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MEMORANDUM 08-142

 

TO:                  Walt Wrede, City Manager

FROM:            Carey Meyer, Public Works Director

DATE:             October 8, 2008

RE:                   Spruceview/Noview Road LID Assessment Question

                        Lot 11A, KPB Parcel 175-133-27, Marvin and Judith Hanson

 

 

When the Spruceview Road LID was created, the parcel was expected to be a corner lot located at the northwest corner of Spruceview Avenue and Bartlett Street.  Today, this property does not technically abut the new Spruceview road project (it is separated by a strip of land dedicated as a City Park after the LID was created), no legal access from Spruceview currently exists across the park property.  Access to Lot 11A is currently off of Bartlett.

 

Mr. Hanson’s has approached the City regarding obtaining access across the park property on the west side of Woodard Creek to serve a proposed new lot.  Mr. Hanson has indicated a willingness to pay some portion of the proposed Spruceview Road LID assessment if access is approved by the City.  The City Council would need to approve any access across park property.

 

Recommendations:  Since Lot 11A is separated from Spruceview Avenue by a dedicated park, no assessment for Lot 11A should be levied at this time.  If in the future access is provided across the park property to any portion of Lot 11A, an assessment would be due based on frontage of the lot being served.