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policy no longer applies a higher rate to commercial property; all properties are assessed <br />25% of the proj ect cost. <br />In applying state statute 429, the assessment has to treat similar properties equally. All of <br />the properties along the south side of County Road C have access that crosses the railroad <br />tracks. All of these accesses are granted by agreement with the railroad, in theory, all of <br />these accesses could be revoked at any tin��. Mr. Krinke's access situation is only <br />different in that he has frontages on two streets. <br />I� As a result, staff recommends adjusting his assessment to reflect the property's two <br />I� frontages. The City's assessment policy for establishing assessable frontages for <br />� 2 commercial and industrial corner lots (lots with two f�onta�es} is to assess 10% of the <br />] a second side as being assessable for the first 150 feet per side and any additional <br />]� assessable footage will be assessed a full 100%. <br />1� <br />]� <br />1� <br />1� <br />C9 <br />�� <br />�I <br />� <br />2} <br />�� <br />�� <br />Recammendatioz�: Change the assessable frontage for this lot from 247.78 to 112.78 ft, <br />reducing the assessment from $4,430.31 to $2,016.51. <br />P-OS-02 Chatsworth and Lovell (Nei�hbar�ood � <br />Oral � Written Objection: Real Life Church, Real Life Church owns two parcels proposed to <br />he assessed for this project. <br />1. Assessmentdetail: 112923320017 2353 GrandviewAve 302.9ft $12,232.Sa <br />The first parcel is Real Life Church, 2353 Grandview Avenue. We researched the <br />�� assessment history for this property. The church was assessed for City project 86-47: <br />��' Grandview Avenue Reconstruction in 1989. The City's assessment policy at that time <br />�S was to assess tax-exempt entities 100% of the cost of the proj ect for their frontage. The <br />��� church objected to the assessment, but the City Council did not adjust the assessment. <br />�{� <br />3 L • We have looked at the calculated frontage for this assessment, and the policy was <br />�? followed. The frontage for the church lot along Grandview was 657.20 feet. This <br />�� � was reduced to 522.2 feet following the City's assessment policy for ccammercial and <br />3� tax-exempt comer lots (lots with two frontages). This was to assess 10% of the <br />3 S second side as being assessable for the first 150 feet per side and any additional <br />;�f� assessable footage will be assessed a full 100%. <br />�'� � This was a separate improvement project completed over 20 years ago. While the <br />�8 church did obj ect to the assessment, they did not appeal the assessment. The City <br />�� Attorney has advised staff that if the church felt that they did not receive a benefit <br />�U equal or greater than the 1989 assessment, they should have appealed the assessment <br />� l at that time. <br />�� <br />�3 Since 1989, the City has changed the assessment policy. Current assessment policy is to <br />�� assess 25% of the cost of the proj ect for all properties. The �rontage on comer lots is <br />�� calculated as 100% of the short side of a lot and 10% of the long side for residentially <br />��� zoned properties. The proposed assessable frontage for this lot is 253.2 feet for <br />�? Chatsworth Street and 49.7 feet (10% of 497 feet) for Lovell. <br />�$ <br />•�'� This parcel accesses both Grandview and Chatsworth, hut currently does not access <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />