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ORDINANCE NO. 427
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING URBAN AND RURAL TAXING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF
STILLWATER, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF MINNESOTA STATUTES 272.67, LAWS OF
1965, CHAPTER 712.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILIMATER DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. The City of Stillwater hereby establishes an Urban Service
District and a Rural Service District constituting separate taxing districts
for the purpose of all municipal property taxes except those levied for the
payment of bonds and judgments and interest thereon.
SECTION 2. The Rural Service District shall include all unplatted land
presently within the limits of the City of Stillwater or hereafter annexed
thereto which are not developed for commercial, industrial or urban residential
purposes and for these reasons would not be benefited to the same degree as
other lands by municipal services financed by general taxes. All unplatted
properties classified and assessed as agricultural shall be included within
this district.
SECTION 3. The Urban Service District shall include all other land
within the limits of. the City of Stillwater or such land hereafter annexed
which is not within the .Rural. Service District.
SECTION 4. Whenever any parcel of land included in the Rural Service
District is platted in whole or in part, or whenever application is made for
a permit for construction of a commercial, industrial, urban or residential
building or improvement, or whenever such improvement or building is commenced
without a: permit or whenever the primary use of a' parcel of property changes to
a use other than rural agricultural, the governing body shall make and `enter an
order by resolution transferring such parcel or part thereof from the Rural
Service District to the Urban Service District.
SECTION 5. In the judgment of the City Council the:. ratio which exists
between the benefits resulting from tax supported municipal service to parcels
in the Rural Service District to parcels in the Urban Service District : is ten
per cent (10%), plus any municipal property taxes levied for payment of bonds
and judgments and interest thereon.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from add.
after its passage and publication according to law.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 13th day of
August, 1968.
Published: August 16, 1968
Attest:
C� Clerk
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Mayor