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Fox Haven Vero Beach Homesites Graves Annex Metes and Bound Parcels North of 4th Street, 4th Place, 31st and 33rd Avenues 1st Lane to 1st Street SW, east from 35th Avenue to the 2800 block 8 lots on 1st Road, east of 29th Avenue from 35th Avenue, east into the 2800 block Various, abutting various streets throughout the above The attached map displays the area to benefit from the assessment project. The total cost to be assessed is $1,685,756.24. The cost per square foot is $0.118570. This project contains 11055 Parcel I.D.'s, including 1,416 parcels and platted lots, of which 1,277 or 90.18% are substandard or "undersized," according to Indian River County's Comprehensive Plan, and the County Public Health Unit, Division of Environmental Health, which require that new lots utilizing well and septic systems be a minimum of one-half acre. If served by a public water system, the lot may be reduced to one-quarter acre in size. Lots not meeting these minimum standards are called "undersized lots." The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Resolution III, which affirms the preliminary assessment on the subject project.. Commissioner Adams asked about density, and Mr. Chastain replied that most of the areas included in this project are densely developed and most of the lots are undersized. Commissioner Bird wanted to know how essential the fire hydrants are to the Emergency Services District and how much oversizing the lines for fire hydrants increases the cost of the projects, and Director Pinto felt that they are very essential, and suggested that the Fire District could do a cost -benefit analysis. Commissioner Bird commented that he would like the Fire Chief to discuss this in depth with the Board. Director Pinto reported that staff made an adjustment on one lot that is so small it won't make a difference in the assessment. He then reviewed the guidelines for determining assessments. If staff feels there is a benefit to the property, the owner is assessed. If the property does not have access to the water system, or if the entire piece of property is serviced from another source of water that already has been built by the County, it is not part of the assessment. Commissioner Bird asked if the Board was sitting today as an adjustment board, and Attorney Vitunac advised that today the Board has the power to adjust this assessment roll either up or down. Once the gavel comes down on this meeting, there is no power to go to a higher assessment than the one that has been set. 15 BOOK 88 F',* 993