§ 38-126. When payback is applicable; basis.  


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  • The payback provisions of this article shall only apply to street and drainage facilities which are constructed outside of the property being developed by the subdivider. Any street or drainage facilities constructed within the subdivision or property of the subdivider shall not be taken into consideration when determining the amount of payback under this article. It is hereby declared that all street and drainage facilities constructed under the provisions of this article shall be in all respects owned, managed, controlled and regulated by the city, and connections made therewith shall be governed and regulated by the city, and connections made therewith shall be governed and regulated in the same manner as connections with any street and drainage facility, except that the right is hereby reserved to subdividers constructing same to receive, for use by private individuals, a payback for the subdivider's cost of constructing the street or drainage facility. The payback amount is to be based on a pro rata share of the initial cost of the construction as it relates to the number of square feet in the tract being serviced or benefited by the construction of the street or drainage facility. The amount of reimbursement to the subdivider constructing the street or drainage facility shall be established by the city council after a hearing which establishes the cost of the construction and the area to be serviced or benefited by such construction.

(Code 1978, § 5-72; Code 1993, § 66-137)