§ 18-171. Lease of city land.

(a)

Procedure. All city-owned public lands recommended for lease or easement shall be leased in accordance with the following:

(1)

The city reserves the right to reject any and all requests which shall be made in writing to the city by the applicant. Unless otherwise specified, said lease or easement shall not be for a period exceeding one year and shall be renewable annually.

(2)

The specific rights and uses of said lease or easement shall be spelled out in said right-of-way lease. The applicant requesting the lease shall be the abutting property owner.

(3)

Unless otherwise stated, the lessee shall pay annually as the cost of the lease the amount of the property tax that would normally be due the city if said property were owned by lessee; the equivalent tax lease shall be calculated on a per square foot basis at the same rate as adjoining property owned by the lessee.

(4)

The lease shall contain an indemnification clause by the lessee, indemnifying and holding harmless the city.

(5)

Unless otherwise specified, said leases or easements shall be worded to allow the city to cancel upon 90 days notice.

(b)

Rights. No lease shall designate and grant any rights, except as specifically stated within said lease or easement.

(Prior Code, § 3.28.030; Code 1993, § 3-5-3)