13.95.040 Determination of sufficiency and engineers report.
(1) Upon receiving an application for establishment of an assessment reimbursement area, the engineer shall determine the sufficiency of the application for establishment of an assessment reimbursement area using the following criteria:
(a) Whether the application contains and addresses all of the elements contained in Section 13.95.020;
(b) The level of development existing or immediately proposed in the assessment reimbursement area;
(c) The benefit to owners of undeveloped, or underdeveloped, properties compared to the pro rata share of projected costs to be assessed to that property, and the impacts of assessments upon such properties;
(d) The existing and projected level of service and/or adequacy of the county roads involved;
(e) The condition of the roads to be improved;
(f) Whether or not further development can occur without roadway improvements.
(2) When after examination the engineer finds an application for an assessment reimbursement area to not be sufficient, he/she may report to the council without preparing an ordinance and other attachments in accordance with Section 13.95.015 SCC. When after examination the engineer finds an application for an assessment reimbursement area to be sufficient, or determines that an assessment reimbursement area should be established to reimburse the county road fund he/she shall report to the council on the following:
(a) The benefits to be received by the property owners within the assessment reimbursement area assuming such property owners would be required to make similar improvements or provide equivalent mitigation of traffic impacts if they developed their property;
(b) The estimated cost, and the method of calculating such cost, to be reimbursed upon development by the owner of each lot, tract or parcel within the assessment reimbursement area;
(c) A recommendation on whether the application is sufficient for council establishment of an assessment reimbursement area. (Added by Ord. 87-011 § 6, Apr. 15, 1987; Amended by Amended Ord. 90-068 § 5, Nov. 14, 1990, Eff date Feb. 9, 1991; Amended by Ord. 96-028 § 76, June 12, 1996, Eff date June 29, 1996).