Item 8: An Ordinance Concerning Assessments for Street Improvements

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. _______ AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ASSESSMENTS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971, INCLUDING SECTION 7.175; ADDING A NEW SECTION 7.180 TO THAT CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order to provide as follows: 7.010Definitions . For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: Cul-de-sac. A dead-end street intended for local traffic that terminates with a bulb or other turnaround for use by appropriate vehicles, including emergency vehicles. Residential Assessment Unit. A unit of measure, for purposes of assessing residential property for street improvement under chapter 7 of this code, equivalent to the uniform benefit of a property developed with a single-family dwelling, duplex or triplex. Section 2. Section 7.170 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 7.170 Local Improvements - Assessments - Computation . (1) For a local improvement ordered by the council the total estimated cost or the total cost of the improvement shall be computed by the city engineer and shall include but not be limited to the costs of constructing the improvement, engineering, interest on warrants, advertising, and providing notice of assessments and overhead. [The city engineer shall apportion the total estimated cost or the total cost of the improvement in accordance with section 7.175.] (2) The total estimated cost or the total cost of all improvements shall be divided among the properties included in the local improvement district and the city in accordance with section 7.175. The total estimated cost or the total cost of street improvements shall be divided among the properties included in the local improvement district and the city in accordance with section 7.175 and 7.180. (2) 3 For purposes of assessing property under chapter 7 of this code, property shall be deemed to abut a local improvement, whether the local improvement is a sidewalk, street, or other local improvement, if the property physically touches (i.e. is directly adjacent to) a public way within which the local improvement is located. (4) For purposes of assessing property for street improvements under Ordinance - Page 1 of 13 Version A