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AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING City Manager
Item to be presented by: Curtis L.
DATE: June 25, 2002
SUBJECT: ORDERING THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SANTA
CLARITA STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND
THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002/2003
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution ordering the continued
maintenance and the levy of assessments for Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District
No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2002/2003.
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2002, the City Council approved a resolution ordering the Engineer's Report,
determining the necessary assessments, and calling for a public hearing as they relate to
Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 (District).
The public hearing for the District was set for June 25, 2002. If the assessments are
approved at this public hearing, they are then transferred to the County of Los Angeles for
placement on the County tax rolls. If the assessments are not approved at the public
hearing, the City will lose the ability to place the assessments on the County tax rolls for
Fiscal Year 2002/2003. The City will have to manually invoice all parcels within the
District or not collect assessments for the coming year.
This District includes all parcels included in the original District assumed from the County.
Also included are approximately thirty-six (36) new annexations to the existing District,
which have been accepted by the City.
Assessments will not be collected on the annexations that have not installed streetlights or
have not been accepted for maintenance.
In accordance with Proposition 218, "The Right to Vote on Taxes Act," any increase in the
annual assessments requires that all property owners affected must vote on the new
assessments. There will be no increase in the assessments for the District, including all
annexations covered by the attached resolution for Fiscal Year 2002/2003. Therefore, there
is no need to notify the property owners by mail.
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STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002/2003
June 25, 2002 — Page 2
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The annual levy of assessments currently covers the expected expenses.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Ordering the Continued Maintenance
Engineer's Report (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
AND ORDER THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002/2003
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
A public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita to
consider the continued maintenance of Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance
District No. 1 and order the levy of assessments for Fiscal Year 2002/2003.
The hearing will be held at the June 25, 2002 City Council meeting, City Hall
Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, at or after 6:00 p.m.
The City Council, pursuant to the Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972, being a
Division of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California ("Act"), desires
to levy assessments within Santa Clarita Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this
matter at that time. Further information may be obtained by contacting Grace
Gasinski at (661) 255-4332, Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard,
Suite 304, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in
written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to the public
hearing.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
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Engineer's Report
For
City of Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1
Fiscal Year 2002-03
Submitted To:
Santa Clarita, California
Prepared By:
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May 6, 2002
City of Santa Clarita
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1
ENGINEER'S REPORT
Table of Contents
Certifications...............................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................. 2
Report.......................................................................................... 5
Part A - Plans and Specifications ........................................... 7
Part B - Estimate of Cost ....................................................... 8
Part C - Assessment Diagram ................................................ 9
Part D — Assessment Roll ...................................................... 9
Part E - Method of Apportionment of Assessment..............10
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ENGINEER'S REPORT
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. I
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council.
DATED: May 6, 2002
BY: Joan E. Cox
R.C.E. No. 41965
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with Assessment Roll and
Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on the day of 2002.
Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk,
City of Santa Clarita
Los Angeles County, California
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer's Report, together with Assessment Roll and
Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California, on the day of 2002.
Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk,
City of Santa Clarita
Los Angeles County, California
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Assessment Roll and Assessment Diagram were filed with
the County Auditor of the County of Los Angeles, on the day of 2002.
Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk,
City of Santa Clarita
Los Angeles County, California
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Introduction
This 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, streetlighting 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 -I was formed on
July 24, 1979 and was 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. 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 -I
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.
As of July 1, 1998, all streetlight districts are under the jurisdiction of the City as Streetlight
Maintenance District No. 1 (previously LLA -1) and No. 2 (previously CLMD 1867) respectively. It
is now the City's responsibility to prepare and levy the annual assessments necessary to maintain the
streetlights within the District.
Upon the effective date of the transfer, the City assumed total responsibility for the District's
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 District and may levy annual
assessments and act as the governing body for the operation and administration of the District.
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 annexed into Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1,
under the 1972 Act. It is not clear at this time whether the City can collect ad valorem on any new
annexations.
This report includes all annexations that have been approved by the Council prior to April 30, 2002.
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.
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This report addresses only 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 XIIIC and XIIID 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.
As written, Proposition 218 exempts assessments for street purposes. The maintenance services in
Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 are for streetlights. 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. 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 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 the 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 their property
in the District along with the assessments being imposed on their 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.
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
the streets must include streetlights and therefore, the assessments for Streetlight Maintenance District
No. 1 are exempt under the provisions of Proposition 218. 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 X ID.
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 2002-03.
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The City may annually initiate proceedings for the continued maintenance and servicing of streeflight
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.
This report prepared by the engineer must 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; and a diagram, i.e., a map of the assessment district showing the boundary of
the District; and the parcels or lots which benefit. Once the report is completed, it is presented to the
City Council for its review and approval as presented, or may be modified and approved.
After the report is approved, the City adopts the 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 assessment.
Assessments, if authorized, would be placed on the 2002-03 County Tax Roll and would 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 of 2002.
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
FISCAL YEAR 2002-03
ENGINEER'S REPORT
PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972
SECTION 22500 THROUGH 22679
OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
Pursuant to Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, and in
accordance with the Resolution of Initiation adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
State of California, in connection with the proceedings for:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
Hereinafter referred to as the "Assessment District' or 'District", I, Joan E. Cox, P.E., the authorized
representative of Harris & Associates, the duly appointed ENGINEER OF WORK, submit herewith
the "Report' consisting of six (6) parts as follows:
PART A
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Plans and specifications for the improvements are as set forth on the lists thereof, attached hereto, and
are on file in the Office of the City Engineer and are incorporated herein by reference.
PART B
ESTIMATE OF COST
An estimate of the costs of the proposed improvements, including incidental costs and expenses in
connection therewith, is as set forth on the lists thereof, attached hereto, and are on file in the Office
of the City Clerk and incorporated herein by reference.
PART C
ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM
The Diagram of the Assessment District Boundaries showing the exterior boundaries of the
Assessment District and the lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel of land within the Assessment
District.
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The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the Assessment District are those lines and
dimensions shown on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles for the fiscal year to
which this Report applies. The Assessor's maps and records are incorporated by reference herein and
made part of this Report.
PART D
ASSESSMENT ROLL
An assessment of the estimated cost of the improvements on each benefited lot or parcel of land
within the Assessment District.
PART E
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
The method of apportionment of assessments, indicating the proposed assessment of the net amount
of the costs and expenses of the improvements to be assessed upon the several lots and parcels of land
within the Assessment District, in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by such lots and
parcels.
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PART A
Plans and Specifications
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 approximate 12,000 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 are 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
are 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 2002-03.
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 specification 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.
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PART B
Estimate of Cost
The Act provides that the estimated costs of the improvements shall include the total cost of the
improvements for Fiscal Year 2002-03, including incidentals, which may include reserves to operate
the District until funds are transferred 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 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.
2002-2003 Fiscal Year Budgets Estimate
Revenue
Balance from previous fiscal year $900,000
Other Revenue (Ad Valorem) $1,900,000
To be raised from Assessments $170,718
Subtotal $2,970,718
Expenditures
Operation/Maintenance Expenses
-Utility/Maintenance $1,547,275
- Professional/Attorney Services $55,000
-Administration/SpecialEquipment $131,170
Capital Improvements $250,000
Reserve $987,273
Subtotal $2,970,718
Total Balances: $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 2002.
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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PART C
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.
The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the Assessment District are those lines and
dimensions shown on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Los Angeles for the fiscal year to
which this Report applies. The Assessor's maps and records are incorporated by reference herein and
made part of this Report.
PART D
Assessment Roll
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 2002-03, shows the Fiscal Year 2002-03 assessment upon each lot and parcel within the
District, and describes each assessable lot or parcel of land within the District. These lots 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. The list is keyed to the records of the Assessor of the County
of Los Angeles which are incorporated herein by reference.
Assessments for any annexation to the existing Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 may include an
increase based on the current Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, for the Los Angeles -
Anaheim -Riverside Area ("CPI"), as approved by property owners during the annexation process.
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PART E
Method of Assessment
The following is the approved assessment methodology for the Santa Clarita Street Light Maintenance
District No. 1:
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, Proposition 218
requires that a parcel's assessment may not exceed the reasonable cost of the proportional special
benefit conferred on that parcel. The Proposition 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.
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 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.
Streetlighting can be determined to be an integral part of streets as a permanent public improvement.
One of the principle 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.
Streets are constructed for the safe and convenient travel by vehicles and pedestrians. They also
provide an area for underground and overhead utilities.
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Streetlights are installed on and are for street purposes and are maintained and serviced to allow the
street to perform to the standards it was designed. Assessments for the maintenance and servicing of
streets may include streetlights.
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 speed of the vehicles
and the natural ability of the motorists' eyes to adjust to light and dark areas.
The systems of streets within the District are 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, operation and maintenance of streetlights is for the express, special benefit
of the parcels within the District.
Apportionment
For Fiscal Year 2002-03 Streetlight Maintenance District No. 1 will continue with 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 2002-03 is $3.00 per unit. This is not an increase in the
rate previously implemented for Fiscal Year 2001-02. The areas annexed after the Streetlight
Maintenance District was transferred from Los Angeles County to the City will not be supplemented
by ad valorem property tax revenue. Thus, the new annexed areas have been assessed at a higher rate
than previously annexed areas. Approximately 38 annexations have occurred since the transfer of the
Streetlight Maintenance District and each of the annexed areas were assessed at the maximum of
$50.00 per equivalent unit.
The following information can be used to determine the unit count per parcel
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provided by the County Assessor, it has been determine Approximately
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Based on land use information9 percent of the parcels are in a residential category. PPS triplexes, or
existing district approximately p and the remainder are duplexes, ro unity 0 f
91 percent are single-family homes or condominiums,
the family unit, both at and in the P
ed to the basic family unit or Equivalent Dwelling Unit
apartments. In view of this and the benefits derived hY The existing district includes some properties
their property, a value of 1 has been assign
(EDU), i.e. the single-family home or condominium.
that may These properties were also included in the District. each rated at 1/4 to form
not actually have streetlights in their block but which do e a neighborhood bene
from the lights m the area. p and "Security Bene arison with the basic
1/2 was given to "People Use" while "Intensity'
the basic unit. Parcels in other land use categories were then rated by comp
EDU. P e properties, the
which is comprised of multiple rental type to the
In the remainder of the residential category, would increase m proportion
value for Intensity would remain at 1/4, but the other twolite duplex was assigned 1/4 for Intensity,
rty
number of family dwelling units on the parcel. For example,
12 for
times ty much for lighting as the owner of a single-family unit. 1n
1 for People Use and 1/2 for Security Benefit for a total of 1-3/4 EDU's. The owner of
genefis in the
would therefore pay Security
consideration of the distance some units would be from the lighted roadway,
increased beyond a value of 1.
residential category would not be Thus, a 5 unit apartment would be
d I for Security
Benefits fo
ntensity, 2-10 for peole Use arcel increases
assigned 1/4 for I , the service charge units assigned lfor people would
As the number of apartments on a p
follow a declining scale.
Table 1 summarizes the Residential EDU Calculation.
Table 1 — Residential EDU Calculations
u.o 0.25
SFR and Condos 112 x units 0.25 x units
APT2 Apartments (2-4 units) 0.25
1.00 0.50 „.,�
APT21 Apartments (21-50 units)
APT51 Apartments (51-100 units)
APT1ol Apartments (100+units)
113 x (units - 20) + 20 -unit apartment EDU's
V V + 50 -unit apartment EDU's
114 x (units - 50) _
AV
115 x (units -100) + 100 -unit apartment EDU's
1500
33.75
48.75 per parcel
175 . ed b the
The non-residential los or parcels are separated into 38 land use categories is determined Y
County Assessor. Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDU's) are assigned on the basis of average benefits
for different groups of land uses, Groups A - K. properttes within the 10 land use categories in Group
K varied widely from the norm and therefore these los or parcels were considered on an individual
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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
benefiting the lots or parcels was assigned a number of units as identified below. The total number of
EDU's 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 in the table below. A minimum of 3 EDU's 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 and therefore those lots or parcels would be assessed the
minimum amount.
Since benefits have been related to property use and property users, no charge would be assessed on
vacant lots or parcels within the district.
Table 2 summarizes the Non -Residential EDU calculation:
Table 2 - Non -Residential EDU Calculations
Group A Irrigated Farms, Dry Fame, cemeteries. Dump 1 EDU minimum charge 1.00 per parcel
GroupE store, store wt omre
ce or rewden, semce 5mon, 2,00 1.00 1.00 4.00 per parcel
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Group F Rooming House (same as a unit apartment) 1.00 3.00 0.25 4.25 per parcel
Group G Restaurant, Theater 3.00 1.00 _ 1.00 5.00 per parcel
GroupH
Animal Kennels, Nurseries and greenhouses.
2.00
Group 8
Industrial parking lots, churches, Private Schods, 1.00
0.50 0.50 2.00 per parcel
Petroleum and Gas, Utility
Group C
Commercial Parking Lots 1.00
0.50 1.00 2.50 per parcel
Group I
Office & Professional building, Bank, Savings &
2.00
Group D
Loan, Service Shop, Lumber Yard, Golf Course, 1.00
1.00 1.00 3.00 per parcel
GroupJ
Race tracWstable, Camp, Home for the Aged
4.00
GroupE store, store wt omre
ce or rewden, semce 5mon, 2,00 1.00 1.00 4.00 per parcel
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Group F Rooming House (same as a unit apartment) 1.00 3.00 0.25 4.25 per parcel
Group G Restaurant, Theater 3.00 1.00 _ 1.00 5.00 per parcel
GroupH
Light Manufacturing, Food Processing Rant,
2.00
2.00
1.00
5.00 per parcel
Warehousing
Group I
Auto, Recreational Equipment Sales & service
2.00
2.00
2.00
6.00 per parcel
GroupJ
Market, Bovdirg Alley. skating Rink, Department
4.00
2.00
2.00
8.00 per parcel
Store, HoteUMotel, Mobile Home Park
Group K
Al parcels in Group K are assessed a
minimum of 3 EDU's
r.. Ian WA
300
1.00
1.25
5.25
Athletic and
Vacant 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 per parcel
Table 3, on the following page, provides a summary of the EDU's for each land use shown above for
both the original district and the annexation areas.
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Table 3 —EDU Summary by Land Use
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Landuse
Parcels
Units
Lot Sq Ft
EDU's
Prel. Asmts
Original District:
7PR
23,950
23,956
-
23,950.000
$71,850.00
Asmts Q $3/EDU
CON
8,156
8,173
-
8,156.000
$24,468.00
APT2
211
522
-
444.250
$1,332.75
APT5
64
636
-
398.000
$1,194.00
APT21
36
1,143
-
546.010
$1,638.03
APT51
14
988
-
511.500
$1,534.50
APT101
13
2,347
-
648.150
$1,944.45
GRP -A
2
3
-
2.000
$6.00
GRP -B
43
39
-
86.000
$258.00
GRP -C
13
-
-
32.500
$97.50
GRP -D
102
453
-
306.000
$918.00
GRP -E
142
201
-
568.000
$1,704.00
GRP -G
37
17
-
185.000
$555.00
GRP -H
147
401
-
735.000
$2,205.00
GRP -1
53
42
-
318.000
$954.00
GRP -J
21
574
-
168.000
$504.00
GRP -K1
3
1
266,868
18.790
$56.37
GRP -K2
29
136
37,131,893
2,419.000
$7,257.00
GRP -K3
58
13
7,201,660
1,109.320
$3,327.96
VAC
82
77
-
-
$0.00
Subtotals:
33,176
39,722
44,600,421
40,601.520
$121,804.56
Annexations:
SFR
551
562
-
551.000
$27,550.00
Asmts Q $50/EDU
CON
81
38
-
81.000
$4,050.00
APT101
3
789
-
199.050
$9,952.50
GRP -B
2
-
-
4.000
$200.00
GRP -D
4
-
-
12.000
$600.00
GRP -E
2
-
-
8.000
$400.00
GRP -G
1
-
-
5.000
$250.00
GRP -H
11
-
-
55.000
$2,750.00
GRP -J
1
-
-
8.000
$400.00
GRP -K2
2
-
865,102
55.210
$2,760.50
VAC
1,101
-
-
-
$0.00
Subtotals:
1,759
1,389
865,102
978.260
$48,913.00
Totals:
34,935
41,111
45,465,523
41,579.780
$170,717.56
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