3.20.030 Initiation of Proceedings.
A. Any person may apply to the City to form a Reimbursement District where the person chooses or is required as a condition of permit approval to construct a street, sewer, surface water management or water improvement that includes additional or oversized improvements that would or could provide service to property other than property owned by the applicant. Examples include but are not limited to:
1. Full street improvements instead of half street improvements;
2. Construction of off-site sidewalks or pathways;
3. Connection or extension of street sections for continuity;
4. Extension of water, surface water management or sewer lines to upstream properties.
5. Oversizing or other capacity increasing improvements to water, surface water management or sewer lines or systems or surface water quality or detention facilities if the over sizing costs are not fully reimbursed by the City directly or through System Development Charge ("SDC") credits.
B. The application shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a processing fee established by resolution of the City Council sufficient to cover the administrative and notice costs of processing an application pursuant to this ordinance. The application shall include the following:
1. A description of the location, type, size, and cost of the public improvement.
2. A narrative explaining why the applicant believes all or part of the cost of the improvement is eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this ordinance.
3. A map showing the properties to be included in the proposed district, including the City Zoning designation, the square footage or frontage of the property or properties and identification of the properties owned by the applicant, if any.
4. The cost of the improvements to be reimbursed. If the application is filed after construction, the application shall include the actual costs of construction as evidenced by a contract, receipts, bids or other similar documents. If the application is filed prior to construction, the application shall include the estimated cost of the improvements as evidenced by bids, projections of the cost of labor and materials or other similar evidence satisfactory to the City Manager.
5. The date that the City accepted the public improvements or the date that the improvements are estimated to be complete.
C. An application to form a Reimbursement District may be made no later than three months after completion and acceptance of the street, sewer, surface water management or water improvements. The City Manager may waive this deadline if the applicant demonstrates that the delay was not created by the applicant and was created by unanticipated or unforeseen circumstances.