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Parcels Added to the LID After Formation At the request of propert~r owners during the course of construction, several sanitary sewers were extended beyond the boundaries anticipated when the 1994 LID was formed. In Basin L, sewers were extended to serve three properties on Blackfoot between Dahlia to Palace, and west of Stark Street to accommodate further development of two tax lots. In Basin M, sewers were extended to serve three properties on Carthage Court, one propert~r on River Road north of Carthage Avenue, and two properties adjacent to Calumet Street west of Herman Street. In Basin V, sewer service was extended to serve two properties on Hyacinth north of Kingsbury Avenue. Owners of each affected property signed a waiver of notification regarding the formation of the LID. The properties and the costs of the extensions are included in the proposed assessment calculations. system Development Charges For large lots the local SDC was calculated using the lateral area. The standard for this differential calculation is that the lot be more than one acre in size and that the lot be capable of further development, This standard is not codified but has been used in numerous previous LIDS and has been accepted by the City Council when imposing the SDC in other LIDS in the River Road -Santa Clara area. Mr. Robert Trivelpiece requested that the requirement that the lot be more than one acre be lowered in his case because his lot is slightly less than I acre, According to the figures supplied by Mr. Trivelpiece, his lot is now approximately .9SS acres. Mr. Trivelpiece argued that he was especially deserving of consideration because his lot had recently been reduced in size when the section of River Road in front of his property was widened. The reason for the reduction in the size of Mr. Trivelpiece's property does not seem to be a cause for special consideration. Mr. Trivelpiece was compensated for the reduction and whether it was voluntary or not, it was not done by the City so that Mr. Trivelpiece would no longer qualify for the large lot exemption. While one acre is an arbitrary standard, so is the argument that the standard should be reduced to .98 acres. It is unfortunate for Mr. Trivelpiece that he does not qualify for the large lot treatment, but it is no more unfortunate for him than for any other member of the public who owns a lot that is nearly but not quite an acre in size, or nearly but not quite .9S of an acre. The one acre standard has been an acceptable working standard for the Eugene Public Works Department and for the City Council and Mr. Trivelpiece did not offer any general policy reasons why that standard should not be maintained. The decision concerning the SDC on each parcel is entirely up to the Council. According to the Eugene Code, the recommendations of the Hearings Officer concern only the assessment far the LID. This response to Mr. Trivelpiece is offered to the Council because Mr. Trivelpiece requested such a recommendation. Based on the information provided, the Hearings Official cannot recommend that the Council grant Mr. Trivelpiece special consideration far calculation of the local SDC. SANTA CLARA SEWER BASINS "L" "M» AND "V" Page 7 FINAL ASSESSMENT ~ FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS