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AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Apprval "'k
Item to be presented by: T. Brad Ther n
DATE: June 22, 1999
SUBJECT: ORDERING THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SANTA
CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1, AND ORDERING THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1999/2000
RESOLUTION NO. 99-128
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 99-128, approving the
Engineer's Report and the levy of assessments for Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 1999/2000.
BACKGROUND
Prior to Fiscal Year 1998/99, street lighting services in the City were provided by a special
benefit district administered by the County of Los Angeles. The Santa Clarita area was
included in two separate districts within the County Lighting Maintenance District.
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 was established and is funded by assessments levied
pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972. Streetlight Maintenance District
No. 2 (formerly known as CLMD1867) is funded by ad valorem property tax revenue
pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, with the rate set by Proposition 13.
District No. 2 is contained within a portion of District No. 1. As a result, the assessments
collected in District No. 1 are supplemented by ad valorem property taxes.
The District No. 2 area mainly covers the Valencia and Newhall areas of the City, while
District No. 1 extends further out and includes many additional areas throughout the City.
Any new annexations to the streetlight district are annexed into District No. 1.
Each year, the City Council must order an Engineer's Report detailing Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 and determining the necessary assessments to
collect for the coming fiscal year. The report was presented to and preliminarily approved
by the Council on May 25, 1999 at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
June 22, 1999 was set as the date for a public hearing on the proposed annual assessments.
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Agenda Item:
ORDERING THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
June 22, 1999 — Page 2
Based on the Engineer's Report and projected operation and maintenance cost for street
lights, the proposed assessment rate is $3.00 per unit for Fiscal Year 1999/2000. This is an
increase from $1.00 per unit, which was assessed by the County and the City in the
previous year. However, the rate can be increased within the maximum rate originally set
by the district to fund the increase in expected operation and maintenance costs. The
maximum rate was set at $12.00 per unit. The proposed rate is supported by the Engineer's
Report and is in compliance with Proposition 218 requirements.
If the assessments are approved at the public hearing, they are then transferred to the
County of Los Angeles for placement on the County tax rolls. However, if the assessments
are not approved at the public hearing, the City will lose the ability to place the assessment
on the County tax rolls for this fiscal year, and will have to manually invoice all parcels
within the district or not collect assessments for the coming year.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Do not approve the annual levy.
2. Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The annual levy of assessments with the addition of ad valorem revenue currently covers
the expected expenses for the existing district.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 99-128
Exhibit "A!'- Location Map
Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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c.un61\re99-128.doc
ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 1999/2000
SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA
SUBMITTED JUNE 22, 1999
ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 1999/2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
June 22, 1999 City of Santa Clarita
Page
IIntroduction
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II.
Plans and Specifications..................................................................................
4
III.
Estimated Costs of the Improvements.............................................................
5
IV.
Assessment Diagram.......................................................................................
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V.
Assessment.....................................................................................................
7
VI.
Method of Assessment....................................................................................
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June 22, 1999 City of Santa Clarita
ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000
I. INTRODUCTION
This Engineer's Report is prepared in compliance with the requirements of Article 4,
Chapter 1, of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the
"Act"), which is Part 2, Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
Prior to Fiscal Year 1998/99, street lighting services in the City were provided by a special
benefit district administered by the County of Los Angeles. The Santa Clarita area was
included in two separate districts under the County's jurisdiction: County Lighting District
LLA -1 formed on July 24, 1979 and supplemented by the existing County Lighting
Maintenance District (CLMD) 1867. Upon incorporation of the City of Santa Clarita in
1987, a Santa Clarita zone was formed specifically for the area within the City's
boundaries. County Lighting Maintenance District (CLMD) 1867 and County Lighting
District LLA -1 are contiguous with each other and are wholly within the City's boundaries.
However, County Lighting District LLA -1 covers a greater portion of the City.
The District referred to as CLMD 1867 is funded from ad valorem property tax revenue
pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, with the rate set by Proposition 13. County
Lighting District LLA -1 was established and is funded by assessments levied beginning in
1979 pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 when new annexations to the
County Lighting District could no longer collect ad valorem revenue. LLA -1 was
established to cover the lights in the new annexation areas and to supplement the current
ad valorem revenue.
Over the past year, the City has been in the process of transferring the jurisdiction of street
light maintenance from the County to the City. This process has been completed, and all
streetlight districts are now under the jurisdiction of the City as Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1 (previous LLA -1) and No. 2 (previously CLMD 1867), respectively. As a
result of this transfer, it is now the City's responsibility to prepare and levy the annual
assessments necessary to maintain the streetlights within the districts.
As of the date of this transfer, the City has assumed total responsibility for the districts'
maintenance contract under which Southern California Edison is providing the required
services. Pursuant to the Act, the City Council is now the legislative body for the districts
and may levy annual assessments and act as the governing body for the operations and
administration of the district.
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In future years, as territory is annexed into the City, annexation to the district will be a
condition of annexation to the City. In addition, any new development will also be required
to annex into the existing district. All new annexations will be to the new Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 under the 1972 Act. It is not clear as of this time
whether the City can collect ad valorem on any new annexations.
The Act provides for the levy of annual assessments after formation of an assessment
district for the continued maintenance and servicing of the district improvements. The
costs associated with the installation, maintenance, and service of the improvements may
be assessed to those properties which are benefited by the installation, maintenance, and
service.
This report addresses only Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1. District
No. 2, the ad valorem portion, is handled through the County Auditor and the State Board
of Equalization, and is not acted upon by the City Council.
RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAXES ACT (PROPOSITION 218)
On November 5, 1996, the electorate approved Proposition 218, Right to Vote on Taxes Act,
which added Articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. The Proposition
affects all assessments upon real property for a special benefit conferred on the property.
Assessments imposed under the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 are these types of
benefit assessments. However, the Proposition also exempts any assessments imposed
when the person(s) owning all of the property agreed to the assessment when it was
originally imposed.
The maintenance services in Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for street lighting.
They are an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters, pavement, signage,
and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a safe route for
motorists and pedestrians.
Streetlights are installed to make streets safer by providing better visibility for drivers.
One hundred (100) percent of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street,
ninety (90) percent on the street side of the curb, and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The
spacing of the lights is based on the speed of the vehicles and the natural ability of the
motorists' eyes to adjust to light and dark areas.
Each and every parcel included in this district was originally part of a development that
was conditioned to install streetlight improvements before the development could proceed.
Thereafter, each developer who was conditioned to enter into the District agreed to the
inclusion of his property in the district along with the assessments being imposed on his
property. Once the development was sold, all subsequent owners of parcels were also made
aware, through title reports and Department of Real Estate "White Paper" reports, that the
parcels were in the district and subject to the assessments. Purchase of the parcel(s) was
also an agreement by the new owners to be subject to the assessments.
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Article XIIID, Section 5(a), of the State Constitution, provides that any assessment imposed
exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for
sidewalks, streets, sewers, water, flood control, drainage systems, or vector control, shall be
considered exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of
Article XIIID.
Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes. They are maintained and serviced
to allow the street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the
maintenance and servicing of streets must include streetlights, and therefore the
assessments for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are exempt from the provisions of
Proposition 218.
However, this exemption applies only to assessments existing on the effective date of
Proposition 218, November 6, 1996, and the exemption is only from the procedures and
approval process set forth in Article XIIID, Section 4. Subsequent increases, if any, will be
subject to the procedures and approval process of Section 4 of Article XIII D. This report is
being provided to show no proposed increase in the assessment to pay for costs incurred for
the maintenance, servicing, and operation of the district for Fiscal Year 1999/2000.
The City may annually initiate proceedings for the continued maintenance and servicing of
the improvements by passing a resolution which orders an engineer to prepare and file a
detailed report generally describing any proposed new improvements or any substantial
changes in existing improvements.
The report prepared by the engineer must also include plans and specifications of any new
improvements, an estimate of the costs of the new improvements, including maintenance
and servicing of the new or existing improvements, a diagram (i.e., map of the assessment
district showing the boundary of the district and the parcels or lots which benefit, and an
estimate of costs of the improvements, maintenance, and servicing). Once the report is
completed, it is presented to the City Council (the legislative body) for its review and
approval as presented, or may be modified and approved.
After the report is approved, the City adopts a resolution of intention which declares its
intent to levy and collect assessments, describes the improvements, including maintenance
and servicing, refers to the district by its distinctive designation, refers to the report for the
details of the district, and sets a time and place for a public hearing on the levy of the
proposed assessments.
Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 1999/2000 Los Angeles County Tax Roll,
and be collected with the regular County property taxes. Reserve funds would be used to
fund the maintenance and service until assessment funds are distributed by the County
Tax Collector in December 1999.
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II. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 was established to collect funds to
cover the expenses for energy and maintenance of a majority of streetlights in the City.
These costs are billed by the Southern California Edison Company for all approximately
9,888 streetlights currently owned and maintained by Edison. The proposed new and/or
existing improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 include, but are not
limited to, and may be generally described as follows:
• The installation of streetlighting and appurtenant facilities necessary for the daily
operation of said lighting located within City road rights-of-way. Installation covers all
work necessary for the installment or replacement of said lighting and all appurtenant
work necessary to complete said installation or replacement.
• The operation, maintenance, and servicing of all existing streetlighting and
appurtenant facilities necessary for the daily operation of said lighting located within
City road rights-of-way. Operation, maintenance, and servicing means all work
necessary for the daily maintenance required to maintain said lights in proper
operation, including providing said lights with the proper energy necessary to operate
the lights.
All improvements consisting of ornamental streetlights, mast arm streetlights, and
appurtenant facilities do exist at the present time. The cost associated with these
improvements will be the cost of operations, maintenance, and servicing during Fiscal Year
1999/2000.
Plans and specifications for the improvements for the streetlight maintenance district are
voluminous and are not bound in this report, but by this reference are incorporated and
made a part of this report. The plans and specifications are on file at the City where they
are available for public inspection.
Locations of all streetlights are included on lighting inventory maps available for inspection
at the City.
III. ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS
The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of
the improvements for Fiscal Year 1999/2000, including incidentals, which may include
reserves to operate the district until funds are transmitted to the City from the County,
around December 10 of the next fiscal year.
The Act also provides that the amount of any surplus, deficit, or contribution be included in
the estimated cost of improvements. The net amount to be assessed on the lots or parcels
within each district is the total cost of installation, maintenance, and servicing, with
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adjustments either positive or negative for reserves, surpluses, deficits, and/or
contributions.
Estimated costs of improvements for Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are voluminous
and are not bound in this report, but by this reference are incorporated and made a part of
this report. The estimated costs are on file at the City where they are available for public
inspection.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
1999/00 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ESTIMATE
The following information was received from the City's Budget:
Proposed 1999/00 Budget
Revenue
Balance from Los Angeles County $1,800,000
Other Revenue (Ad Valorem) $1,028,000
To be raised from Assessments 107,907
Sub -Total $2,935,907
Expenses
Operation/Maintenance Expenses $1,697,622
Capital Improvements $ 400,000
Reserve 838,285
Sub -Total $2,935,907
Total Balance $ 0
In addition to revenue received from both ad valorem taxes and assessments, there is a
balance in the account from money transferred from the County upon completion of the
jurisdictional transfer.
Six months' reserve is set aside to cover expenses until such time as assessments received
by the County Auditor/Controller are delivered to the City in December 1999.
The remaining balance will be used for capital improvements to the district in the form of
additional maintenance, including upgrades and unrecoverable knockdowns not covered by
Southern California Edison.
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IV. ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
Boundary maps/diagrams for each of the areas within Streetlight Maintenance District
No. 1 are voluminous and are not bound in this report, but by this reference are
incorporated and made a part of this report. The boundary maps/diagrams are on file in
the office of the City Clerk and the City Engineer where they are available for public
inspection.
V. ASSESSMENT
All assessed lots or parcels of real property within the district are listed on the assessment
roll. The assessment roll states the net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands
within the district for Fiscal Year 1999/2000, shows the Fiscal Year 1999/2000 assessment
upon each lot and parcel within the district, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of
land with the district. These lots and parcels are more particularly described in the
assessment roll, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk and by reference is made a
part of this report.
VI. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND
The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (the Act) provides that assessments may be
apportioned upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within an assessment district in
proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the
improvements. In addition, the Act requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the
reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel. The Act
provides that only special benefits are assessable, and the City must separate the general
benefits from the special benefits conferred on a parcel. A special benefit is a particular
and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on the public at large,
including real property within the district. The general enhancement of property value
does not constitute a special benefit.
SPECIAL BENEFIT
The City, in determining the necessity of forming Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1,
took into account the cost of providing services to the residents, businesses, and properties
located within the entire City. Each and every parcel within the district receives a
particular and distinct benefit from the improvements over and above general benefits
conferred by the improvements.
First, all of the improvements were conditions of approval for the creation or development
of the parcels. In order to create or develop the parcels, the City required the original
developer to install, and guarantee the maintenance of, streetlighting and appurtenant
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facilities to serve the parcels. Therefore, each and every parcel within the district could not
have been developed in the absence of the installation and promised maintenance of these
facilities.
The benefit provided by streetlighting consists of safety for pedestrians and motorists living
and owning property in the district during the nighttime hours. This is a distinct and
special benefit to all developed parcels in the district.
Streets are constructed for the safe and convenient travel by vehicles and pedestrians. They
also provide an area for underground and overhead utilities.
Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to
allow the street to perform to the standards for which it was designed. Assessments for the
maintenance and servicing of streets may include streetlights.
Streetlighting can be determined to be an integral part of "streets" as a "permanent public
improvement." One of the principal purposes of fixed roadway lighting is to create a
nighttime environment conducive to quick, accurate, and comfortable seeing for the user of
the facility. These factors, if attained, combine to improve traffic safety and achieve
efficient traffic movement. Fixed lighting can enable the motorist to see detail more
distinctly and to react safely toward roadway and traffic conditions present on or near the
roadway facility.
Streetlights are considered an integral part of the entire street, the same as curb, gutters,
pavement, signage, and striping. Taken as a group, they are the elements that provide a
safe route for motorists and pedestrians. Streetlights are installed to make streets safer.
Streetlights are installed to provide better visibility for drivers. One hundred (100) percent
of the illumination from the lights is directed to the street, ninety (90) percent on the street
side of the curb, and ten (10) percent behind the curb. The spacing of the lights is based on
the design speed of the street and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light
and dark areas.
The system of streets within the district is established to provide access to each parcel in
the district. Streetlights provide a safer street environment for owners of the parcels
served. If the parcels were not subdivided to provide individual parcels to owners within
the district, there would be no need for a system of streets with safety lighting.
The City has determined that streetlights are also an integral part of the quality of life
within the City. This quality of life is a special benefit to some degree to all parcels, except
government-owned parcels, including easements, and flood channel parcels.
Therefore, the installation of streetlights is for the express, special benefit of the parcels
within the district. Since each and every parcel within each of the existing zones receives a
particular and distinct benefit from the improvements, there is considered no general
benefits conferred by the improvements to the public at large.
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APPORTIONMENT
For Fiscal Year 1999/2000, Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 will adopt
the current rate schedule as used by Los Angeles County at the time of the transfer of
jurisdiction.
The Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 indicates that lighting assessments may be
apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes costs among all lots or
parcels within the district in proportion to the estimated benefits received. The primary
benefits of streetlighting are for the convenience, safety, and protection of people and to a
lesser extent the security or protection of property, property improvements, and goods. The
intensity or degree of illumination provided can have a bearing on both.
The proposed assessment rate for Fiscal Year 1999/2000 is proposed to be $3.00 per unit.
This is an increase in the rate previously implemented by Los Angeles County for Fiscal
Year 1997/1998 and the City for Fiscal Year 1998/1999. However, this is not considered an
increase. Proposition 218 does not define increases, and it is understood, for the purposes
of this report, that assessments are to fund a degree of maintenance which can fluctuate
from year to year as long as the maximum rate for any prior year is not exceeded in future
years. Previously, the County rate was set at $12.00 per unit up to Fiscal Year 1991/1992.
Over the following years, this rate was reduced to $1.00 due to the large reserve the County
had amassed. The following information can be used to determine the unit count per
parcel.
Intensity or degree of illumination provided on streets in the district varies with the type of
street and the use of the property adjacent thereto. The cost of providing the highest
recommended degree of illumination (used in commercial areas) is about four times the cost
of providing the intensity recommended for the lowest category which included residential
properties.
Based on land use information provided by the County Assessor, it has been determined
that in the existing district, over 93 percent of the parcels are in a residential category.
Approximately 83 percent are single-family homes or condominiums and the remainder are
duplexes, triplexes, or apartments. In view of this and the benefits derived by the family
unit, both at and in the proximity of their property, a value of one has been assigned to the
basic family unit, i.e., the single-family home or condominium. The existing district
includes some properties that may not actually have streetlights in their block, but which
do receive a neighborhood benefit from the lights in the area. These properties were also
included in the district. Therefore, a value of 1/2 was given to "people use," while "intensity"
and "security benefit" were rated at 1/4 to form the basic unit. Parcels in other land use
categories were then rated by comparison with the basic unit.
In the remainder of the residential category, which is comprised of multiple rental type
properties, the value for intensity would remain at 1/4, but the other two items would
increase in proportion to the number of family dwelling units on the parcel. For example, a
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duplex was assigned V4 for intensity, 1 for people use, and 1/2 for security benefit, for a
total of 1-3/4 units. The owner of such property would therefore pay 1-3/4 times as much for
lighting as the owner of a single-family unit. In consideration of the distance some units
would be from the lighted roadway, security benefits in the residential category would be
assigned 1/4 for intensity, 2-1/3 for people use, and 1 for security benefits, for a total of 3-3/4
units. As the number of apartments on a parcel increases, the service charge units
assigned for people would follow a declining scale as follows.
21 through 50 apartments
Units for 20 apartments plus U3 unit for each apartment over 20.
(20 apartments = I/4 for intensity, 10 for people, and 1 for security = 11-U4 units)
Example: 50 apartments; (50-20)/3 = 10; 11-U4 +10 = 21-V4 units X $3 = $63.75 per
parcel
50 through 100 apartments
Units for 50 apartments plus U4 unit for each apartment over 50.
Example: 100 apartments; (100-50)/4 = 12-U2; 21-U4 + 12-U2 = 33-3/4 units X $3=
$101.25 per parcel
Over 100 Apartments
Units for 100 apartments plus 1/5 unit for each apartment over 100.
Example: 200 apartments; (200-100)/55 = 20; 33-3/4 + 20 = 53-3/4 units X $3 = $161.25
per parcel
The remaining seven percent of the lots or parcels were separated into 38 land use
categories as determined by the County Assessor, and units were assigned on the basis of
average benefits received as follows:
Group A
1 unit (minimum charge for improved property)
• Irrigated farms
• Dry farms
• Cemeteries
• Dump sites
Group B
Moderate intensity lighting 1/2
Nominal people use 1
Moderate security benefit 1/2
Total 2 units
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• Animal kennels
• Nurseries and greenhouses
• Parking lots (industrial)
• Churches
• Schools (private)
• Petroleum and gas
• Utilities
Group C
High intensity lighting 1
Nominal people use 1
Moderate security benefit 1/2
Total 2-1/2 units
• Parking lots (commercial)
Group D
High intensity lighting 1
Nominal people use 1
High security benefit 1
Total 3 units
• Office buildings
• Professional buildings
• Banks, savings and loans
• Service shops
• Lumber yards
• Golf courses
• Race tracks/stables
• Camps
• Homes for the aged
Group E
High intensity lighting 1
Moderate people use 2
High security benefit 1
Total 4 units
• Stores
• Stores w/office or residence
• Service stations
• Clubs and lodge halls
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Group F
Nominal intensity lighting 1/4
High people use 3
High security benefit 1
Total 4-1/4 units
• Rooming houses
(Same as a 6 -unit apartment)
Group G
High intensity lighting 1
High people use 3
High security benefit 1
Total 5 units
• Restaurants
• Theaters
Group H
Moderate intensity lighting V2
Nominal people use 1
High security benefit 1
Total 2-1/2 units
Doubled due to average size of business (5 units)
• Light manufacturing
• Food processing plants
• Warehousing
Group I
High intensity lighting 1
Nominal people use 1
High security benefit 1
Total 3 units
Doubled due to average size of business (6 units)
• Auto, recreational equipment
sales and service
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Group J
High intensity lighting 1
Moderate people use 2
High security benefit 1
Total 4 units
Doubled due to average size of business (8 units)
• Markets
• Bowling alleys
• Skating rinks
• Department stores
• Hotels and motels
• Mobile home parks
Group K
Properties within the 10 land use categories in this group varied widely from the norm, and
therefore these lots or parcels were considered on an individual basis. Each of the parcels
or lots in these land use categories was identified on the official lighting district maps, and
each streetlight or portion thereof in the immediate proximity of the lots or parcels that
benefited the lots or parcels was assigned a number of units as identified below. The total
number of units so determined for that category would be distributed among the lots or
parcels in that category in proportion to the lot or parcel area as shown below. A minimum
of three units would be assessed to each lot or parcel to be compatible with Group D, which
contains many of the smaller business categories. Several large lots or parcels in outlying
areas within the existing lighting district have no lights in the immediate proximity;
therefore, those lots or parcels would be assessed the minimum.
K-1
Moderate intensity lighting
Moderate people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
• Open storage
• Mineral processing
K-2
Moderate intensity lighting
High people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
14A
1
5-1/4 units
0.014973 units per 100 sq. feet
0.005615 units per 100 sq. feet
1-1/4
4
1
6-1/4 units
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• Colleges/universities (private) 0.001736 units per 100 sq. feet
• Wholesale and manufacturing (outlets) 0.059858 units per 100 sq. feet
• Athletic and amusement facilities 0.027431 units per 100 sq. feet
• Heavy manufacturing 0.006382 units per 100 sq. feet
• Hospitals 0.012886 units per 100 sq. feet
K-3
High intensity lighting
High people use
Moderate security benefit
Total
• Motion picture, radio, TV
• Neighborhood shopping centers
• Regional shopping centers
1-1/2
4
1
6-1/2 units
0.010938 units per 100 sq. feet
0.014449 units per 100 sq. feet
0.021812 units per 100 sq. feet
Since the benefits have been related to property use and property users, no charge would be
assessed on vacant lots or parcels within the district.
VII. CERTIFICATIONS
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
Preliminary approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of
1999.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk
Santa Clarita
FINAL APPROVAL
Final approval by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the day of
'1999.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk
Santa Clarita
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1, , as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments,
with the boundary maps attached thereto, were filed in my office on the
1999. —
Sharon L. Dawson,
Santa Clarita
State of California
together
_ day of
CMC, City Clerk
I, as City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together
with the boundary maps attached thereto, were approved and confirmed by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita on the _ day of 1999.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk
Santa Clarita
State of California
1, , City Engineer of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps attached thereto, were
recorded in my office on the _ day of 1999.
,
Anthony J. Nisich, City Engineer
City of Santa Clarita
State of California
I, Richard L. Kopecky, Willdan Associates, Engineer of Work for the City of Santa Clarita,
do hereby certify that the foregoing assessments, together with the boundary maps
attached thereto, are true and correct.
Richard L. Kopecky, RCE 16742
Engineer of Work
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"APPENDIX A"
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
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ASSESSMENT ROLL
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
The assessment roll for the streetlight maintenance district is voluminous and is hereby
referenced and made a part of this report. The Assessment Rolls are on file at the City
where they are available for public inspection.
Reference is made to the Los Angeles County Assessment Roll for a description of the lots
or parcels in the assessment district.
June 22, 1999 17 City of Santa Clarita
"APPENDIX C"
RESOLUTIONS
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
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