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Engineering 14.0% City Administration 2.5% Lega 1 1. 0% Fiscal 2.5% Interest During Construction 4.5% Assessment Roll Preparation 0.5% Contingencies 3.0% TOTAL: 28.0% These overhead costs are estimates only. The actual costs incurred will be tracked and charged to the project. Any contributing funds from outside sources (i.e., water and/or sanitary sewer operating funds, con- nection charges, other governmental agencies) may be deducted from the total improvement cost to determine the assessable costs. The initiation of public improvement projects may happen in two different methods. The first method is by a petition of the affected property owners. The petition must be signed by the owners of not less than 35 percent of the frontage of the real property abutting the proposed improvements. The second method is to initiate the proceedings by City Council direction, when less than 35 percent of property owners petition or when the Council deems the improvement to be of public benefit no petition is needed. An outline of the public improvement process is provided in the Appendix. Any reference to land zoning in this manual shall mean the most current approved City Zoning Map available at the time. It should be emphasized that the special assessment methods and policies summarized herein cannot be considered as all-inclusive and that unusual circumstances may at times justify special consideration. Also, any fixed cost data and rates pre- sented herein will be adjusted from time to time so as to reflect current costs. 2 ..