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document and was not intended to deal with individual lot issues. Lots which appear to have drainageways which are part or determined by staff to be part of the system recog- nized by the drainage master plan may be recognized as meeting the second criteria. Staff will review properties in the LID that abut known drainage channels and will send revised notices of reduced assessment to the owners of those lots that fit the criteria listed above. For lots that do not fit all three criteria, staff will consider that the channel area is part of the open space which can be used by the property and will generally benefit from the sewers. Staff recommends including the full lot area in calculating the assessable area for these properties. DRYLlNES The proposed 1996 LI D includes approximately six (6) properties adjacent to previously constructed sewers. These previously constructed sewers are located in Maranta Cul-de- sac. Typically, these sewers were installed in the public rights-of-way by private subdivision developers in the 1970s. Because they cannot function until they are connected to a working sewer system, these sewers are called "drylines." The City has evaluated the utility of these "drylines" through inspection and testing. It has been determined that these "drylines" can be used and the "drylines" will be connected to the sewers to be installed in 1996 on Maranta Street south of the Maranta Cul-de-sac. The cost incurred by the City for this testing, evaluation and construction process will be distributed among the benefited properties through a lateral assessment. The incurred cost will include costs for engineer- ing, inspection, cleaning, testing, construction, administration services and short term financing. If it is found that any of the "dryline" service connection points cannot be used, a new service will be installed under the 1996 contract, and the benefited proper- ties will be assessed based on the 1996 per-each construction cost for a service. This is consistent with past practices and conforms to the City's general policy of assessing proper- ties for improvements if they have not previously been assessed for those improvements. UNDEVELOPABLE LOTS IN COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH DEVELOPED LOTS At several locations throughout the proposed LID, there are undevelopable lots adjacent to and in common ownership with developed properties. Typically, these parcels are in common development with the adjacent parcel as a lawn or garden area and are consid- ered undevelopable because they are landlocked and/or of insufficient size to allow them to be developed as they are currently configured. In such cases, staff recommends that the undevelopable lot be included with the commonly owned developed lot for purposes of calculating the lateral assessment and local systems development charge. This is consis- tent with the method used to assess similar properties in previous LIDs. City Engineer's Report - LID Formation May 8, 1996 - SC Sewer Basins X, S, & U 4