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Page 4 <br />Findings & Recommendations <br />CURRENT ISSUES -Vacant Properties <br />Current issues included the definition of vacant lots. At the time of the formation of the district <br />"vacant lots" were defined as lots with no plumbing f xtures, Vacant lots were excluded in the <br />local improvement district by this definition "in order to avoid the premature development of <br />vacant property in the River Road area" . Dwners of all lots regardless of the vacant or <br />developed status were notified of the formation of the district. <br />Throughout the life of the project staff noticed situations that did not support the intent for <br />exclusion. For the purposes of identifying developed properties which would be assessed under <br />this local Improvement district, staff has used the following criteria: <br />A. Existence of a plumbing fixture on the property, or <br />B. Existence of an improvement value listed as part of the assessed value as <br />determined by the Lane County tax assessor, or <br />C. The site when observed by the casual observer appears to be fully developed in <br />conjunction with an adjacent developed lot and is owned by the owner of the adjacent lot, or <br />D. The property is not buildable without a variance under the current code which <br />identifies minimum lot size X4,500 square feet in residential districts and frontage t50 feet} and <br />Is owned by the owner of an adjacent lot, or <br />E. The lot has improvements on it deg. parking lot} such that an adjacent lost owned <br />by the same person~s~ is usable only If the lot remains developed has a parking lot}. <br />1. A specific example of the last criterion ~E} is property located on the corner of flakleigh <br />and River Road, owned by Sam Konnie, Tax lots 17-04-24-24-6600 and 6700 are adjacent to <br />the small shopping center on tax lot 6900. Mr. Konnie has paved lots 6600 and 6700 to <br />provide parking for lot 6900. Without the parking area the shopping center would not have <br />adequate parking. An extenuating circumstance for Mr. Konnie is that with the widening of <br />River Road he lost parking used far lot 6900 and so he built the parking on the adjacent lots, <br />He contends that lots 6600 and 6700 should be treated as vacant because they have no plumbing <br />f xture. <br />Mr. Konnie attended the public hearing and testified as is set forth above. The Hearings <br />official has also reviewed this property and finds that this site has been developed in conjunction <br />with the adjacent developed property. Therefore, it could be assessed at this time. However, <br />it also appears that the acquisition of these lots was made necessary by the widenin ro'ect. <br />gp J <br />