16.05.090 Review of Petition Application.
(a) District Boundaries—Review by Administration. After receiving an application for a petition to form a special assessment district, the City administration shall determine whether the boundaries of the proposed district are proper. The boundary will be considered improper if:
(1) Any property adjacent to the proposed district will be benefited by the proposed improvement and is clearly excluded for the primary purpose of enabling the included properties to meet assessment percentage and signature requirements of this chapter;
(2) The boundary covers a large, noncontiguous area, such as parcels unconnected by roadways or property lines;
(3) The boundary includes too many parcels with the intention of diluting costs or minimizing the effect of delinquent properties; or
(4) Such other grounds as may be established by regulation.
(b) Based upon the proposed district boundaries, the City Manager, or designee, shall inform the sponsor whether the proposed district may violate any of the restrictions on district formation in this chapter.
(c) District Boundaries—Deemed Improper. In the event that the City Manager finds the proposed boundary is improper, the boundary description shall be returned to the sponsor along with a written explanation describing why the proposed boundary has been deemed improper. The sponsor may modify and resubmit the boundary description to the City Clerk.
(d) Administrative Report. Once the City Manager approves the boundaries of the proposed district, administration will prepare an initial report for the Council to consider for approval of an order for an engineer’s or architect’s estimate regarding the proposed project. The initial administrative report shall contain the following information:
(1) Sponsor’s application, description and scope of the proposed project;
(2) Review of restrictions on formation for the proposed project;
(3) Need for, the desirable scope of, and preliminary opinion of cost of the proposed improvement, including professional services and construction;
(4) Available funding, prospective grants that might be secured to assist in payment for the improvement, recommendation as to grant application including other proposed special assessment projects that may require funding;
(5) The recommended percentage of the improvement plan cost to be assessed against the property benefited;
(6) Any additional comments that may help the City Council; and
(7) The City Manager’s recommendation for the proposed project.
(e) Provide to Council. The City Manager or designee shall provide the administrative report to the Council and prepare a resolution to approve the engineer’s or architect’s estimate.
(Ord. 791, Repealed and Reenacted Ord. 3034-2018)