as required by the Planning & Zoning
Commission.
SECTION II - ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES
Priorities shall be established on the basis of:
1. The streets in the poorest overall condition.
2. The amount of traffic which uses the street on a
regular basis.
3.
The amount
length of
voluntary
materials
of people who own property along the
the improvement who are willing, on a
basis to participate in the cost of the
necessary for the improvement.
SECTION III
No street shall be reconstructed without participation of
the adjacent property owners. Adjacent property owners
participation shall be determined by multiplying their
property frontage by one-third (1/2) of the width of the
proposed street involved. This cost allocation shall apply
equally to both sides of the road with the City accepting
the cost of the materials for the middle one-third (1/2) of
the subject street. The cost of such construction mayor
may not include improvements to storm drainage, curb and
gutter etc., depending upon the desires of the adjacent
property owners. The fee per square foot of the
reconstruction program shall be established in the Fee
Ordinance of the City of Wylie and shall apply equally to
all parties.
SECTION IV
Side property lines and rear property lines shall be
calculated in the same manner as previously described. No
differentiation shall be made between commercial and
residential property or standard residential streets,
collector streets or thoroughfares. Corner lots shall pay
for a corner extending into the intersection equal to the
calculations used along the property line.
SECTION V
The City shall
participation to
methods.
extend financing of the
adjacent property owners
materials
by three
cost
(3)
1. Ninety (90) days, no interest.
2. One (1) year, or
interest.
twelve (12) months,
plus
3. Two (2) years, or twenty-four (24) months, plus
interest.
In no case shall terms be extended for the repayment of the
participating materials cost other than these three (3)
methods. Interest rates shall be stated in the Fee
Ordinance of the City of Wylie.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
approval and passage by the City Council of the City of
Wylie and upon publication of the caption in the Wylie News.
PASSED AND l?# DAY OF /lV"}L1lJ.t 1985.