§ 9-55-13 — Special assessment against real property located in district--Procedure.

A municipality may levy a special assessment against the real property located in a district, to the extent of the special benefit on such property, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the total costs and expenses of any project authorized by this chapter, within the district. The amount of each special assessment shall be determined by the governing body. Assessments shall be levied in accordance with the method of assessment proposed in the ordinance creating the district. If the governing body finds that the proposed method of assessment does not provide a fair and equitable method of apportioning costs, then the governing body may assess the costs under a method the governing body finds to be fair and equitable. Notice of a hearing on any special assessments to be levied under this chapter shall be given to the landowners in the district by publication of the description of the land, the amount proposed to be assessed, and the general purpose for which the assessment is to be made, once a week for two weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation published in the municipality. The notice shall be published at least thirty days prior to the hearing and shall provide the date, time, and place of the hearing to hear any objections or protests by landowners in the district as to the amount of assessment made against their property. All special assessments levied under this chapter constitute liens on the property and shall be certified for collection and collected in such manner as the governing body determines by ordinance.

Legislative History

SL 1986, ch 81, § 13; SL 1990, ch 68, § 6; SL 2003, ch 47, § 1; SL 2005, ch 54, § 5; SL 2012, ch 57, § 158.