In the event the owner or owners of all property or properties which will be subject to assessment for an improvement proposed to be undertaken shall tender to the city their written request or requests, that the improvement be undertaken and financed according to KRS § 107.010 to KRS § 107.220, and shall waive the formalities of the “First Ordinance,” the holding of a public hearing, the “Second Ordinance,” and the provisions of KRS § 107.060, permitting litigation; the governing body may, in its discretion, dispense with all of said proceedings and formalities, and may proceed as provided in KRS § 107.090 with reference to the “Third Ordinance”; but in all such instances, the written requests of the owners of all properties which will be subject to assessment shall be in recordable form and shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein the respective properties may be situated, and said clerk is authorized to record such instruments as in the case of mortgages, and may charge and receive fees therefor as in the case of mortgages. Each ordinance by which an improvement is undertaken according to this section shall contain a recitation of the receiving of written requests and waivers from the owners of all properties which will be subject to assessment for each such improvement. In such instances the lien for which provision is made in KRS § 107.160 shall attach upon publication of the ordinance (equivalent to the “Third Ordinance”) which authorizes issuance of the improvement assessment bonds.
Effective: June 17, 1978

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 107.085

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • ordinance: means and includes any ordinance enacted in accordance with the general laws applicable to ordinances of the class of city in question, and the form of government thereof, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 107.020
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 236, effective June 17, 1978. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 4, effective March 30, 1960.