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~ i <br />4•,t; l I l t!V l~J . l.u 1J ~~+J U~V UaV-~ rir~KK:~1~cY r LUlVt~ "'irl U~k1.~N~1 r U~LL~~~~ ~ l~(31~ 0(~t; <br />' ' city Attorney <br />Civil D~pa~tm~n~ <br />pity of E~gen~ <br />X400 South Perk ~uildin~ <br />101 East Broadway <br />Eugene, O~ag~n ~?~401 <br />~50~~ ~~7-5Q~~ <br />April 17~ 1991 <br />Jack fillings <br />~ea~~.ngs official <br />X57 Wlllametta~ 5ulte 2~$ <br />Eugene Dragan ~7~~1 <br />Dear Jack: <br />re : Alley Batwaan 7th and nth Avenutrs ~ Contract S ~ ~-~ ~ ~ <br />Interpretation of subsection 7 ,175 ~2 y fib} ~ of Eugene <br />~~de, ~. ~ 7 ~. ~he~ea f ter E ~ ~ . ~ <br />ThYs rasp~~ds to your inquiry of April 1~, 1991 in which you asked <br />two guestians.. <br />~.. "Does E.C. 7.175. ~ sic} require the application of <br />the highest weighting 'factor, regardless of tha <br />percentage of a structure which the higher weighted <br />fa~t~~. accup~.es?': ~nswe~: the Code's use of the phrase <br />"most intensive use taf the parcel" is unclear bawd upon <br />oux~ review of the available legislative history. The <br />Counc i 1 shau ld be asked •ta intarprat the phrase for t~iis <br />and future alley projects. See our recarnmendation balaw, <br />~. Do we agree that "*,.thera is nQ author~.ty for <br />dividing the assessment betwean the uses based an the~.r <br />reYative weighting factors"? Answer: Yes, the alley <br />as~~~~ment pr~visi~~s clearly apply the "~uost intensive <br />user' to the entire parcel.. <br />CODE ~ANGUA~E IN ~UESTICN ' <br />As presently written E.C. 7.175~2~~~h~~ provides in relevant p~:rt: <br />~. Alle im ravement assess ants. Alley i~provement <br />assessments shall be apportioned as follows: <br />a. The front f oQtage ~f a parcel along the allay shall <br />be ascertained and that footage shall be weighted3, an the <br />basis cf permissible use of the parcel under the zoning of tho <br />city, by multiplying the footage by the factor indicated far <br />that use in the f olla~ring table <br />~xHisor~ <br />PAGE L~F.s <br />