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Kingman Council adopts ordinance to allow repayment to city or developers for accelerated public improvements
Summary
Ordinance No. 1987 passed Jan. 6 to create a mechanism allowing the city or private parties to be repaid for accelerated public improvements; staff said the policy is modeled on Avondale’s code and ties repayment obligations to benefited properties.
The Kingman City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1987 on Jan. 6, establishing a payback mechanism by which the city or a developer may be repaid for the costs of accelerated public improvements by properties that receive a direct benefit.
City staff described the ordinance as similar to payback programs used elsewhere, including Avondale. An attorney or staff representative said the ordinance would allow the city to determine the value of benefit attributed to adjacent properties and place a repayment obligation that could be satisfied either as an immediate reimbursement or by tying repayment to future development or land‑action events on the benefitted parcels.
"We had a discussion with Andrew McGuire, and he had noted that they had done something in Avondale regarding the situation," staff said, adding the ordinance was crafted to fit into the city code of ordinances. The measure passed after a motion, a second and voice vote.
Staff said the ordinance is intended to give the city a straightforward administrative option when it installs roadway improvements ahead of adjacent development and needs a mechanism to recover costs from benefiting property owners. Implementation details and administrative procedures will be drafted following adoption.
