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ORDINANCE NO. � 3455
AN ORDINANCE relating to streets and sidewalks, specifically
relating to local improvement districts and
assessments therein; mandating an assessment roll
upon completion of the improvement; requiring a
hearing thereon; requiring mailed and published
notice of the hearing; and describing the proce-
dure for confirming the assessment roll; and
amending Section 8.12.075 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 8.12.075 of the City of Yakima Munic-
ipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"8.12.075 Assessment Roll - Notice -
Hearings - Procedure for Confirming.
A. Upon completion of the improvement
there shall be filed with the City Clerk
• an assessment roll prepared by the City
Engineer, which shall contain the descrip-
tion of each lot, tract, parcel of land or
other property to be assessed; the amount
to be charged, levied or assessed against
the same, and the name of the owner there-
of, if known, but in no case shall a
mistake in the name of the owner be fatal
when the description of the property is
' correct.
B.' The City Council upon receipt of such
assessment roll shall fix a date of hear-
ing thereon and direct the City Clerk to
give notice of such hearing and time and
place thereof. Such notice shall, in
addition to specifying the time and place
of hearing on such roll, notify all per -
sons who may desire to object thereto, to
make such objections in writing and to
file the same with the City Clerk at or
prior to the date fixed for such hearing,
and said notice shall be published at
least once a week for two consecutive
weeks in the official newspaper of the
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City, the last publication to be at least
fifteen days before the date fixed for
hearing. The City Clerk shall also mail 41/
notice of such hearing to the owner or
reputed owner‘ of the property affected
whose name appears on the assessment roll
at least fifteen days before the date
fixed for such hearing. At the time fixed
for such hearing, the City Council shall
sit as a board of equalization for the
purpose of considering such assessment
roll, and that such hearing or hearings
will consider such objections made there-
of, or any portion thereof; provided, that
said objections are made in writing and
filed with the City Clerk at or before the
time fixed in said notice of such hearing,
and will correct, revise, raise, lower,
change, or modify such roll or any portion
thereof, or set aside such roll and order
that said assessments be made de novo, as
to said City Council shall appear just and
equitable; and then said City Council
shall proceed to confirm the same by
ordinance.
C. The ordinance confirming any assess-
ment roll shall levy and assess against •
each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other
property appearing upon such roll the
amount charged against the same. Upon the
enactment of such ordinance, the roll
shall be delivered by the City Clerk to
the City Treasurer with his certificate
that the same has been duly approved by
ordinance, and annually thereafter in the
case of assessments payable by the mode of
'payment by bonds' he shall extend the
installments of principal and interest
upon the unpaid balance shown upon said
approved roll."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as
provided by law and by the City Charter.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this
av day of `1 1992.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Publication Date: t1/4A61/4"--f 2111992.
Effective Date: ()WOE 7-7, 199Z
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