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means of assessments or other means of collecting funds for local improvements if: 1. The alternative means is approved by all affected property owners; and 2. The city engineer determines that the alternative means adequately protects the city's interest in recovering its costs. (4) Sidewalk assessments. Parcels abutting a sidewalk shall be liable for a proportionate share of the cost of the sidewalk, based on the front footage of the parcel abutting the sidewalk. Where, however, the council finds that the topography makes it unfeasible to construct a sidewalk on both sides of the street, the cost of the sidewalk on one side of the street may be assessed to both the parcels abutting the sidewalk and the parcels on the opposite side of the street from the sidewalk, on the basis of the front footage abutting or directly across the street from the sidewalk, or the costs may also be apportioned on the basis of the area of sidewalk or driveway apron or both abutting each parcel, whichever basis is determined to be more equitable by the council. (9) Without repeating the notice required by section 7.185, prior to enactment of the ordinance levying the assessment required by section 7.190, the proposed assessments for individual parcels of real property calculated under subsection 7.175(2) and section 7.180 may be adjusted by a written agreement between the affected owners and the city engineer provided: (a) No parcel's adjusted proposed assessment exceeds the assessed value of the parcel at the time of the agreement; (b) The proposed adjusted assessment for any parcel subject to subsections 7.160(2) and (3) remains within the limitations imposed under subsections 7.160(2) and (3); and (c) There is no increase in the city's share of project costs or in assessments to other parcels within the project whose owners were not a party to the agreement. Section 4. Section 7.180 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is added to provide as follows: 7.180 Local Improvements — Street Assessments. (1) Assessment of Served Properties (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section 7.180, all residential and nonresidential parcels served by a street to be improved shall be assessed for the assessable street improvement components. The cost for the assessable street improvement components for each parcel served by the improvement shall be apportioned in accordance with section 7.175 and subsections 7.180(2) through (5). (b) Even if a parcel is not served by a street being improved, if a parcel is subject to a recorded petition for street improvements as described in section 7.160, it shall be assessed for street improvements, or the person who obtains a permit to develop such a parcel shall pay an equivalent assessment under the circumstances described in subsection 7.180(5). When a parcel is served by two or more streets, the parcel is served by a street when the parcel uses that street for its address. A duplex on a corner lot, or a vacant corner lot that may be developed with a duplex shall be deemed to be served by both streets. Ordinance - Page 3 of 10