A. 
The installation of any public improvement shall be an exercise of the police power of the City, as may from time to time be determined by the Common Council, and the property served shall be assessed pursuant to the provisions of §§ 66.0703 and 66.0701, Wis. Stats.
B. 
The total cost of any public improvement to be paid in whole or in part by special assessment shall include the direct and indirect costs reasonably attributable thereto including, but not limited to, materials, supplies, labor, equipment, site preparation and restoration, damages occasioned by the public improvement, interest on bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the collection of assessments, and a reasonable charge for engineering, legal and administrative costs.
C. 
The total assessment for any public improvement shall be based upon the total cost, as defined in Subsection B above, and shall be apportioned among the individual parcels benefited. Such apportionment shall generally be computed on a lineal frontage basis unless the Common Council otherwise determines that extenuating circumstances require a different method of apportionment.
A. 
Construction standard. All sewer and water main extensions shall be constructed by the City in accordance with specifications established by the Common Council.
B. 
Cost. Special assessments for all sewer and water main extensions shall be levied at 100% of the cost of construction.
A. 
Construction standard. Streets shall be constructed by the City in accordance with specifications established by the Common Council.
B. 
Cost.
(1) 
New plats. The developer shall grade and gravel all new streets as directed by the City Engineer.
(2) 
Other areas. The cost of other new street construction and the cost of maintaining and resurfacing existing streets shall be borne by the City.
A. 
Construction standard. Curb and gutter shall be constructed by the City in accordance with specifications established by the Common Council.
B. 
Cost. Special assessments for all new curb and gutter shall be levied at 100% of the cost. Special assessments for all replacement curb and gutter shall be shared equally (50-50) by the City and the property owner. The cost of the radius shall be borne by the City.
[Amended by Ord. No. 137]
A. 
Construction standards. The sidewalk shall be located in such places and at such grades as designated by the Common Council and shall be constructed in accordance with standards established by the Common Council.
B. 
Cost of new sidewalk. Special assessments for all new sidewalks ordered by the Common Council shall be levied at 100% of the cost. The cost of the radius shall be borne by the City.
C. 
Repair or replacement of defective or damaged sidewalks.
[Added by 7-13-1993 by Ord. No. 145]
(1) 
Pursuant to § 66.0907, Wis. Stats., the Street, Building and Utilities Committee may order at any time property owners to repair or remove and replace any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective or insufficient, or which is damaged by the acts of the property owner or his agents. If the property owner shall fail to so repair or remove and replace such sidewalk within 30 days after service of the notice provided in § 66.0907(3)(c), Wis. Stats., the Street, Building and Utilities Committee or its designee shall repair or construct such sidewalk and the Clerk-Treasurer shall enter the total cost thereof upon the tax roll as a special tax against said lot or parcel of land. If an emergency situation exists which is caused by a sidewalk in need of repair, the Committee or its designee shall immediately direct the property owner to immediately make repairs. If the property owner shall fail to repair such sidewalk within the required period, the Committee shall make the necessary repairs and the Clerk-Treasurer shall enter the total costs thereof on the tax roll as a special tax against said parcel.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 233]
(2) 
Nothing in this section shall apply to minor repairs, the cost of which does not exceed $100; such repairs may be made at the direction of the Committee without notice and the cost thereof may be charged to the abutting property owner in the same manner as provided in this section for major repairs.