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It appears clear that the City's assessment policies would require the lateral assessment to be levied on all pardons of the property adjacent to rights-of- way containing sanitary sewers, Therefore, it is the finding of the Hearings Official that portions of this property abut streets in which sewers have been constructed and that the Eugene Cade requires assessment tv a depth of 160-feet. It is the recommendation of the Hearings Ofl~cial that the City Council assess the property in accordance with the staff recommendation. E, Neustadter,.Proper~ty. This property is a lot currently developed with the Bi-Mart store with vehicle access off River Road, immediately south of Beltline. Sanitary sewer service for the store has been provided fram a sewer line built and paid for under the auspices of the "River Road-Beltline Road Sanitary District". As part of the Basin F construction, the line extended along this tax lot, westerly from River Road. Staff has exempted the area within 164' of the existing sewer, but included the remainder of the lot within 164-feet of the new construction as a part of the cost distribution for the Local Improvement District. The Hearings Official is advised that staff have found an unsigned document in the project file for acceptance of the District lines which included language providing for assessment of new construction far property served by District sewers. The Hearings Official is not aware of any basis upon which assessment for the area within Ib~-feet of the Basin F sewer, excluding that which has been previously assessed, would not be appropriate. The circumstances of this property are essentially identical tv any others which are large enough in size and abut against several sewers. Although it is unlikely that any development change of this propert~r will occur in the near future, in light of the commercial development as a Bi-Mart stare, the fact remains that the property could be developed differently in the future. Accordingly, the Hearings Officer recommends that this property be assessed as recommended by staff. 4. Other issues. The staff have brought a number of other issues to the Hearings Official's attention. In each case, the Hearings Official recommends that the City Council adopt the recommendation of staff with regard to assessment of these properties: ~g.