§ 17.5-19. Method of collection.

(a) Unless otherwise directed by the city commission, the street lighting assessments shall be collected pursuant to the uniform method provided in the Uniform Assessment Collection Act; and the city shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Assessment Collection Act. Any hearing or notice required by this article may be combined with any other hearing or notice required by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act.

(b) The amount of a street lighting assessment to be collected using the uniform method pursuant to the Uniform Assessment Collection Act for any specific parcel of benefited property may include an amount equivalent to the payment delinquency, delinquency fees and recording costs for a prior year's assessment for a comparable service, facility or program provided:

(1) The collection method used in connection with the prior year's assessment did not employ the use of the uniform method of collection authorized by the Uniform Assessment Collection Act;

(2) Notice is provided to the owner as required under the Uniform Assessment Collection Act; and

(3) Any lien on the affected parcel for the prior year's assessment is supplanted and transferred to such street lighting assessment upon certification of a non-ad valorem roll to the tax collector by the city.

(Ord. No. 2010-10, § 1, 5-18-10)