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FF'_ BOOK 64 FrU..174 Several alternatives are available for the accomplishment of road paving. The first option concerns the McLains paving to the nearest paved road at their own expense. The McLains feel that the expense of such paving in relationship to the size of the property (0.2 acre) would be excessive. The Public Works Division estimates that 22 foot wide roads may be constructed for approxi- mately twenty five dollars ($25.00) per linear foot of pavement. This cost includes surveying, engineering and any other routine costs associated with development of a road. A roadway to serve the subject lot would therefore cost approximately fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). The next two options concern petition paving. The first option is a voluntary petition whereby a majority (2/3) of the property owners along a roadway must voluntarily consent to its paving, and the County pays 25% of the paving cost while the property owners pay the remaining 75%. The second alternative is a forced paving assessment, a method initiated by the Board of County Commis- sioners without the consent of the benefitting property owners. With a forced petition, the County undertakes the paving and then a¢oesses the benefitting property owners. The McLains are re- questing that a forced paving petition be authorized by the Board of County Commissioners. Most paving petitions are initiated by neighboring property owners. Seldom has the Board of County Commissioners implemented a forced assessment for paving. Within the last few months, however, the Commission has indicated that the forced paving petition method may be appropriate in certain areas programmed for higher intensity development and characterized by substandard roadways where it would be unfair for one developer to upgrade the roadways while other property owners who benefit from the improve- ment do not share in the cost. The voluntary paving assessment procedure generally conforms to the following procedure: 1. The petitioner returns a petition signed by greater than 66.7% of the owners and/or the owners of greater than 66.7% of the land abutting the road; 2. When signatures of greater than 66.7% have been confirmed, the Indian River County Engineering Department will do a survey and begin design work on the paving and drainage of the requested road; 3. A Public Hearing will be advertised in a newspaper at least 15 days prior to when the Board will conduct the Hearing. Also, individual notices will be sent to all lot owners abutting the road(s) at least 15 days in advance of the hearing advising them of the public hearing and the pre- liminary assessment amount; 4. If the project is approved by the Board, the proposed paving will go on the County Paving list until the paving improve- ment can be scheduled; and 5. The cost paid by each property owner depends on how much benefit each property owner receives from the improvement and may be determined by factors such as front footage, the distance of the property from the improvement, the area benefited by the improvement or a combination of these factors. The forced assessment differs from the voluntary assessment in that the County Commission authorizes road paving and property assessment without the concurrence of the property owners. 38