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ASSESSMENT CA1,CULATION GUIDELINF,S
1. If one person owns two (2) lots located adjacent to each other, one of the
following methods shall be used to calculate the assessment to the owner for
both lots:
a. If there is a house on each lot, the two (2) frontages shall be separated and
an assessment calculated individually for each lot. The property status shall
equal 1.000 for each of the two (2) lots.
b. If there is one house infringing upon both lots, the two (2) frontages shall
be combined as one (1) frontage. The property status shall equal 1 for the
combined lots.
c. If both lots are empty and buildable, the two (2) frontages shall be separated
and an assessment calculated individually for each lot. The property status
shall equal #2 for each of the two (2) lots.
d. If there is a house on one (1) lot and an empty buildable lot on the other lot,
the two (2) frontages shall be separated. The property status shall equal #1
for the lot with the house and #2 for the empty buildable lot.
2. A lot is non-buildable if an existing improvement with a permanent foundation
exists. The following is an example of this rule:
a. Case - One owner owns two (2) lots beside each other. There is a house on
.
one (1) lot and a garage on the other lot.
ASSESSMENT METHOD: The garage is an existing improvement with a
permanent foundation. The use of the garage is directly related to the use
of the adjoining lot. Therefore, the house lot frontage and the garage lot
frontage are combined as one (1) frontage. This total frontage shall be used
with a property status equal to #l.
3. A lot is non-buildable if 'the cost for improving the lot to a buildable status
exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the total average cost ($100,000.00) of a house.
(Not applicable where a lot has an existing improvement with a permanent
foundation). The following is an example of this rule:
a. Case - One owner owns two (2) lots beside each other. One lot has a house
and the other lot has very steep hilly slopes with rock out croppings.
To build on this lot would require rock excavation of 1,667 cubic yards
(15' x 30' x 100'). The cost to excavate the rock is $83.333.00 ($50.00 per cy).
ASSESSMENT METHOD: The cost for improving the lot to be buildable exceeds
$20,000.00. Therefore, the lot is nonbuildable and the frontage will be added
to the adjacent house lot frontage. The total frontage will be used with a
property status equal to 1.