Any regional water and sewer district may levy and collect special assessments as provided in Chapter 6119 of the Revised Code. The board of trustees of such district may assess upon abutting, adjacent, contiguous, or other specially benefited lots or lands in the district all or any part of the cost connected with the improvement of any street, alley, or public road or place, or a property or easement of the district by constructing any water resource project or part thereof which the board declares conducive to the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare by any one or more of the following methods:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 6119.42

  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Regional water and sewer district: means a district organized or operating for one or both of the purposes described in section 6119. See Ohio Code 6119.011
  • water resource project: means any waste water facility or water management facility acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a regional water and sewer district or to be acquired, constructed, or operated by or leased to a regional water and sewer district under this chapter, or acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by a political subdivision with a portion of the cost thereof being paid from a loan or grant from the district under this chapter, including all buildings and facilities that the district considers necessary for the operation of the project, together with all property, rights, easements, and interest that may be required for the operation of the project. See Ohio Code 6119.011

(A) By a percentage of the tax value of the property assessed;

(B) In proportion to the benefits which result from the project;

(C) By the foot front of the property bounding and abutting upon the project.

The proceedings looking to such assessment may include more than one street, alley, or public road or place, or parcel of property or easement of the district.

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