1. Paving Assessments

2. What is an assessment?
An assessment is a method cities use to pay for projects directly benefiting a property

3. What are front and end benefits?
What is an assessment?
An assessment is a method cities use to pay for projects directly benefiting the property
What are front and end benefits?
The front and end benefits are the portion of the total project cost that a particular property is being assessed, based on the size of the parcel.

4. Sample Assessment Benefit Formula
How are assessments calculated?
For paving projects, the front footage assessment rate is calculated by taking the total project cost divided by the total front benefit footage plus 1/3 the end benefit footage.
The end footage rate is 1/3 of the front footage rate
Sample Assessment Benefit Formula
Assumed project cost of $100,000
Front and end footages based on the diagram to the left
Fronts 1,200 feet
Ends 1,200 feet
1200(x) (1/3x) = $100,000
3600(x) (x) = $300,000
4800(x) = $300,000
X = $62.50 per foot = Front benefit rate
1/3x = $20.83 per foot = End benefit rate

5. The front footage of a lot is the average width of the narrowest dimension of a lot.
For a rectangular lot it simply average of the dimension of the front and back of the lot.

6. For lots with irregular shapes, such as some of the lots in cul-de-sacs, we calculate the front footage by taking the average of the chord distance at the front of the lot and the chord distance 140 feet back from the front.

7. Here is an example As you can see lots 9 – 13
have very different dimensions

8. Here is an example As you can see lots 9 – 13
have very different dimensions
Lets take a closer look at lot 10

9. Here is an example As you can see lots 9 – 13
have very different dimensions
Lets take a closer look at lot 10
To calculate the front footage, we take
The average of the chord distances or
/ 2 = 85.58’

10. Once the footages are calculated, those footages are applied to the assessment process as seen in the following example

11. Lets assume this is the area of a subdivision we are going to work in….

12. Lets assume we are going to pave 1st Street from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave
Lets assume we are going to pave 1st Street from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave. Which properties would get assessed for this?

13. The lots adjacent to the paving shown with the yellow would be assessed. In this case only front benefits.
Front Benefit

14. Now lets add paving 2nd Street from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave
Now lets add paving 2nd Street from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave. Which properties would get assessed for this?
Front Benefit

15. Again, the lots adjacent to the paving, shown with the yellow would be assessed. In this case only front benefits.
Front Benefit

16. can we assess the cost for this street?
Lets continue, and say that we are going to pave 2nd Ave from 1st Street to 2nd Street. How
can we assess the cost for this street?
Front Benefit

17. can we assess the cost for this street?
Lets continue, and say that we are going to pave 2nd Ave from 1st Street to 2nd Street. How
can we assess the cost for this street?
Front Benefit
In the past examples we assessed the adjacent properties for the paving, but in the case of 2nd Ave it would not be fair to just assess the four lots adjacent to the street…..

18. So we assess half the block on either side of the street
So we assess half the block on either side of the street. The lots highlighted with the light
blue bar. As mentioned earlier the rate for the assessment is 1/3 of the front benefit rate.
Front Benefit
End Benefit

19. So we assess half the block on either side of the street
So we assess half the block on either side of the street. The lots highlighted with the light
blue bar. As mentioned earlier the rate for the assessment is 1/3 of the front benefit rate.
Front Benefit
End Benefit
Lets finish our example and pave 1st Ave from 1st Street to 2nd Street…..

20. Which properties get assessed for this street?
Front Benefit
End Benefit

21. Again half the block on either side of the street.
Front Benefit
End Benefit

22. Proposed Costs to the properties

23. Using the rates from before of $62. 50 front benefit, and $20
Using the rates from before of $62.50 front benefit, and $20.83 end benefit. The lots with just a front benefit would be assessed $3,750
$3,750
$625
$1,250
$5,000
$4,375
Front Benefit
End Benefit

24. The lots with just a full end benefit would be assessed $1,250
The lots with just a full end benefit would be assessed $1,250. The lots with half an end benefit would pay $625.
$3,750
$625
$1,250
$5,000
$4,375
Front Benefit
End Benefit

25. The lots with a full front and end benefit would pay $5,000, and the lots with a full front and half an end benefit would be $4,375.
$3,750
$625
$1,250
$5,000
$4,375
Front Benefit
End Benefit

26. Are there any questions?
Thank you!
Are there any questions?