§ 14.31.160. Definitions.

"Application" means the form provided by the borough assessing department and completed by the district sponsor to initiate the process of proposing a special assessment district.

"Benefit" means an advantage gained from the improvement greater than that shared by the general public under this ordinance. Improved access is one way of ascertaining that a parcel is benefited.

"Deferral of payment" means that payment is postponed or suspended until a certain time or event.

"Directly benefitted" means a property that is abutting, adjoining, adjacent or contiguous to the proposed improvement.

"District" or "special assessment district" means an area composed of individual parcels of land that are directly benefitted by the public improvement for which the special assessment is to be levied.

"Estimated assessment roll" means a spreadsheet which includes the name of each recorded owner, tax parcel number, assessed value and legal description of the parcels which will be specially benefited by the proposed improvement and the estimated amount of the cost and expense thereof to be borne by each parcel.

"Improved parcel" means a parcel that contains an operable water or wastewater disposal system, or a structure assessed for more than $5,000.

"Petition" means the formal written request signed by parcel owners within the proposed boundaries to form the road improvement assessment district.

"Petition report" means the document created by the assessing department, for the RSA board's review, which contains all pertinent information regarding the proposed district and special assessment project.

"Sponsor" means the person who initiates the process proposing a special assessment district and coordinates the project on behalf of the property owners of the proposed district.

(Ord. No. 2015-13 , § 1, 6-16-15; Ord. No. 2009-05, § 5, 2-17-09; Ord. No. 2004-11, § 6, 5-18-04)