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with an electrical code violation, the city has the authority to have electric servi ce shut off. . Mr. Nolte said every effort is made to avoid creating a hardship. Staff attempts other remedies before taking the most ~evere action and they have been quite successful in relocating tenants. Other social service agencies are of great assistance in relocations, he added. Mr. Haws wondered if the tenant is notified well in advance; Mr. Nolte responded normally it is the tenant that brings unsatisfactory conditions to the attention of the city. The main intent of the proposed amendment is to establish city authority to avoid legal liability on posting. Mrs. Beal wondered if, in strictly enforcing the! code, any house over ten years old might be found to be faulty; Councilman Wil!.iams noted Mrs. Beal is confusing the housing and building codes, with l'lhich she concurred. Vote was taken on the motion which carried unanimously. F. Assessment Panel Hearing Report - February 16 - Copies of the report were distributed to Council. Present: Council members wickes Beal and Tom Williams; City Er.gineee B=rt Teitzel. e 1. C.B.992 - Levying assessments foe paving alley between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenu~ from Washington Street to Lawrence Street (75-13) Held over from January 26, 1976 Council meeting because of request to be heard by William J. and Helen Temme, 480 Lawrence Street. The Temmes did not appear. Be(t, Teitzel, city engineer, explained that an error had been found in the assessment figures, and that the Temmes had been told staff recommendation would be to with- draw the present assessment ordinance and present a new one foe first reading based on corrected figures. Recommendation: Withdraw assessment ordinance, corrected one to be brought back for first reading. 2. C.B.994 - Levying assessments for paving alley between 13th Avenue and 14th /.ver.ue from Feery Street to Patterson Street (75-21) Held over from January 26, 1976 Council meeting because of rcquest to be heard by Paula K. Burns, 559 East 14th Avenue. Bert Teitzel, city engineer, explained that this project, initiated by Council action, was bid in September 1973 but not ac- cepted because the cost was too high. It was rebid in June 1975 with no testimony presented at the public hearing at that time. He said all properties in the block are zoned R-3. Mrs. Burns owns and lives in the only single-family residence, and her property would be eligible for deferment of an amount equivalent to the dif- ference between assessment based on R-l zoning and that based on existing R-] zoning $451.04, leaving a balance of $112.76 to be paid at this time. Staff recommendation was to allow the deferment. e Beverly Nock, daughter of Mrs. Burns and speaking for her, asked for a more equitable way of dividing the assessment. She said their lot was only 54'x160' and, because of building restrictions and parking requirements, could not be used for apartments as were other properties around them, hence they could not derive the income tte other properties could. She noted the deferment would only mean that when the prop- erty came to her through inheritance, she would have to pay the balance of the assessment under the same circumstances. She added that there was little likelihood of its being sold as R-] property because of the restrictions on R-J Uses. Councilwoman Beal thought perhaps rezoning should be investigated if the land was sui table only for single-family use. Hat.ever, /1'e. Tei tzcl said that would consti- tute spot zoning becau$c all of the surrounding properties were R-3. 103 2/23/76 - 11