§ 86-3. Method of assessment for costs.

(a)

Each lot or parcel of land abutting upon the improvement or along which the water line or sewer line is to be installed shall be charged on a basis of lineal-foot frontage at an equal rate per foot of such frontage with its just pro rata of the entire cost of the improvement, water line or sewer line.

(b)

The cost of sidewalks, curbs and gutters shall be charged entirely to the lots or parcels of land abutting on that side of the street upon which the sidewalks, curbs and gutters are to be constructed.

(c)

In the case of a water or sewer line being constructed or installed within the right-of-way of a road, street or highway irrespective of the actual location of the water or sewer line within the road, street or highway, the lots or parcels fronting on both sides of the street, road or highway shall be charged with its just pro rata cost.

(d)

The frontage of intersecting streets shall be assessed as real estate abutting upon the improvement, and the county shall be deemed as the owner thereof. The chairman of the board of commissioners shall have authority to sign the petition or file objections provided for in section 86-2(a).

(e)

The board of commissioners shall pay its just pro rata of the entire cost of the improvements, unless the owners of a majority of the parcels of land shall agree to pay the entire cost of the improvement, or unless in the resolution provided for in this section, it shall be stated that the entire cost of the improvement is to be paid by the abutting property owners or that a percent of the cost would be paid for by the county.

(Code 1978, § 3-2013; Code 1994, § 94-3)