Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     7-14-4109. Power to order certain improvements without creation of special improvement district. (1) Without the formation of a special improvement district, the city council may order sidewalks, curbs, or gutters constructed in front of any lot or parcel of land and may order alley approaches constructed or replaced adjacent to any lot or parcel of land.
     (2) Whenever the council orders any such sidewalk, curb, or gutter constructed or any such alley approach constructed or replaced, the order shall be entered upon the minutes of the council and shall name the street along which the sidewalk, curb, or gutter is to be constructed or along which the alley approach is to be constructed or replaced.
     (3) After the making of such order, written notice thereof shall be given to the owner or agent of the owner and to any purchaser under contract for deed of such property or the owners or agents of all adjacent owners having access to their properties by the alley approach, as appropriate, in such manner as the council may direct.
     (4) If the owner or agent of the owner of such lot or parcel of land or if the owners or agents of all adjacent owners having access to their property by the alley approach fail or neglect for a period of 30 days after the date of service of the notice to cause such sidewalk, curb, or gutter to be constructed or to cause such alley approaches to be constructed or replaced, the city may construct or cause the sidewalk, curb, or gutter to be constructed or may construct or cause the alley approach to be constructed and shall assess the cost thereof, including engineering costs and the costs enumerated in 7-12-4121 and 7-12-4169, against the property in front of which the same is constructed or against the lots or parcels of land having access via the constructed alley approaches. The collection of the assessed costs shall be as provided in 7-12-4181 through 7-12-4191.
     (5) (a) When any sidewalk, curb, or gutter or alley approach is constructed by or under direction of the city council, payment for the construction shall be made by special warrants in such form as may be prescribed by ordinance and drawn against a fund to be known as the special sidewalk, curb, and gutter fund or the special alley approach fund, as appropriate, and the council may provide for the payment of interest annually.
     (b) The warrants drawn on the special alley approach fund shall bear interest at a rate pursuant to 17-5-102.

     History: Ap. p. Sec. 20, Ch. 89, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 5244, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5244, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 234, L. 1971; Sec. 11-2226, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. 11-2226.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 206, L. 1971; Sec. 11-2226.1, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2226(part), 11-2226.1(part); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 253, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 457, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 526, L. 1983.

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