Title
INDIAN CREEK DRIVE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Improve streets and roads
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: N/A
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City has received several inquiries from members of the Indian Hills Home Owners Association requesting formation of a Local Improvement District (LID) to improve Indian Creek Drive. While most requests for LID’s are straight forward and easy to implement, improvement of Indian Creek Drive through the LID process is more complicated and could easily be legally challenged if not implemented fairly and based on benefit derived.
The City forms LIDs using the petition method provided for in state statute. After receiving a request to form an LID and determining the City will support the requested improvements, City staff prepare a formal petition for the project proponents to circulate and obtain signatures from the property owners within the LID boundary. Preparing the LID petition requires establishing the LID boundary by identifying the properties deriving current and future benefit from the public improvement. The boundary defines who can vote on the creation of the LID, and who will be assessed for the cost of the improvements. Once the boundary is established, an assessment method must be determined to distribute the cost of the improvements amongst the properties within the LID boundary based on the benefit derived.
In the case of improving Indian Creek Drive, an LID boundary is somewhat subjective and hard to determine based on current and future uses of properties near the roadway. Currently, the primary users are residents on adjacent property, and residents in the private Indian Hills PUD located at the end of Indian Creek Drive. Secondary users are residents on Fairway View and Fairway Lane; these properties also have access off Sunset Way. Potential future use exists from abutting undeveloped property to the east and north of the roadway.
To form an LID, the increased value o...
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