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The actual physical dimensions of a parcel abutting an improvement (i.e., street, sewer, water, etc.) <br />shall not be construed as the frontage utilized to calculate the assessment for a particular parcel. <br />Rather, and "adjusted front footage" will be determined. The purpose of this method is to equalize <br />assessment calculations for lots of similar size. Individual parcels by their very nature differ <br />considerably in shape and area. The following procedures will apply when calculating adjusted <br />front footage. The selection of the appropriate procedure will be determined by the specified <br />configuration of the parcel. All measurements will be scaled from available plat and section maps <br />and will be rounded down to the nearest foot dimension with any excess fraction deleted. <br />1. Rectangular Interior Lots. The rectangular lot is defined as having no more than 2,0 feet of <br />difference between the front and rear lot lines. The adjusted front footage is the actual front <br />footage of the lot. For rectangular lots whose frontage is greater than its depth, the "odd <br />shaped lot" method shall be used. <br />2. Odd Shaped Lots. For odd shaped lots such as exist on cul-de-sacs and curved streets where <br />there is more than 2,0 feet of difference between the front and rear lot lines, and where the lots <br />frontage is greater than its depth, the "odd shaped lot" method of determining the adjusted <br />front footage shall be used. The adjusted front footage shall be computed by dividing the area <br />of the lot by 12,000 square feet to determine the equivalent number of front footage units in the <br />parcel. The number of units multiplied by 65 feet will give the adjusted front footage. <br />3. Corner Lot Adjustment. For street and trail assessments, the short side will be assessed the <br />actual front footage. The long side will be assessed one-half the actual side footage or seventy <br />€x (75)-feet, whichever is greater. Sanitary sewer and watermain will only be assessed on the <br />short side of a corner lot. <br />4. Zonal Assessment. When the street along the long side of a corner lot is improved, the cost <br />shall be assessed equally to all lots within 1/2 block in each direction of the street improved. <br />This method may be selected rather than the corner lot adjusted. <br />5. Double Fronting Lots. When a lot has frontage on two streets, all costs shall be assessed for <br />improvements made to one or both of the fronting streets, regardless of the timing of the <br />improvements. <br />6. Large Lots. For all residential lots 1 acre or greater in area, the Odd Shaped Lots method shall <br />be followed. <br />B. "Area" Method of Assessment. <br />The "area" method of assessment shall be based on the number of square feet or acres within the <br />boundaries of the appropriate property lines of the areas benefiting from the project. This method <br />is typically applied to commercial and industrial lots. The assessment rate (i.e., cost per square <br />foot) shall be calculated by dividing the total assessable cost by the total assessable area. On large <br />lots, the City Engineer may determine that only a portion of the lots receives the benefit and may <br />select a lot depth for the calculations equal to the benefit received. <br />7 <br />