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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPWC Minutes 1994-02-16 V i' t . • TOWN OF ITHACA ENGINEERING MEMORANDUM TO: Public Works Committee: • David Klein, Chairman John Whitcomb • Edward Conley Fred Noteboom Rich Schoch FROM: Dan Walker, Town Engineer SUBJECT: Public Works Committee Agenda for Febuary 24, 1994 Meeting DATE: February 16, 1994 • • The Public Works Committee will meet 7:30 A.M. February 24, 1994 at the Town Hall Board Room. • • AGENDA 1. Discussion of Highway Superintendents plan for expenditure of Highway Funds for 1994 2. Temporary Summer Employee needs for Highway and Parks 3. Town/County shared'equipment purchases 4. Status-of Forest Home Bridge Project 5. Discussion of Water & Sewer Benefit'Formula • If you are unable to attend this meeting, please notify me as soon as possible. PWAG9402/ENGMEMO/02/16/94/DRW/mb . xc: Joan Lent Noteboom, Town Clerk ' George Frantz, Assistant Town:Planner Andrew Frost, Code. Enforcement Officer • � h t1 ,r - r . TOWN OF ITHACA Br-ti T FORMULA • - Page 1 Adopted Septembe:_.8 , 1981 TOWN OF ITHACA WATER AND SEWER BENEFIT FORMULA • • The purpose of the Water and Sewer Benefit Formula -is to r. • :establish the basis for computing the benefit derived from Town . of.: =thaca water and sewer improvements and thereby assessing the debt service cost for , such improvements ' to, •all; the- benefited • properties in the Town-of Ithaca Townwide Water . and. Sewer Improvement Districts. . DEFINITIONS. • • A developed lot is a- parcel of land with an improvement, i.e. , structure. • • An undeveloped lot is a vacant parcel of land delineated on . • an approved subdivision plan or a parcel of land with an average • , width of less than 250 feet as delineated on the Town of 'Ithaca Tax Maps. 1. LOT FRONTAGE SERVED - WITH WATER AND/OR SEWER. -- a. DEVELOPED LOTS. One (1) unit for. every. lot on which an • improvement has been ' constructed. - If the"',F.loti ;on which one improvement is . located exceeds 100 feetn..average width lout is . . less than 200 , feet ' in average width, ,the ' lot 'owner shall be . . assessed one unit plus 1/20th of a unit :for . each . 10 feet of average width in excess of 100 feet. 'If' the lot is 200 .feet or more, and there is only one dwelling unit . on saidlot, the lot owner shall be' assessed two units plus- 1/20th of aHunit for°each 10' feet of average width over '200 : feet up • to,•50, additional feet, . i.e.., a- total lot width of 250 feet., A11' average widths. .of the lot- in excess of 250 feet 'shall be treated asundeveloped "acreage•. , , and assessed as set' forth ''below with, respects to undeveloped ` acreage. Notwithstanding the``foregoing,, „if - there, is more than one dwelling unit on any lot;' 'the number of units shall be at least equal to the number of ..dwelling„units.,,. b. UNDEVELOPED: LOTS`. ` One (11,unit ;for .each legal building . 'lot` of 100 feet or less . If 'the.`'lot h•as' more than,.100 -feet of .average width but is less•'than.C7200; feet. in' averag_e.width, •-the lot ' . . • • '.. owner shall be "assessed°one'tnit.,plus-1420th, of a:unit, for each 10 feet of average width'Vin'excess•..of •_10.0 feet. ..If the ,lot is • . "200 'feet in _ average' width and.',is of.-s,ufficient,.depth, to .•make, two legal building lots, the-'-lot'owner- shall be' assessed two units. .: plus 1/20th ore unit for,eachr10, feet. in -excess of 200 feet up . to.• a maximum of 50 additional:'.feet a" i'.e.., ,total average. width ? of . 250 feet. All average' width'- in excess of 250 feet will be treated as undeveloped acreage and assessed as 'set forth below. In the event the lot - is, oft,insufficient. •size.;.-too be - a legal 'r, ' building lot and 'is -not ' Via•=--valid °.:non-conforming,- use, the _ assessment shall be 1/20 ofatunit--for• each 10 . feet of average ' .width. If the lot is of 'sufficient" depth ,or width to .make at least one building ' lot but, ''even `though it has 200 feet of • TOWN OF ITHACA PRNEFIT FORMULA ' Page -2 Adopted Septemb,_ 8, • 1981 average width,, is insufficient in . depth to make' two building ( lots, -the assessment shall be one unit plus 1/20th of a unit for .each 10 feet of -average width in excess of the frontage required to make at least one legal building lot. If. the lot is of sufficient size to make at least two building lots, the• lotc•owner shall be assessed two units plus 1/20th'. of a unit for 'each 10 feet ' of average width in excess of the - average ,width • needed to - • make two building lots up, to a maximum of 50 additional-'feet of • average 'width. The- area of unimproved •. lots; in 'excess-;cof two building, lots plus 50 additional feet of average width shall ' be. assessed as undeveloped acreage as set forth below'. ' • - • - • c. - CORNER LOTS. In the case of a corner lot-where the side -'', yard intersects .the front yard at an acute angle a line will be house drawn perpendicular to the road on which the fronts 100 . . feet long - so as to intersect the - right of way of the side yard road. The amount of area included in the triangle thus formed will be deleted from the calculation of units. The lot frontage served will be taken as the remaining frontage on the primary road. 2. ACREAGE SERVED WITH WATER AND/OR SEWER. a.' UNDEVELOPED ACREAGE, WITH WATER AND SEWER• BENEFIT. The area calculated in acres, 150 .feet deep • on • all• frontage (having 'benefit and assessed atone .(1) _ unit. ,per acre. All- 'remaining acreage will be assessed, at 1/4 unit per: acre,,up to: and including 1,000 feet from -the mains, 1/6 -unit .per, acre for acreage more than ' 1,000 feet -up to and including .21,000 feet>..:from ;.the_'mains, 1/8 - unit per acre ' for acreage ..more than 2, 000-; feet • uprto and :including 3,000. feet from .the: mains, and :over.-3.,.0.00 feet- from the • • • mains at $0. 02/M for water and $0.01/M for• sewer, -"of assessed valuation. Where the topography, has a-, grade in:,excess: of 15% , the assessment will be the next lower-.unit, . e.g. ,-;1/4 -tool/6, per acre. Minimum charge In category of- undeveloped: acreage with water and sewer benefit, 0.1 unit. b. UNDEVELOPED ' ACREAGE," SERVED WITH WATER OR SEWER ONLY. Calculated in acres, 150_ feet deep and-_assessedvonet (1) •-:unit per acre, the balanc• e to be ' assessed at 1/6 ,unit,,perieJupi_ tot2;000 feet 'from the main, ',1/8 ,unit;;per acre from ,2_ 00lj(,ta+ 3, 0.00::feet • • from -the main;' and , over- 3,000 feet .from;.,themain at :$0 . 02/M:and • $0:01/M for sewer;, of` assessed valuation•. < ,Wheret the topography has a - grade in ' excess 'of . 15% , the assessment. ,w,ill-s. bethe'next - lower unit, - e.g., 1/6 to 1/8 , per acre. a t I' i t- . • 1e, rit' c. FRONTAGE- FOR UNDEVELOPED ACREAGE. •i._Willi;beassessed no . less than the units assessed, in 1.b. and-; no;.morelthan .four-,>(4) units . . ' d. UNDEVELOPED -ACREAGE,- WITH WATER :ONLY•f OR-iSEWER. ONLY,' 'BUT :`� ' WHERE' THE MAIN - Is ACROSS THE ROAD. •Calculated,;,at 1/61,_unit:r;.per _ - acre up to '2,000 feet from the main, - 1/8 , unit,rper-acre from• 2,001 • to' 3, 000 feet 'from 'the main,; and- over 3 ,,000-,feet;;fromv•the main at E•s TOWN OF ITHACA BE"^FIT FORMULA • Page 3 Adopted Septembez_., 1981 $0.02/M for water and $0 .01/M for sewer, of assessed valuation. ( Where the topography has a grade in excess of 15%, ,the„assessment will be the .next lower unit, e.g. , 1/6 to 1/8', per'acre. . 3 . REDUCTION IN ASSESSMENT, ACCESSESTACROSS ' ADJOINING PROPERTY . OF OTHERS. Where, as of August 1, 1981, - owner of land to be _assessed. • .; ,.has , access to the. water • main or the sewer main. "only. by crossing • •.:,adjoining private property of-others and the` lot owner has no ;,,easement or other rights to obtain 'access' Ito said water main across the adjoining . private properties, ' the assessment will be reduced by. one-half. • 4. PARCELS WITH NO ROAD OR WITH UNDEVELOPED AGREAGE WITH WATER • AND/OR SEWER SERVICE NOT READILY AVAILABLE . Annual charge of $0 .02/M for water and' $0-. 01/M, for sewer, of full assessed valuation. • 5 . , .APARTMENTS . One (1) unit per dwelling unit, ' or, as ,per frontage, • whichever is greater. 6. •SCHOOLS, WITH:NO DORMITORY FACILITIES. : Ten (10) students and/or faculty equal one (1)„ unit, .- based • . on attendance for five full-days a week.. ._ • .. " - ;.; 7.. COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, EDUCATIONAL''OR INSTITUTIONAL. ; .May be assessed . benefit- charges based` on : metered .water ,,, consumption, frontage, assessed= valuation or . acreage, ., at, the discretion. of the Town Board'. 8 . CORNELL UNIVERSITY. ::' . : 4":' ' Where -,_Cornell University) supplies` rwater ''` from its•, own treatment and filtration plant=through. .its; own ''system, to `its own • : , property; -.there will be no 1 assessments=for water 'service. • 9 . WATER AND SEWER CONSUMPTION. When computing water. and sewer` units-based' on metered water consumption, a landowner will be charged„'oneunit... for-each 16,000 cubic feet of water consumed. per-' yearfor•?thefirst:.•1,600,000 cubic feet of such consumption, i.e. , until he has' been assessed 100 units. If his consumption exceeds 1,600,,000 ,cubic. feet per annum, he shall ' be 'assessed gone. aditiona'l .unit for, each additional 32 ,000 cubic feet ' of water4;consumed� each` year,. up to 3,200 ,000 additional cubic -feetf;'`wa` oter: If `'he` consumes in •- ; excess of 4 , 800 ,000' cubic feet =ofwater:tper ;year',,,he . shall be assessed additional units ;at the' rate1 of"one unit``for'.each 64,000 i • TOWN OF bTHACA "cNEFIT FORMULA Page \� Adopted Septemk _: 8, 1981 additional cubic feet of water consumed per year. (Th 10 . UTILITY RIGHTS OF WAY. Where a. right, .of -way for electrical and '' gas ' transmission line exists (as opposed to rights of way for ' ordinary service lines and normal easements across lots principally for providing service to. the lot and neighboring lot) and the easement is 25 feet or more in width, and the easement restricts significantly ' the use to which ,the property -may• -be put, e.g. , precludes construction within the. easement lines,. one—half 'of the acreage subject to said right of ,way shall' be deducted for the purposes of computing the acreage and/or frontage upon which water and sewer benefit charges are based. 11. SEPARATE- SPRINKLER SERVICE. Where separate sprinkler service connections are made to the Town water system, the benefit charge .will 'be as"-follows: one (1) unit for every ten (10) sprinkler heads, or .increment thereof, installed, plus one (1) unit for each Siames'e .connection and each standpipe outlet. In the event such requests are made - for ,connection to the transmission system within the' Town of ' Ithaca, consideration will be given by the Town.' tosuch 'requests only after formal approval by the Southern . Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission. , The foregoingcharge ' is waived where domestic service is' provided to the same building. ' ' 12. WAIVER. ' In an approved subdivision where .a• developer his constructed an ' approved' water distribution main and/or a sanitary sewer collector serving part ;or;. all' of. the:.subdivision, the benefit on '':; ; . that-portion of the,subdivision served ,shair be`'•deterznined by- the standard provisions herein as if ,the. utility improvements did not • exist for a period of five (5) years after 'construction of same • • has been approved by the appropriate , Towauthorities', except that the sale, land contract or lease of'any lot in any manner or the issuance of , a permit -to build on ra3'lot/'.to c•anyone will make such lot (s). subject. to the: standard provisionsherein `and all the remaining land .will be • subjectto•,the standard-provisions herein at the end of the five (5) years. ' • The developer must certify his ownership annually to the . Town Clerk between September Land October 1. .y,:, ..,_ . . . , .. -t::d:2 .:•':r:.;t. :. . r 13 . POWER OF THE TOWN BOARD TO- VARY APPLICATION' OF 'BENEFIT ' FORMULA. . .. ii,• .. nrL . The Town Board from time to. time, may;uary.iapplication',of the benefit formula where physical -factors- 'such r"as . topography, lots fl • split by municipal boundaries,.. etc. , preclude_'.utilization of' the benefit otherwise available . to the ' : property. - owner.• Such consideration will,, be given only .'upon 4written:.request from the property owner. MEMORANDUM TO: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 7 cf FROM: PAT PUNGER (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF TOWN INSURANCE) ` DATE: APRIL 20, 1994 RE: POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FUEL TANKS I would like the committee to consider whether a reasonable need exists to purchase pollution insurance in the event of a gas spill or other incident involving the new above ground fuel tanks at the highway garage. Municipalities are not required by law to cover pollution insurance; however, municipalities are constant targets of lawsuits in all areas and we have previously paid extensive damages in the past for fuel seepage claims. I understand these new, above ground tanks are self-contained and offer many safety features that may offset the need far this insurance and have asked Dan and Fred to offer you their recommendations concerning the risk factors involved. Our insurance agent, Charlie Becker, has provided me with the following information: Cost: $1, 500. 00 annual for one million dollars of pollution coverage - no matter how the pollution occurs, this insurance will cover it. No negligence need be proven by the Town. $ 43.00 annual for $ 15,000 property damage coverage on tanks and $ 4,000 loss of contents coverage' due to vandalism or other incident. Budget: 1994 Townwide liability and auto ,insurance premium expense estimate - $80,000. Amount budgeted for 1994 - $85,000. If you feel this insurance is necessary, please make a recommendation to the Town Board for the May 9, 1994 meeting. Thank . you.