HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20321 COUNCIL ORDINANCE NUMBER 20321
COUNCIL BILL NUMBER 4874
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPORTIONMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS;
AMENDING SECTION 7.175 OF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ADOPTED: May 24, 2004
PASSED: 6~
REJECTED:
OPPOSED: BETTMAN, TAYLOR
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE DATE: 30 days from date of Mayor's signature
ORDINANCE NO. 20321
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPORTIONMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS; AMENDING SECTION
7.175 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (6) of Section 7.175 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended as
follows:
7.175 Local Improvements - Apportionment of Assessments.
(6) Alley improvement assessments. Alley improvement assessments
shall be apportioned as follows:
(a) The front footage of a parcel along the alley shall be ascertained
and that footage shall be weighted, on the basis of existing use of
the parcel under the zoning of the city, by multiplying the footage
by the factor indicated for that use in the following table:
Use Factor
Single family dwelling or duplex 1.0
Other residential 3.0
Commercial or General Office 10.0
Industrial 10.0
Other 1.0- 10.0'
*According to the most intensive use of the parcel most
comparable to the use listed above as determined by the city
engineer.
(b) The area of each such parcel that is within 160 feet of the alley, as
measured at right angles from the front footage of the parcel, shall
be ascertained and that area shall be weighted on the basis of
permissible use of the parcel under the zoning of the city, by
multiplying the area by the factor indicated for that use in the table
set forth in (6)(a) of this subsection.
(c) One-half of the general costs and overhead to be assessed shall
be apportioned on the basis of the weighted front footage and
one-half on the basis of the weighted areas.
(d) Assessments for alley improvements shall be calculated on a
block-by-block basis and shall include all the costs of the alley
improvement, including, but not limited to:
1. Catch basins and pipings from catch basins to storm sewers
for properties specially benefited by the basins; and
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2. Intersections of alleys, and intersections of alleys with
streets.
Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the
City Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained
herein or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added,
amended or repealed herein.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of the Eugene Charter of
2002, pursuant to Section 39 of that Charter, the amendments to Section 7.175 of the
Eugene Code, 1971, as provided in this Ordinance, shall become effective six months
from the date of its passage by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the
City Council. However, the amendment to that section shall not apply to an
improvement authorized by the City Council prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.
Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this
24th day of May, 2004. ~O~'~day of ~ ,2004.
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