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1999 SESSION
HB 2474 Street lights.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Service districts. Provides that, with regard to the installation of street lights, a locality may provide by ordinance that upon a petition of at least 60percent of the property owners within a subdivision, or such higher percent as provided by ordinance, the locality may impose taxes or assessments upon all owners within the subdivision who benefit from such improvements. The taxes or assessments shall not be in excess of the peculiar benefits resulting from the improvements to such property owners. If an assessment is made for the installation of street lights, the locality making the assessment may provide by ordinance that the actual costs of installing, maintaining and operating such street lights be charged to and collected from each landowner as a separate component of the locality's billing system for any public utility.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Service districts. Provides that, with regard to installation of street lights, a locality may provide by ordinance that upon a petition of at least 60percent of the property owners within a subdivision, or such, higher percent as provided by ordinance, the locality may impose taxes or assessments upon all owners within the subdivision who benefit from such improvements. The taxes or assessments shall not be in excess of the peculiar benefits resulting from the improvements to such property owners. If an assessment is made for the installation of street lights, the locality making the assessment may provide by ordinance that the actual costs of installing, maintaining and operating such street lights be charged to and collected from each landowner as a separate component of the locality's billing system for any public utility.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Service districts. Provides that, with regard to installation of street lights, a locality may provide by ordinance that upon a petition of at least 75percent of the property owners within a subdivision, the locality may impose taxes or assessments upon all owners within the subdivision who benefit from such improvements. The taxes or assessments shall not be in excess of the peculiar benefits resulting from the improvements to such property owners. If an assessment is made for the installation of street lights, the locality making the assessment may provide by ordinance that the costs of installing, maintaining and operating such street lights be charged to and collected from each landowner as a separate component of the locality's billing system for any public utility.