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DEC 0 3 I '` <br />.� FA6E1„( <br />This project -contains 1,001 Parcel I.D.'s. Of the platted lots in <br />this project, 946 are substandard or "undersized," according to <br />Indian River County's Comprehensive Plan, the County Public Health <br />Unit, Division of Environmental health, which require that new lots <br />utilizing well and septic system be a minimum of 1/2 acre. If <br />served by a public water system, the lot may be reduced to 1/4 acre <br />in size. Lots not meeting these minimum standards are called <br />"undersized lots." <br />The attached map also displays the area to benefit from the <br />assessment project. The total estimated cost to be assessed is:. <br />$1,686,324.34. The cost per square foot is $0.107138. <br />X%Xr V%Jr lr+l\1!Ll11VlY <br />The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the <br />Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Resolution III, <br />which affirms the preliminary assessment on the subject project. <br />Utility Services Director Terry Pinto explained this is the <br />second major water line extension of phase one of the project i <br />required by our comprehensive plan. <br />Community Development Director Bob Keating stressed that part <br />of our comprehensive plan involved meeting the requirements of <br />Administrative Rule 10(d)6. That Rule states that where new lots <br />are created with wells and septic tanks the lots must be one-half <br />acre or larger; therefore, the County is obligated to identify the <br />areas in the county which are deficient and provide centralized <br />service into those areas. <br />Director Pinto added that while the lines are required for <br />undersized lots, they are carried into the entire urban service <br />area. He directed the Board's attention to the map showing in <br />various colors the areas with water service in place, the areas <br />with lines under construction, the area in the subject assessment <br />project, an area that has been petitioned by the residents and is <br />ready' to be constructed, andP rivate streets that cannot be <br />serviced unless we receive petitions and rights-of-way. He noted <br />that the subject project consists of 1,001 parcels, 946 of which <br />are considered undersized lots. Mr. Pinto stated the assessment <br />method is on the basis of the square footage of each parcel. This <br />method was chosen because, after studying the many different <br />methods of assessment, the square footage method is the most <br />equitable to everyone. <br />-- Assessment Projects Manager James D., Chastain recounted that <br />when he became involved with this project he was flooded with phone <br />calls from residents in this general project area, particularly <br />Indian River Heights and surrounding subdivisions, pleading for <br />water service because of the deplorable water conditions and <br />failure of their wells. He also recalled there had been numerous <br />public meetings, some in the evenings, so that everyone had an <br />2 <br />