HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1996-021WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL No. 96 -192
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Dept. Head: Jeffrey M. Monsen
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SUBJECT.•
Ordinance on procedure for segregation of individual parcels of property within Local Road Improvement
Districts
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance
Cover memorandum
NUMMARYSTATEMENT: Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Aelated County contract #: N/A Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO / YES / / Requested date:
Amount budgeted for this item/project: Is it (or will it be) within budget? YES / / NO / / (Please explain below)
Budget line item number(s):
This Ordinance defines procedures that apply uniformly to all LRID's in the County to assist landowners
when there is a need to segregate individual parcels of property within an LRID.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Pass ordinance
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN:
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN:
1996-192 5114196: Introduced. Reference Nelson Correspondence letter
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5128/96: Adopted 7 - 0. Reference Nelson Correspondence
letter j:\council \vm\pk.528. Ord. 96-021 eance or Resolution Number (this item only):
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SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Public Works Dept.
INTRODUCTION DATE: 5 /14 / 9 6
1 ORDINANCE NO. 96-021
2 AN ORDINANCE OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
3 DEFINING PROCEDURES FOR THE SEGREGATION
4 OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS OF PROPERTY
5 WITHIN LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS TO
6 DETERMINE TAX ASSESSMENT RATE
7 WHEREAS, Local Road Improvement Districts (LRID) are comprised of a group of
8 property owners who collectively agree with the County to finance a road by means of a tax
9 based on market valuation of the individual properties, and
10 WHEREAS, in some instances certain parcels of property subsequently need to be
11 segregated into smaller subdivided parcels, and
12 WHEREAS, certain segregations may involve open space requirements in which
13 Whatcom County has a financial interest to be protected,
14 WHEREAS, the administration has found it necessary to set forth procedures for the
15 segregation of individual parcels of property within LRID's to apply uniformly to all LRID's
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17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED procedures shall be followed in the
18 segregation of properties within all LRID's in Whatcom County:
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1. Five copies of the applications for segregation will be filed with the Clerk of the
Council. The Clerk will distribute applications to the Treasurer, Assessor, and two copies to
the Director of Public Works. County staff will be allowed two weeks to review the
application prior to it being placed on the Council's Finance Committee agenda. Before
placing the application on the agenda, the Clerk of the Council will confirm with the
aforementioned offices that the application is in order. If the application is not in order the
Clerk will schedule a meeting of the affected offices to resolve the problems with the
application. With input from the County's staff, the Clerk will draft the resolution approving
the segregation and distribute copies to the Treasurer, Assessor, Public Works Engineering
and Public Works Administration.
2. Segregation shall be accompanied by a map:
(A) Identifying the location of all boundaries (of all assessments and all taxing
districts) .
(B) Identifying the location of LID or LRID zone boundaries (if any).
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1 (C) Showing the area in square feet of all zones and districts within
2 each parcel with a separate computation by district for parcels that fall
3 within multiple assessment districts.
4 (D) Where possible identifying boundaries and areas of common area and /or
5 open space.
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3. The ratio of the value of a parcel, as determined by two separate sources (i.e.
assessed value, short form appraisal, recent selling price) of the parcel before segregation shall
not be required to be the same after the segregation for each segregated parcel. If the post -
segregation value, again as determined by two separate sources, drops significantly from the
pre- segregation value and appears to approach a 4:1 ratio -- or there is contradictory evidence
between the two valuation sources which suggests a 4:1 ratio or lower may apply -- the
County may require an appraisal review. The proponent shall be liable for the cost of
determining the pre- and post - segregation valuation and shall also be liable for the cost of an
appraisal review if determined necessary by the County.
Example:
In the example to the right, only
parcel C may potentially require
further review based on the decrease
from the pre- segregation
parcel value of 10:1 to the post -
segregation parcel value of 5:1.
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F 4. The post- segregation assessment rate per square foot shall be uniform across the
entire portion of each parcel lying within each separate assessment zone.
5. Any LRID assessment of $1,000 or less will be paid in full prior to the Whatcom
County Treasurer making a segregation order.
6. Unless Whatcom County otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, assessments on
parcels with 80% or more open space must be paid in full prior to Whatcom County Treasurer
making a final segregation.
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ADOPTED this 28 day of May , 1996.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Approved () Denied
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