HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-06-18; City Council; Resolution 2002-1831
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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-183
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
ANNUAL LEW OF ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING THE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEERS REPORT FOR A SPECIAL
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, previously formed a
special assessment district pursuant to the terms of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972,
(Division 15, Part 2 of the State Streets and Highways Code, commencing with Section 22500),
the special assessment district is known and designated as Street Lighting and Landscaping
District No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Assessment District"); and
WHEREAS, the Assessment District is an existing assessment district in which
assessments are not proposed to be increased, and is therefore exempt from the procedures and
requirements pursuant to California Constitution Article XlllD § 5 (a); and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to initiate proceedings to provide for the annual levy
of assessments for the next ensuing fiscal year to provide for the annual costs for maintenance of
improvements defined as existing street lighting, median landscaping and street trees
("Improvements"), within the Assessment District.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
RECITALS
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
SECTION 2. That the public interest and convenience requires, and it is the intention of
this legislative body to levy and collect assessments to pay the annual costs and expenses for the
maintenance and/or servicing of the Improvements for the Assessment District, with the
Improvements generally described as follows:
The maintenance of certain street lighting improvements, street trees and median
landscaping improvements, as set forth and described in the Engineets Report (the "Report")
attached as Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by this reference. The proposed new improvements
to be maintained and serviced caused generally by new development within the Assessment
District are described as follows:
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The maintenance of certain additional street lighting improvements and additional
andscaping improvements, including replacement of street trees and median landscaping
mprovements, all as set forth and described in the Report.
REPORT OF ENGINEER
SECTION 3. That the Improvements are hereby referred to the Deputy City Engineer,
Planning and Programs, who is hereby directed to make and file the Report generally containing
the following:
A. Plans and specifications describing the general nature, location and extent of the
Improvements within the Assessment District;
B. A diagram for the Assessment District, showing the area and properties proposed
to be assessed;
C. An estimate of the cost of the maintenance andlor servicing of the Improvements
for the Assessment District for the Fiscal Year 2002-03;
D. An assessment of the estimated costs of the maintenance andlor servicing,
assessing the net amount upon all assessable lots andlor parcels within the Assessment District
n proportion to the benefits received.
That upon completion of the Report, the original shall be filed with the City Clerk, who shall
then submit the same to the City Council for its immediate review and consideration which is
hereby ordered to be kept on file and open for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council
eld on the 18th day of JUNE , 2002 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member is, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, Hall
TTEST:
'age 3 of 3 of Resolution NO. 2002-183
(SEAL)
CITY OF CARLSBAD
STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 1
ANNUAL ENGINEER'S REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003
Prepared by: s David Hauser
Deputy City Engineer
RCE 33081 Exp. 6130102
Planning and Programs
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Date
INTRODUCTION
This report constitutes the Engineer's Report for City of Carlsbad Street Lighting and
Landscaping District No. 1 ("Assessment District") and was prepared at the Direction of the
Carlsbad City Council pursuant to the requirements of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of
1972, being Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California,
commencing with Section 22500 ("Act").
The report applies to Fiscal Year 2002-2003 commencing July 1, 2002 and ending on June 30,
2003 ("Fiscal Year"). The report has been prepared in three parts corresponding to the three
special improvement zones within the Assessment District; Street Lighting, Street Trees and
Median Landscaping. Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, each part contains the following
four components:
1. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. The plans and
specifications describe the general nature, location and extent of the improvements to
be maintained.
2. A DIAGRAM FOR THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. The diagram shows the exterior
boundaries of the Assessment District, the boundaries of the specified improvement
zone within the Assessment District, and the lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel
within the District. Each lot or parcel is identified by a distinctive number or letter. The
lines and dimensions of each lot conform to those shown on the San Diego County
Assessor's maps. For purposes of clarity, only a generalized diagram is included within
the report. The detailed assessment diagram is on file at the City Engineering
Department.
3. AN ESTIMATE OF THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. The estimate of costs of
the improvements contains estimates for the following:
a. The total cost of maintaining and servicing the improvements for the specified
improvement zone including all incidental expenses for the Fiscal Year.
b. The amount of any surplus or deficit in the improvement fund to be carried over
from the preceding fiscal year.
c. The amount of any contributions to be made from sources other than
assessments levied pursuant to the Assessment District.
d. The amount, if any, of the annual installment for the fiscal year where the City
to be levied and collected in annual installments.
Council has ordered an assessment for the estimated cost of any improvements
e. The net amount to be assessed upon assessable lands within the Assessment
District, being the total improvement costs referred to in sub-section a, increased
or decreased, as the case may be, by any of the amounts referred to in sub-
sections b, c or d.
4. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. The
assessment shall refer to the new fiscal year and shall do all of the following:
a. State the net amount to be assessed upon the assessable lands within the
Assessment District.
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b. Describe each assessable lot or parcel of land within the Assessment District.
Due to the large number of parcels within the Assessment District, the City uses
the assessor's parcel number from San Diego County records assessment rolls
for a description of the lots. A copy of the assessment roll including such
description is kept on file at the City Engineering Department.
c. Assess the net amount upon all assessable lots or parcels of land within the
Assessment District by apportioning that amount among the several lots or
parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or
parcel from the improvements.
PART 1 -STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT ZONE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The improvement work consists of maintenance and servicing
of the 6,295 street lights within the boundaries of the Assessment District including all
supporting poles, mast arms, pull boxes, wiring, conduits and other appurtenances. The total
number of street lights maintained and serviced includes 157 new street lights added to the
street light inventory during Fiscal Year 2001-2002. The general location of the street light
improvements are as shown on the City's full scale map titled "Street Lighting Improvement
Zone Diagram and Lighting Facilities Location Map for Fiscal Year 2002-2003" on file at the
Engineering Department. A reduced copy of the map is included as Figure 1 in this report.
DIAGRAM OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: The diagram of the Assessment District is as
shown on the City's full scale map titled "Street Lighting Improvement Zone Diagram and
Lighting Facilities Location Map for Fiscal Year 2002-2003 on file at the Engineering
Department. A reduced copy of the map is included as Figure 1 in this report. The lines and
dimensions of each lot or parcel within the Street Lighting Improvement Zone and the distinctive
file at the Engineering Department.
assessor's parcel number is shown on the San Diego County Assessor's map which is also on
ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The estimated total cost of maintaining
and servicing the City's inventory of public street lighting improvements is $1,139,441.
The estimated total cost includes the furnishing of all services and materials for the ordinary
and usual operation, maintenance and servicing of installed street lights and the provision of
electric current. For budgetary purposes, the costs are segregated into three categories of
Personnel, Maintenance and Operations, and Capital Improvements. These three categories
include the following services and expenditures:
City staff assigned to Street Lighting services, City administration (annual audit of City's
street lighting assessment, updating expenditures and segregation of the assessments)
engineering and legal expenses, coordination between citizens and City staff for the
maintenance of City street lights, providing expertise to City inspectors during inspection
of lighting systems, coordinating underground service alert mark-outs for various City
departments, performing mark-outs for street light systems, maintaining as-built records of
City street light system for future maintenance, monthly updating of the street lighting
mapping and inventory database, performing routine night surveillance, checking
proposed improvement plans for conformance with City standards regarding street lights,
coordinating with Planning, Engineering and Engineer's of Work to ensure that
departmental needs are met, the provision of electrical current and the cost for purchase
of capital equipment and new street light facilities.
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The following table shows the breakdown of the estimated total costs into the three budgetary
categories.
TOTAL ESTIMATED FY 2002-03
STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE &SERVICE COSTS
Personnel
$1,139,441 Total Cost Estimate
0 Capital Improvements
$ 952,811 Maintenance & Operations
$ 186,630
The net assessable amount to be levied upon the assessable lands within the Assessment
District is $706,609.04. This amount is derived by subtracting the amounts of the current
improvement fund surplus and contributions from other funding sources from the total cost
estimate. The following table shows how the net assessable amount is derived:
FY 2002-03
NET ASSESSABLE AMOUNT I Total Cost Estimate 1 $1,139,441.00 I
Less
Contribution for Services to Public Parcels
$ 328,817.12 Improvement Fund Surplus
$ 65,514.84 General Benefit Contribution from General Fund $ 38,500.00
Net Assessable Amount $ 706,609.04
The contribution for services to public parcels has been calculated at $38,500. This
contribution is made since public parcels are non-assessable on the County tax rolls, The
City's General Fund will contribute $28,000 and other Special Revenue Funds will contribute $10,500 for this purpose.
Any share of the benefits received from an improvement that does not provide a special benefit
to the assessed properties is considered to be a general benefit provided by the improvements.
The cost of such general benefit is not to be assessed to the properties in the Assessment
District, but instead is contributed by the City from the General Fund. For street lighting the City
has determined that general benefit is derived exclusively along the City's arterial roads. The
amount of general benefit is established by multiplying the number of arterial street lights by the
difference between the average annual cost to maintain a light on an arterial street and a local
street. The table below shows the calculation of the cost estimate for general benefit for Street
Lights.
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I Percent of General Benefit
parcels
5.95%
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The lighting and
the orderly circulation of traffic directly benefit the developments within the District. The
improvements and annexation into the Street Lighting Zone are required for the approval of,
The lighting is of benefit to abutting parcels as it provides increased property protection,
and as a consequence of, new development, and thus benefit the respective developments.
personal safety, visibility, traffic safety, and enhances those areas fronting upon the illuminated
street.
All of the parcels within the Assessment District are located within the City of Carlsbad and are
approved developments or are in the final stages of obtaining approval for a proposed
development. As a condition of approval, the developer is required by the City to provide
certain standard street lighting for the entire area within the development and pay the energy
fiscal year after the street lights are energized.
costs for the initial 18-month period. The units in a development are assessed the following
Two Zones of benefit have been created within the citywide Street Lighting Zone as follows:
Zone 1 - City owned and maintained street lights
Zone 2 - Undeveloped property - non-benefiting, not assessed
Zone 1 consists of the following eight sub-codes. An example of these codes is included in
Appendix B of this Engineer's Report.
CODE AI' Street lights at intersections only (residential)
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CODE B1*
CODE C1*
CODE Dl*
CODE E2**
CODE F2**
CODE G2**
CODE HI***
Street lights at intersections and mid-block (residential)
Street light spacing at current City engineering standards (residential)
City owned street lights on surrounding streets, private lighting within
development (single-family residential, only adjacent City lights will be
calculated for code assessment cost)
Street light spacing at current City standard, condos and apartment buildings,
ten units and above
Street light spacing at current City standard, commercial and industrial parcels
Special lighting and spacing standard, downtown redevelopment area
Street light spacing at current City standard, time shares only
* The unit rate of assessment for these codes was based on equal shares of cost of
maintenance and operation of the total lights within each code at the time of formation.
** The unit rate of assessment for these codes at the time of formation was based on the
share of cost of maintenance and operation of total lights as determined by front footage
percentage of each parcel in relation to total footage within each code.
The unit rate of assessment for this code at the time of formation was based on a flat
rate per unit.
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The method of assessment for codes within Zone 1 is based on units as shown in the following
table. In the case of codes AI, 61, C1, and Dl, a residential dwelling is equal to one benefit
unit. In Code E2 condominium dwelling units or apartment buildings with ten units and above
are assigned units based on the front footage of these developments. In Code F2 commercial
and industrial parcels are assigned units based on the front footage of these developments.
Code G2 includes the downtown redevelopment area and units in this code are also based on
front footage. Code HI only includes time share units, which are all assigned the same cost per
unit.
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT FOR STREET LIGHTING
AI, B1, C1, Dl Residential dwelling unit = one benefit unit
E2
F2
G2
Commercial, residential and redevelopment area = one front foot Of
street frontage = one benefit unit
HI Time shares = $0.20 per weekly unit
The Street Lighting Zone assessments will not increase in Fiscal Year 2002-03, and will remain
at the same unit rates as assessed in the last six fiscal years. All new assessor's parcels, that
by petition of the property owner(s) have been added to the Street Lighting Zone, will be
calculated at the same unit rates as used in the last six fiscal years.
The rate per assessment unit for Fiscal Year 2002-03 in each of the eight codes is shown in the
following table.
For the specific assessment on each parcel, reference is made to the Assessment Roll on file
at the Engineering Department, which is incorporated herein by this reference as though set
forth in full.
PART 2 - STREET TREE IMPROVEMENT ZONE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The improvement work consists of maintenance to all of the
approximately 15,000 trees in the public right-of-way, parks, open space areas, and trees at all
City facilities. The maintenance consists of pruning, planting, removal and root pruning. The
City annually responds to over 500 street tree orderhequests, removes over 50 trees and plants
over 100 trees. The general location of the street tree improvements are as shown on the
Year 2002-2003" on file at the Engineering Department. A reduced copy of the map is included
City's full scale map titled "Street Tree Improvement Zone Diagram Location Map for Fiscal
as Figure 2 in this report.
DIAGRAM OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: The diagram of the Assessment District is as
for Fiscal Year 2002-2003" on file at the Engineering Department. A reduced copy of the map is
shown on the City's full scale map titled "Street Tree Improvement Zone Diagram Location Map
included as Figure 2 in this report. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the
Street Tree Improvement Zone and the distinctive assessor's parcel number is shown on the
San Diego County Assessor's map which is also on file at the Engineering Department.
ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The estimated total cost of maintaining
and servicing the City's inventory of public street tree improvements is $727,159.
The estimated total cost includes the furnishing of all services and materials for the ordinary
and usual maintenance and servicing of street trees. For budgetary purposes, the costs are
segregated into three categories of Personnel, Maintenance and Operations, and Capital
Improvements. These three categories include the following services and expenditures:
City staff assigned to Street Tree services, City administration (annual audit of City's
street tree assessment, updating expenditures and segregation of the assessments)
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engineering and legal expenses, coordination between citizens and City staff for the
maintenance of City street trees, providing expertise to City inspectors during inspection
of the trees, maintaining as-built records of City street tree system for future maintenance,
monthly updating of the street tree mapping and inventory database, checking proposed
improvement plans for conformance with City standards regarding street trees,
coordinating with Planning, Engineering and Engineer's of Work to ensure that
departmental needs are met, the provision of supplies such as pesticides, fertilizer and
water for irrigation and the cost for purchase of capital equipment and new street trees.
The following table shows the breakdown of the estimated total costs into the three budgetary
categories.
TOTAL ESTIMATED FY 2002-03
STREET TREE MAINTENANCE 8 SERVICE COSTS
Personnel
$ 342,917 Maintenance & Operations
$ 384,242
$727,159 Total Cost Estimate
0 Capital Improvements
The net assessable amount to be levied upon the assessable lands within the Assessment
District is $459,700.28. This amount is derived by subtracting the amounts of the current
improvement fund surplus and contributions from other funding sources from the total cost
estimate. The following table shows how the net assessable amount is derived:
FY 2002-03
NET ASSESSABLE AMOUNT I Total Cost Estimate $727,159.00 I
Less
Contribution for Services to Public Parcels
General Benefit Contribution from General Fund
$ 90,000.00
$ 139,547.76 Improvement Fund Surplus
$ 37,910.96
Net Assessable Amount $ 459,700.28.
The City has determined the contribution for services to public parcels amounting to
$90,000, This contribution from the General Fund is made since public parcels, including
City parks and Hosp Grove, are non-assessable on the County tax roils.
Any share of the benefits received from an improvement that does not provide a special benefit
to the assessed properties is considered to be a general benefit provided by the improvements.
The cost of such general benefit is not to be assessed to the properties in the Assessment
District, but instead is contributed by the City from the General Fund. For street trees, the City
has determined that the general benefit is the same percentage as calculated for the Street
Lighting Improvements. The table below shows the calculation of the contribution for general
benefit for street trees.
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FY 2002-03
GENERAL BENEFIT CALCULATION
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Total Cost Estimate
$ 37,910.96 General Benefit Contribution from General Fund @ 5.95% $637,159.00 Subtotal of Costs
$ 90,000.00 Less Contribution for Services to Public Parcels $727,159.00
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The City's
existing street tree inventory is currently established at approximately 15,000 trees. From 1984
until Fiscal Year 2000-01, new development has not included street trees in the public right-of-
way as part of required street improvements. After FY 2000-01, the conditions of approval for
any subdivision in the Northwest Quadrant of the City included the planting of trees in the public
Accordingly, the trees within new subdivisions will be added to the City's street tree
right-of-way and annexation of the subdivision parcels to the Street Tree Improvement Zone.
maintenance program and the parcels benefited will be assessed in following fiscal year.
Street trees that are in the street right-of-way, are generally located between the curb and
the Street Tree Improvement Zone receives approximately the same degree of benefit to their
sidewalk andlor property line in the areas of the City as shown in Figure 2. Each property within
equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) based on the average size of a single-family residential lot in the
property. Therefore, staff established a benefit formula in which each zoned parcel is given an
City of Carlsbad (7,500 square feet or 0.17 acres). Thus, each single-family parcel is given an
EDU of 1.0, while most other parcels, as shown on the following table, are given assessments
divided by 0.17 acres = EDUs. This formula was approved by City Council at the June 6, 1989
based on acreage to establish an EDU value based on the following formula: Acreage of parcel
regular meeting.
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STREET TREE BENEFIT UNITS AND LAND USE CODES
Formula I 40 I Vacant industrial I I I
Formula I 41 I Factory- light manufacturer I 0.0 I 90 I Vacant tax. Govt. property
Formula
SpecJmisc. industrial 49 Formula
Industrial condos 47 Formula
Small automotive garage 46 Formula
Extractive & mining 45 Formula
Bulk storage (tanks, etc.) 44 Formula
Warehouse - proc. Or Stor. 43 Formula
Factory - heavy manufacturer 42
Formula: Ifacres < .20, then Benefit Units (BU) = 1.0, otherwise BU = 5.9 x Acres (i.e. Acres/O.l7)
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The Street Tree Improvement Zone assessments will not increase in Fiscal Year 2002-03, and
will remain at the same unit rate of $36.10 per EDU as assessed in the last six fiscal years. All
new assessor's parcels, that by petition of the property owner(s) have been added to the Street
Tree Improvement Zone, will be calculated at the same unit rate as used in the last six fiscal
years.
This unit assessment is applied to 13,871 parcels in the Street Tree Improvement Zone. The
total number of EDUs for these parcels amounts to 12,734.08 EDUs. The revenue generated
by these parcels amounts to $457,700.28 (12,734.08 EDUs times $36.1O/EDU).
For the specific assessment on each parcel, reference is made to the Assessment Roll at the
Engineering Department, which is incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in
full.
PART 3 - MEDIAN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENT ZONE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The Street Median program provides weekly landscape
maintenance and litter control to all City medians and to Redevelopment Landscape
improvement areas. It includes maintenance on a weekly basis of approximately 57 acres of
landscaped medians and 8 acres of planter boxes, downtown fountain, landscape pockets and
parking lots. Maintenance includes trash pick-up, weed control, pruning, planting,
pesticide/fertilizer application, removals, replanting, irrigation repair/adjustment, and parking lot
sweeping. A contractual median maintenance program provides for contracting, administering
and overseeing median maintenance for approximately 52 acres of City medians. The general
location of the median landscaping improvements are as shown on the City's full scale map
titled "Street Median Improvement Zone Diagram and Median Facilities Location Map for Fiscal
Year 2002-2003" on file at the Engineering Department. A reduced copy of the map is included
as Figure 3 in this report.
DIAGRAM OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: The diagram of the Assessment District is as
shown on the City's full scale map titled "Street Median Improvement Zone Diagram and
Median Facilities Location Map for Fiscal Year 2002-2003" on file at the Engineering
Department. A reduced copy of the map is included as Figure 3 in this report. The lines and
dimensions of each lot or parcel within Median Landscaping Improvement Zone and the
distinctive assessor's parcel number is shown on the San Diego County Assessor's map which
is also on file at the Engineering Department.
ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The estimated total cost of maintaining
and servicing the City's inventory of public street tree improvements is $577,780.
The estimated total cost includes the furnishing of all services and materials for the ordinary
and usual maintenance and servicing of the median landscaping. For budgetary purposes, the
costs are segregated into three categories of Personnel, Maintenance and Operations, and
Capital Improvements. These three categories include the following services and expenditures:
City staff assigned to Median Landscaping services, City administration (annual audit of
City's median landscaping assessment, updating expenditures and segregation of the
assessments) engineering and legal expenses, coordination between citizens and City
staff for the maintenance of City medians, providing expertise to City inspectors during
inspection of the medians, maintaining as-built records of City street median system for
future maintenance, updating of the median mapping and inventory database, checking
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proposed improvement plans for conformance with City standards regarding medians,
coordinating with Planning, Engineering and Engineer's of Work to ensure that
departmental needs are met, the provision of supplies such as pesticides, fertilizer and
water for irrigation and the cost for purchase of capital equipment and new improvements
for the medians.
The following table shows the breakdown of the estimated total costs into the three budgetary
categories.
TOTAL ESTIMATED FY 2002-03
MEDIAN LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE 8 SERVICE COSTS
Personnel
$577,780 Total Cost Estimate
0 Capital Improvements
$ 370,966 Maintenance & Operations
$ 206,814
The net assessable amount to be levied upon the assessable lands within the Assessment
District is $498,160.46. This amount is derived by subtracting the amounts of the current
improvement fund surplus and contributions from other funding sources from the total cost
estimate. The following table shows how the net assessable amount is derived:
FY 2002-03
NET ASSESSABLE AMOUNT I Total Cost Estimate $577,780.00 1
Less
General Benefit Contribution from General Fund @ 5.95%
$ 498,160.46 Net Assessable Amount
$ 45,241.63 Improvement Fund Surplus
$ 34,377.91
Any share of the benefits received from an improvement that does not provide a special benefit
to the assessed properties is considered to be a general benefit provided by the improvements.
The cost of such general benefit is not to be assessed to the properties in the Assessment
District, but instead is contributed by the City from the General Fund. For median landscaping,
the City has determined that the general benefit is the same percentage (5.95%) as calculated
for the Street Lighting Improvements.
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS: The Median
Landscaping Improvement Zone to be maintained in Fiscal Year 2002-03 includes two new
areas on El Camino Real located north and south of College Boulevard. This brings the current
landscaped and hardscaped medians.
City-maintained street median acreage to a total of approximately 57 acres, which includes both
This service generally benefits all parcels and residents within the City boundaries. Thus, all
formula as in effect for the Street Tree Improvement Zone. City staff established the benefit
parcels in the City boundary share in the cost of median maintenance using the same EDU
formula in which each zoned parcel is given an equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) based on the
average size of a single-family residential lot in the City of Carlsbad (7,500 square feet or 0.17
acres). Thus, each single-family parcel is given an EDU of 1.0, while most other parcels, as
shown on the following table, are given assessments based on acreage to establish an EDU
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value based on the following formula: Acreage of parcel divided by 0.17 acres = EDUs. This
formula was approved by City Council at the June 6, 1989 regular meeting.
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE BENEFIT UNITS AND LAND USE CODES
Formula
Warehouse - proc. Or stor. 43 Formula
Factory - heavy manufacturer 42 Formula
Vacant tax. Govt. property 90 0.0 Factory - light manufacturer 41 Formula
Vacant industrial 40
Formula
Spec./misc. industrial 49 Formula
Industrial condos 47 Formula
Small automotive garage 46 Formula
Extractive 8. mining 45 Formula
Bulk storage (tanks, etc.) 44
Formula: Ifacres < .20, then Benefit Units (BU) = 1.0, otherwise BU = 5.9 x Acres (i.e. Acres/O.l7)
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The Median Landscaping Improvement Zone assessments will not increase in Fiscal Year
2002-03, and will remain at the same unit rate of $8.34 per EDU as assessed in the last six
fiscal years. All new assessor's parcels that have been added within the City boundaries are
automatically added to the Median Landscaping Improvement Zone and will be calculated at the
same unit rate as used in the last six fiscal years.
This unit assessment is applied to 48,511 parcels in the Median Landscaping Improvement
Zone. The total number of EDUs for these parcels amounts to 59,731.47 EDUs. The revenue
generated by these parcels amounts to $498,160.46 (59,731.47 EDUs times $8.34/EDU).
For the specific assessment on each parcel, reference is made to the Assessment Roll on file
at the Engineering Department, which is incorporated herein by this reference as though set
forth in full.
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APPENDIX "A"
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Legend e Median Landscaping Benefit Zone
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APPENDIX "B'
Examples of Street Lighting Codes
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AI
CITY LIGHTS AT
INTERSECTIONS ONLY
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BI
CITY LIGHTS AT
INTERSECTIONS AND
MIDBLOCK
NOT TO SCALE
M LA NACARENA AVE
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M JACARANDA AVE.
71' 65'
OLIVENHAIN RD. n n
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CITY LIGHTS
SPACING AT CURRENT
CITY STANDARDS
CITY L IGHTS ON
MAJOR STREETS, PRIVATE
LIGHTING WITHIN DEVELOPMENT
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CITY LIGHTS
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