Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Chapter 13.08 SEWER SYSTEM
13.08.030 Assessment.
A. Water Service Laterals. The abutting property owner shall
be assessed the entire cost of the service laterals to a point two feet beyond
the property line of each lot.
B. Water Mains.
1. The owner of undeveloped property shall be assessed
one-sixth of the total cost at time of installation. The remaining one-sixth
shall be paid by the property owner at time of sale of the property in question.
Or, when water service is requested for the property in question, whichever
comes first.
2. If a water main larger than six inches in diameter is
required, the assessment shall be based on the cost prorated to a six-inch
main.
C. Sewer Lateral. The abutting property owner shall be
assessed the entire cost of the service lateral to a point two feet beyond the
property line of each lot.
D. Sewer Mains.
1. The owner of undeveloped property shall be assessed
one-sixth of the total cost at time of installation. The remaining one-sixth
shall be paid by the property owner at time of sale of the property in question.
Or, when sewer service is requested for the property in question, whichever
comes first.
2. If a sanitary sewer main larger than eight inches is
required, the assessment shall be based on the cost prorated to an eight-inch
main.
E. Corner Exemption. When water and/or sewer main is
constructed along the side of a corner lot, and the property owner has been
previously assessed for the service on his frontage, the cost of the
installation along the side lot shall be borne by the city of Juneau.
Furthermore, regardless of the side the property owner is serviced by, the
assessment of the service will be assessed on the frontage.
F. When Special Consideration is to be Given. Lots or parcels
with unusual shapes or multiple frontages shall be given special consideration
by the council. The assessments for such parcels shall be set by the council as
close to the provisions of this section as possible.
G. Payment of Assessment.
1. Assessments may be paid in full or in five, eight or ten
annual installments.
2. Interest rates shall be the prevailing interest rates
available to the city for borrowing money at time of construction. That interest
rate shall be applied per annum on the unpaid balance.
3. If the total assessment for any single improvement exceeds
five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a parcel, they may be made in five, eight or
ten annual installments. (Prior code § 5-2-2)