Item 8 - Engineer's Rpt & Resolution Intent Levy & Collect Poway Lighting Dist
AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
_ FROM: James L. Bowersox, City Man~
INITIATED BY: John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manage~t
James R. Williams, Director of Publi~ ~rvices Of. \
Patricia S. Nelson, Management Aide ~/ (J-
DATE: June 6, 1995
SUBJECT: Engineer's Report and Resolution Declaring the Intention to Levy and Collect
Assessments for the Poway Lighting District for Fiscal Year 1995/96 and Set
Dates for Public Hearings
ABSTRACT
The maintenance of public lighting improvements within the City of Poway Lighting District requires
_ funding. These improvements include all street lighting facilities within the City's boundaries,
including, but not limited to, street lights, traffic signals, and flashing beacons.
The California Landscape and Lighting Act of 1972 [ACT] allows for the collection of assessments
from parcels annexed into the district for the maintenance and operation of these facilities. It is the
City's intent to collect assessments under Chapter 3 of the ACT. The ACT requires a resolution
declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments (Attachment 1) and an Engineer's report
(Attachment 2). Assessment rates are proposed not to increase FY 1995/96 for Zones A, B or C;
however, some parcel assessments will increase due to the inclusion of vacant parcels and zone
designation corrections.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW - This item is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMPACT - Sufficient revenues are expected to be generated through assessments to offset the
District's maintenance costs.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTU<lCATION AND CORRESPONDENCE - Ms. Peggy Shea.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council: 1) adopt the attached resolution declaring the intention to
levy and collect assessments within the City of Poway Lighting District for fiscal year 1995/96; 2)
approve the Engineer's report outlining the assessments for fiscal year 1995/96; and, 3) set public
hearings for June 27 and August 1, 1995.
ACTION
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~ AGENDA REPOR'.
CITY OF POW A Y
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
James L. Bowersox, City M~ ~
John D. Fitch, Assistant City Manager ~
James R. Williams, Director of Public Services Cd \
Patricia S. Nelson, Management Aider Q-
June 6, 1995
FROM:
INITIATED BY:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Emdneer's Reoort and Resolution Declaring the Intention to Levv and
Collect Assessments for the Powav Lili'htinl! District for Fiscal Year
1995/96 and Set Dates for Public Hearings
BACKGROUND
The City of Po way Lighting District was formed by the City Council on May 12, 1986. As in
previous years, it is proposed that each parcel within the District pay an assessment according to
benefit based on the latest available SANDAG traffic generation study.
During the FY 1993/94 and 1994/95 assessment hearings, testimony was received from City of
Poway property owners regarding various assessmentlbenefit issues. Council directed staff to
address the public concerns of lighting within gated communities, mobile home parks (public-
owned parcels used exclusively for the direct benefit of the public and public-owned parcels used
or leased by non-public concerns), and vacant parcels and bring back a report to Council.
As directed by Council in 1993, staff began addressing the following concerns:
. Establish Lighting District definitions [approved February I, 1994 by Council]
. Establish direct cost assessments for Gated Communities [shall remain status quo until
implementation of direct cost assessments]
. Negotiate the purchase of SDG&E street lights
. Bring ben!m efforts in-house
. Prepare a resolution defining policies and procedures for the Lighting District, giving
staff the ability to calculate actual benefits for Zones A and B, reevaluate
commercial/industrial parcels for actual benefit, and begin assessments for buildable
vacant parcels within all zones.
ACTION:
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The requests to bring the benefit efforts in-house have proven to be very time consuming. In
twelve months, more than 1,302 staff hours have been spent on mapping Zones A and B and
noting the discrepancies between these zones. It was noted that 115 parcels within Zone A did
not have benefit of street lights. These parcels have been excluded from Zone A and included in
Zone B of the benefit analysis of the Engineer's Report. Zone B was noted to contain 1,260
parcels that had benefit of street lights. Therefore these parcels were excluded from Zone B and
included in Zone A of the analysis. Approximately $32,000 are to be added to the District
through this correction of zones.
This is the first year that the District proposes to collect assessments from vacant parcels. It has
been determined that all 'buildable' parcels do receive benefit from street lights and traffic
signals, in that they do lie within the District boundaries and are accessible to District facilities.
This benefit is proposed to be 50 percent of the benefit received from improved parcels. The
vacant parcel assessment is then calculated based on this benefit factor and designated [County]
land use. An improved residential parcel has a benefit unit of one; therefore, a vacant residential
parcel would have a benefit unit of 0.5.
In order to bring the efforts and ability to calculate parcel assessments in-house, staff has created
a database based on the County's database, adding approximately 120,000 entries. These
include: I) County Land Use Codes, 2) City of Po way Zoning Designations, 3) Private v. Public
Streets, 4) whether a lot has improvements, 5) whether a parcel is buildable, 6) number of street
accessways within a commercial development, 7) Lighting District Zone Designation, 8)
Lighting District Zone Change, 9) Benefit Units, and 10) Landscape Maintenance District. There
are currently 14,731 noted parcels on the database, including those that are public-owned parcels.
A map has been marked depicting the street light density levels throughout Poway - noting areas
at normal, high, and low [to areas having no lights] density. A formula was derived based on
these density levels of parcels, however, staff through joint efforts of Engineering and Public
Services, the Lighting Specifications and Standards are being reviewed and will be updated by
City Ordinance in the near future. Since these updated specifications and standards will affect
the calculations for assessments made to date, staff proposes to wait until next fiscal year to
complete the benftilnmalysis rather than repeat the process.
On January 30, 1995, a letter was received from SDG&E regarding the District's request to
purchase SDG&E-owned street lights. SDG&E has valued 954 lights at $472,744, or $495.54
per light. During the mapping process for determining benefit calculations, high density SDG&E
lighting areas were noted in the City. One example is the SDG&E lighting along the following
roads, within one block:
Amso:
Jerrell:
7 LSIAs and 2 LSlCs
6 LSIAs and 2 LSICs (also has one City-owned LS2A)
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Luis:
Kaitz
4 LS1As
2 LS lAs
Other similar areas were noted throughout Poway. Once the Lighting Specifications and
Standards have been adopted, these areas will be evaluated as to whether it may be more feasible
to eliminating extra lights rather than first buying the SDG&E lights, then eliminating them.
Prior to any elimination of street lighting, however, complete surveys, including surveys of
residents, will be conducted. The actual purchase of SDG&E lights will commence summer FY
1995/96.
Staff has started to analyze the benefit formulas for the district zones. However, due to the
complexity of reevaluating and redefining benefit formulas and the actual cost of each zone,
changes within the district are not expected to be completed until FY 1995/96. To date, staffhas:
I) mapped Zone A and B parcels; 2) mapped street lighting as an overlay to zone mapping; 3)
determined that approximately 1,500 parcels were not within the proper zone designation; 4)
began the process for purchasing the SDG&E street lights; 5) tagged parcels with zone
designation on the special districts office database, 6) identified the number of street lights and
maintenance/operation cost for gated communities; 7)noted gated-communities on District
database; 8) created clear, concise definitions; and 9) established basic lighting district policies.
An analysis of the way Poway determines benefit (SANDAG traffic generation study) v. other
types of formula sets used by other cities within the State should be completed within the next
fiscal year. This analysis will address:
1. A methodology for handling "special situation" parcels:
a. Gated communities (partially addressed during FY 1993/94)
b. Vacant parcels
c. Public-owned parcels used exclusively for the direct benefit of the public
d. Public-owned parcels used or leased by non-public concerns
2. Establish installation policies for new/additional street lights
3. Bring full administration of benefit fee determination in-house to better control the
amount and equity of assessments to property owners.
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Currently, the structure of the benefit assessments is based on traffic generated by parcel use and
is derived from the land use/traffic generation functions. (See Derivation of Benefit Factor of the
Engineer's Report.)
Zone A parcels are those parcels that have street lights within their immediate vicinity. These
parcels also share in the equitable funding for the maintenance and operation of street lighting
along the City's major arterial streets. Therefore, assessments collected within this zone shall be
assessed at the full rate (100%) of $15 per benefit unit. Vacant parcels are proposed to be
assessed at a 50 percent rate of $7.50 per benefit unit.
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Zone B parcels are those parcels that do not have benefit of immediate street lighting but
equitably share in the maintenance and operation funding for street lighting along the City's
major arterial streets. Therefore, assessments collected within this zone shall be proportionally
assessed at the partial rate (25% of$15) or $3.751 per benefit unit. Vacant parcels are proposed
to be assessed at a 50 percent rate of $1.88 per benefit unit.
Zone C assessments are collected to fund the operation and maintenance of traffic signals and
flashing beacons within the City boundaries. It has been determined that all parcels within the
District benefit equally. Therefore, Zone C parcels are assessed (100%) $13.58 per benefit unit
for the maintenance of traffic signal lighting and flashing beacons. Vacant parcels are proposed
to be assessed at a 50 percent rate of$6.79.2
FINDINGS
Section 22624 of the Streets and Highways Code allows the City Council to approve an
engineering report and adopt a resolution of intention prior to establishing a budget each year.
The 1995/96 Engineer's Report (Attachment 2) outlines the proposed FY 1995/96 budget and
resulting assessments.
The assessments for 1995/96 are based on the District's operation and maintenance costs. These
District assessments are reflected on the 1995/96 tax bills. No increases are proposed for the FY
1995/96 street lighting assessments for Zones A, B, or C. Zone A assessments will remain at
$15.00, Zone B at $3.76, and Zone C at $13.58 per benefit unit. Assessments are proposed to be
collected for vacant parcels dependent on their benefit to street light accessibility.
The following depicts the preliminary benefit data runs calculated and provided by the County of
San Diego:
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A 11 ,093 16,989.65 X $15.00 = $254,844.75
B 2,936 3,467.01 X 3.75 = $13,001.28
C 14,029 20,456.66 X 13.58 = $277,801.44
'The County only lists funds in even amounts on the County Tax statements.
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During FY94/95. 9,419 parcels were assessed in Zone A and 3,575 in Zone B. After making the
necessary zone corrections and adding vacant parcels as well as newly developed parcels, Zone
A increased by 1,674 assessed parcels, and Zone B decreased by 639 assessed parcels.
Final tabulations will be made available approximately three (3) weeks prior to the agenda report
for the collection of assessments.
ENVTRONMENTALIMPACT
This item is not subject to CEQA review.
FISCAL IMP ACT
Sufficient revenues are expected to be generated through assessments to offset the District's
maintenance and operation costs.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
Ms. Peggy Shea.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council: I) adopt the attached resolution declaring the intention
to levy and collect assessments within the City of Poway Lighting District for fiscal year
1995/96; 2) approve the Engineer's report outlining the assessments for fiscal year 1995/96; and,
3) set public hearings for June 27 and August I, 1995.
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Attachments:
1. Resolution of Intention
2. Engineers Report
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CXTY COUNCXL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
DECLARING THE INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS
WXTHIN THE POWAY LIGHTING DISTRICT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995/96
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway, California,
desires to levy and collect assessments within the poway City
Lighting District for the purpose of maintaining, servicing,
operating, and administering public lighting facilities,
including, but not limited to, street lights, traffic signals,
and flashing beacons, in the City of poway as shown in the
attached Exhibit A, pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of poway does
hereby resolve as follows:
1. The City Council so finds and determines the foregoing
recitals are true and correct.
2. Proposed assessments are as detailed in the poway City
Lighting District Engineer'S Report for Fiscal Year
1995/96, Exhibit B, on file in the City Clerk's Office.
3. Pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code, two public
hearings will be held on June 27 and August 1 by the
City Council to consider the levy and collection of the
proposed assessments.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED at a regular meeting this 6th
day of June, 1995.
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Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
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POW A Y CITY LIGHTING DISTRICT
ENGINEER'S REPORT (Exhibit B)
FISCAL YEAR 1995/96
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to present the findings and engineering analysis for the City of
Poway's Street Lighting District for the 1995/96 fiscal year. This Lighting District, utilizing
direct benefit assessments, finances the cost of providing maintenance and operation of public
street lighting facilities within the City, including but not limited to, street lights, traffic signals,
and flashing beacons. The District contains all the territory within the boundaries of the City of
Poway.
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
Name
The District is entitled "Poway City Lighting District."
Boundary
The boundaries of the assessment District are shown on the Assessment Diagram (see Exhibit
A). All parcels identified on the latest San Diego County Assessor's maps within the City of
Poway are included in the District. However, public properties such as roadways, alleys,
greenbelts, parkways, and other public properties are exempt from the assessment.
The property lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel of land within the Lighting District are
shown in detail on the County of San Diego Assessor's maps, on file in the County Assessor's
Office, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 103, San Diego, CA 92101.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions have been re-written for clarification as a key to understanding the
assessments levied against parcels and derivation of benefits:
"facilities" shall ~ street light standards, traffic signals, flashing beacons, their
appurtenances, or related improvements, and the energy and maintenance costs to operate them.
"Gated Community" shall mean a community that restricts the general public from routine access
to streets and roads that have been vacated by the City to the community, but where utility
easements have been retained by the City.
"Immediate Vicinity" (based on the City's illumination spacing standards) shall mean:
(1) All parcels within subdivisions/commercial/industrial developments that have
street lighting improvements as a condition of development.
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Lighting District Engineer's Report (Exhibit B) FY 1995/96
Page 2
(2) All single-family residential parcels having street lighting on their street, at cul-
de-sacs, major curves, and/or intersections.
(3) All multi-residential, commercial, and industrial parcels having street lighting
spaced within 300 feet (except where there are placement limitations than spacing
will allow not to exceed 400 feet).
"Sub-Zone" shall mean those parcels which can be administratively separated from a zone to
equitably fund the actual cost of maintenance and operation specific to the needs of those parcels.
"Utilities Easement" shall mean right-of-access retained by the City and other public utilities for
the purpose of maintaining and operating public utilities including, but not limited to: water,
sewer, storm drain, street lighting, electrical, telephone, and cable TV services.
"Vacant Parcel" shall mean any parcel that has not been developed with a structure that is
intended for habitation, storage, business, industry, or other like use, and has not been designated
for farming or rural land use.
Although the benefit to parcel rate structure used for this report remains to be the latest
SANDAG traffic generation study, the above definitions will assist in re-evaluating benefit for
future assessments.
FINDINGS
On May 12, 1986, the City Council of the City of Poway initially formed the Poway City Street
Lighting District under the California Streets and Highway Code, Landscaping and Lighting Act
of 1972. This report covers the levy of the annual assessments for the 1995/96 fiscal year, and
provides for annexations of additional City areas into the Lighting District.
Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code, Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972,
permits the establishment of Assessment Districts by cities for the purpose of providing certain
public improvements, which include maintenance and operation of street light facilities,
including, but notlimited to, street lights, traffic signals, and flashing beacons. These
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improvements consist of both San Diego Gas and Electric-owned and City-owned street lights.
Traffic signals and flashing beacons were included within the District beginning with FY 93/94.
There are 2745 street lights (outlined on page 3 of this report), 42% traffic signalled
intersections, and eight flashing beacons that are maintained by District contract.
The 1972 Act requires that maintenance assessments be levied according to benefit rather than
according to assessed value. Section 22573 provides that:
The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be
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Lighting District Engineer's Report (Exhibit B) FY 1995/96
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apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount
along all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefit to be
received by each such lot or parcel from the improvements.
The Act also permits the designation of zones of benefit within any individual assessment
district. California Streets and Highways Code Section 22574 states that, "by reasons of
variations in the nature, location, and extent of the improvements, the various areas will receive
different degrees of benefit from the improvement." Thus, the 1972 Act requires the levy of a
true "assessment" rather than a "special tax."
It has been determined that all vacant parcels [as defined] receive some benefit from street lights
and traffic signals. This benefit derived from facility improvements either by immediate vicinity
street lighting and major arterial street lighting [Zone A] or by major arterial street lighting [Zone
B], and by a proportionate equitable share of traffic signal, flashing beacon expense. This benefit
is proposed to be at a rate of 50 percent based upon the zone in which they lie.
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Lighting District Engine... 0 Report (Exhibit B) FY 1995/96
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STREET LIGHT INVENTORY 1994/95
(From March 1, 1994 to April 1, 1995)
SDG&E Li~hts Lights Energized
Prior to 3/94 3/94 to 4/95 Wattage ~
LSI-A*
27 0 90W' Lp2 Sodium Vapor
0 0 135W LP Sodium Vapor
21 0 180W LP Sodium Vapor
746 0 lOOW HP3 Sodium Vapor
52 0 250W HP Sodium Vapor
SubTotal
LSI-C**
2
16
87
4
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90W
180W
100W
250W
400W
City of Powav Liihts Lights Energized
LSM
Prior to 3/94
18
12
676
104
667
201
2
102
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3/94 to 4/95
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3
39
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27
-37
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Wattage
35W
55W
90W
135W
180W
lOOW
150W
250W
310W
400W
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27
o
21
746
52
846
LP Sodium Vapor
LP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
SubTotal
2
16
87
4
.....Q
109
Total
955
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LP Sodium Vapor
LP Sodium Vapor
LP Sodium Vapor
LP Sodium Vapor
LP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
HP Sodium Vapor
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18
15
715
104
694
164
2
78
o
o
Total
1,790
. SDG&E owned, installed and maintained; underground service, ornamental pole; customer contributcs to installed cost reducing the
monthly billing; customer pays for decorative \uminaire.
.. SDG&E owned, installed and maintained; underground service, ornamental pole; no customer payment required for standard
installation; decorative luminaire available; cost is added to monthly biiJing as a facilities charge.
I Watts
1 Low-Pressure
) High-Pressure
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Lighting District Engineer's h.;port (Exhibit B) FY 1995/96
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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The 1972 Act provides that the total cost can be recovered in the assessment spread including
incidental expenses. The latter can include engineering fees, legal fees, printing, mailing,
postage, publishing, and all other costs identified with the district proceedings. Fiscal year
1995/96 expenditures for street lighting facilities are estimated on the following page.
EXPENDITURES:
Zones A, B, and C FY 93/94 FY 94/95 FY 95/96
Operation and Maintenance Contract 170,000 169,700 169,700
MappinglInventory/Gen. Engineering 5,000 3,000 3,000
Light Replacement Program 30,000 55,000 55,000
Energy Costs 320,000 299,000 320,230
Administration 76,080 78,030 90,540
REVENUES'
Zones A, B, and C FY 93/94 FY 94/95 FY 95/96
Zone A Assessments @$15.00/BU 202,590.00 202,140.00 254,846.78
Zone B Assessments@$ 3.76/BU 20,970.00 20,495.00 13,027.06
Zone C Assessments@ $13.58/BU 259,230.00 257,095.00 277,19\.58
Ad Valorem Tax 116,000.00 116,000.00 112,000.00
Interest 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00
County Adjustment for Uneven Amounts 27.07
collected for All Z1iiles .
Cash Carry Over 198,850.00 171,040.00 172,750.00
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Funds Added to UCCRF 45,290.00 9,290.00 41,100.00
Total Unappropriated Contingency Capital 128,000.00 137,290.00 178,390.00
Replacement Fund (UCCRF)
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Lighting District Engineer's Report (Exhibit B) FY [995/96
Page 6
During FY 1994/95, $9,290 was added to the unappropriated 'Contingency/ Capital Replacement
Fund' for Zones A and B, bringing the total of this fund to $137,290. Extra revenues, in the
amount of $39,200 [$32,000 for zone change corrections and approximately $7,200 for vacant
parcel assessment], are proposed to be collected during FY 1995/96. This would bring the fund
balance to $176,490. The unappropriated 'Contingency Fund Balance' for Zone C in FY
1994/95 was $230. The proposed inclusion of vacant parcels within this zone would added
approximately $1,900 for a FY 1995/96 total of $2, 130.
Funds from the Contingency Fund Balances may be used to offset any deficits realized during
any fiscal year.
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
At the writing of this report, 14,029 parcels have been identified as being within the district.
With the proposed inclusion of vacant parcels, all [except public-owned and unbuildable
miscellaneous] parcels, are assessable. Three benefit zones for assessment purposes have been
established as follows:
"Zone A" parcels are those that have street lighting within their immediate vicinity. These
parcels fund the maintenance and operation of immediate vicinity street lighting plus an amount
equivalent to "Zone B" assessments for the maintenance and operation of major arterial street
lighting.
"Zone B" parcels are those that equitably share the expense for the maintenance and operation of
major arterial street lighting.
"Zone Coo parcels are all parcels that equitably share the expense for the maintenance and
operation of traffic signals and flashing beacons.
As in previous years, the FY 1995/96 structure of the benefit assessments is based on traffic
generated by the use of the parcel. Benefit units are then calculated for each parcel, using a
benefit factor derived from the land use/traffic generation functions.
Derivation of BeWlQ_ Factor
Benefit factors have been determined for those land use categories whose codes are shown in
Attachment B. A benefit factor of 1.0 is assigned to single family residential land use.
Benefit factors for all other land use categories are then derived in proportion to land use/traffic
generation, as compared to the single family residential traffic generation rate of 10 trips per
dwelling unit, or 40 trips per acre. Traffic generation rates by land use are prepared by the San
Diego Association of Governments and CAL TRANS, District 11, based on trip generation
studies done in the San Diego region in October, 1993 and are generally accepted for use by the
San Diego County Lighting District and other lighting districts throughout the County to
calculate these assessments. Vacant land has been calculated at 50 percent of benefit based on
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the parcel's designated land use.
The derivation of benefit factors for land use categories other than single family residential is
noted within the examples listed below:
LAND USE
TRIP GENERATION RATE
BENEFIT FACTOR
Apartments or
Multi-Family
10 tripslD.U.
10 tripsID.U.
= 1.0
Condos
8 tripslD.U.
10 tripsID.U.
= 1.0
Commercial Retailer
400 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 10.0
Regional Shopping
500 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 12.5
Community Shopping
700 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 17.5
Neighborhood Shopping
1,200 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 30.0
Hotel, Motel, Parking
Lot and Garage, Used
Car Lot, Theater,
Bowling Alley,
Restaurant, Car Wash
and Large Chain
These commercial
establishments service
communities; therefore,
they are the same as a
community shopping
center.
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Grocery or Drug
Stores
100-300 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
2.5-7.5
Service Station
Services Stations functionally
tend to serve neighborhoods,
as a store like 7-11, etc;
therefore, it is the same as
a neighborhood shopping
center.
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the parcel's designated land use.
The derivation of benefit factors for land use categories other than single family residential is
noted within the examples listed below:
LAND USE
TRIP GENERATION RATE
BENEFIT FACTOR
Apartments or
Multi.Family
10 tripslD.U.
10 tripsID.U.
= 1.0
Condos
8 tripslD.U.
10 trips/D.U.
= 1.0
Commercial Retailer
400 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 10.0
Regional Shopping
500 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 12.5
Community Shopping
700 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 17.5
Neighborhood Shopping
1,200 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 30.0
Hotel, Motel, Parking
Lot and Garage, Used
Car Lot, Theater,
Bowling Alley,
Restaurant, Car Wash
and Large Chain
These commercial
establishments service
communities; therefore,
they are the same as a
community shopping
center.
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Grocery or Drug
Stores
100-300 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 2.5-7.5
Service Station
Services Stations functionally
tend to serve neighborhoods,
as a store like 7-11, etc;
therefore, it is the same as
a neighborhood shopping
center.
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300 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 7.5
LAND USE
TRIP GENERATION RATE
BENEFIT FACTOR
Medical and Dental
These commercial
establishments are service
oriented in the same manner
as medical offices; therefore
the land use is the same as
medical offices.
500 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 12.5
Hospitals,
Convalescent
Hospitals and Rest
Homes
200 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 5.0
Auto Sales and
Services
300-400 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 7.5-10.0
Factory--Light
Manufacturing
60 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 1.5
Factory--Heavy
Manufacturing,
Extra-active, mining
120 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 3.0
Farmland, Rural Land,
Agricultural Pre~e
2 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 0.05
Churches and Meeting
Halls
Churches and meeting
halls generate about the
same amount of traffic as
public building, such as
schools, etc.
60 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 1.5
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LAND USE
TRIP GENERATION RATE
BENEFIT FACTOR
Cemetery, Mausoleum
and Mortuary
Cemeteries, mausoleums, and
mortuaries generate about the
same number of trips as rural
land, farmland, etc.
5 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
0.1
School, Library,
Public Building, etc.
60 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 1.5
Golf Courses
8 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 0.2
General Recreation
60 trips/acre
40 trips/acre
= 1.5
Vacant Land
Vacant land generates
a nominal number of
trips as compared to developed
parcels and therefore
receives a proportionate benefit
from street lights/traffic signals.
= 50%
based on designated
benefit land use code
Benefit factors for all land use categories, as derived above, are tabulated in Attachment C.
Calculation of Benefit Units
Benefit factors are extended to benefit units for assessment by multiplying the benefit factor by
the number of dw~~ng units per parcel or the acreage of the parcel as appropriate. This base
calculation is applicable to all parcels that accrue both community benefits and service benefits,
as previously defined.
Approximately one-third of all parcels in the City of Po way do not, however, receive service
benefits. An adjustment in base benefit units for Zones A and B must then be made to reflect
community benefits only. For this purpose, it is assumed that one-fourth oftotal benefits accrue
as community benefits and three-fourths accrue as service benefits. Therefore, a community
benefit factor of 0.25 is applied to the benefit factors for all developed parcels not directly
serviced by street lights. The adjusted benefit factors are then extended as noted above.
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Page 10
Using current available data from the San Diego County Assessor, an estimate of aggregate
benefit units by zone has been computed using the described method. These estimates are
tabulated in Attachment D.
Based upon the previous discussion, it is proposed in fiscal year 1995/96, that the base benefit
charge be $15.00 for Zones A. Thus, charges for community benefits and for service benefits
will be $3.75 and $11.25, respectively. In summary, those parcels in Zone A will be assessed at
$15.00 per benefit unit and those parcels in Zone B will be assessed at $3.751 per benefit unit.
Zone C assessments are based on equal service benefits. Therefore, service benefit units will be
$13.58.
Respectfully Submitted,
~ft,.uJ.~q..~~-
Jam sR. Williams, P.E.
ector of Public Services
JIi:;--..-
'For tax collection proposes, the assessments are rounded to an even number by the
County Assessor's Office.
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ATTACHMENT A
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Page 12
ATTACHMENT B
LAND USE CODES
RESIDENTIAL
09 Mobilehome
10 Vacant residential
11 Single family residence
12 Duplex or double
13 Multiple 2 to 4 units or 2
houses
14 Multiple 5 to 15 units
15 Multiple 16 to 60 units
16 Multiple 61 units and up
17 Condominium
18 Co-op
19 Miscellaneous
COMMERCIAL
20 Vacant commercial
21 One to 3 story misc. store bldgs.
22 Four story & up office & store bldgs.
23 Regional shopping center
24 Community shopping center
25 Neighborhood shopping center
26 Hotel, motel
27 Service station
28 Medical, dental, animal hospital
29 Convalescent hospital, resthome
30 Office condo_ums
31 Parking lot, garage, used car lot
32 Trailer park
33 Theater
34 Bowling alley
35 Restaurant
36 Car wash
37 Grocery or drug - large chain
38 Auto sales and service agency
39 Misc. commercial, radio station, bank,
etc.
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INDUSTRIAL
40 Vacant industrial
41 Factory -light manufacturing
42 Factory, heavy manufacturing
43 Warehousing - processing or
storage
44 Bulk storage (tanks, etc.)
45 Extractive & mining
46 Small automotive garages
47 Industrial condominiums
49 Special or misc. industrial
IRRIGATED FARM
50 Vacant (water available)
51 Citrus
52 Avocados
53 Vines
54 Misc. trees
55 Livestock
56 Poultry
57 Misc. irrigated crops
58 Growing houses
59 Special or misc.
RURAL LAND (NON-IRRIGATED)
61 1-10 acres
62 11-40 acres
6341-160 acres
64161,360 acres
65 361 acres and up
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INSTITUTIONAL
70 Vacant institutional
71 Church
72 Church parking or related
73 Cemetery
74 Mausoleum
75 Mortuary
76 Public bldg. (firehouse, school, library)
77 Hospital
79 Special or misc.
RECREATIONAL
80 Vacant recreational
81 Meeting halls, gym
82 Golf course
83 Marina, docks
84 Recreational camps
85 Non-taxable
86 Open space easements
87 Agricultural preserve
88 Agricultural preserve (contract)
89 Special misc.
90 Vacant taxable - government
owned property
91 Improved taxable - government owned
property
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ATTACHMENTC
Benefit Factors by Land Use Code
garage, used cars
Benefit L.U.
Factor ~ Land Use
Benefit L.U.
0.0 00 Unzoned Factor ~ Land Use
0.02/TS 07 Timeshare
0.5/SP 09 Mobilehome Condo ** 32 Trailer park*
Space* 25/AC 33 Theater
0.5 10 Vacant residential 7.5/AC 34 Bowling alley
I.OIDU II Single family res. 30/AC 35 Restaurant
1.0IDU 12 Duplex or double 15/AC 36 Car wash
'I.O/DU 13 Res. 2-4 units/2 50/AC 37 Large chain grocery
houses 7.5/AC 38 Auto sales/services
1.01DU 14 Res. 5-15 units agency
I.OIDU 15 Res. 16-60 units 15/AC 39 Misc. commercial,
1.0IDU 16 Res. 61 units & up radio station, bank
I.OIDU 17 Condominium 50% 40 Vacant industrial
I.OIDU 18 Co-Op 1.5/AC 41 Factory - light
1.0IDU 19 Misc. residential manufacturing
3.0/AC 42 Factory - heavy
50% 20 Vacant commercial manufacturing
10/AC 21 1-3 story misc. 1.5/AC 43 Warehouse -
store buildings processing or
15/AC 22 4 story & up storage
offices/stores 1.0/AC 44 Bulk storage
12.5/AC 23 Regional shopping (tanks, etc.)
center 3.0/AC 45 Extractive & mining
17.5/AC 24 Comm. shopping 1.0/AC 46 Small automotive
center ""-..,, garage
30/AC 25 Neighborhood 0.40/AC 47 Industrial condos
shopping center 2.5/AC 49 Spec. misc.
7.5/AC 26 Hotel, motel industrial
7.5/AC 27 Service station 50% 50 Vacant irrigated
12.5/AC 28 Medical/dental! 0.05/AC 51 Citrus
animal hospital 0.05/AC 52 Avocados
1.0/AC 29 Convalescent 0.05/AC 53 Vines
hospital, rest home 0.05/AC 54 Mise. trees
0.5/CO(unit) 30 Office condominium 0.05/AC 55 Livestock
7.5/AC 31 Parking lots, 0.05/AC 56 Poultry
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Non-irrigated 11-40
AC
63 Non-irrigated 41-
160AC
64 Non-irrigated 161.
360 AC
65 Non-irrigated 361
AC and up
70 Vacant
institutional
71 Church
72 Church
parking/related
73 Cemetery
74 Mausoleum
75 Mortuary
76 Public Building
(fire, school,
library)
5.0/AC 77
1.5/ AC 79
0.05/AC
0.05/AC
Benefit
Factor
0.05/AC
0.05/AC
0.05/AC
0.05/AC
.0.05/AC
0.05/AC
50%
I.5/AC
I.5/AC
O.lIAC
O.lIAC
O.IIAC
1.5/ AC
50%
1.5/ AC
O.2/AC
0.5/AC
****
0.0
0.0
0.05/AC
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57 Misc. irrigated
crops
58 Growing houses
L.U.
{&Jk Land Use
0.05/AC
preserve (no contract)
88 Agricultural
preserve (contract)
89 Spec. misc. recreational
L.U.
{&Jk Land Use
1.5/ AC
Benefit
Factor
59
Special misc.
irrigated
Non-irrigated 1-10
Vacant taxable -
government property
Improved taxable -
government property
50%
90
61
AC
62
1.0/ AC
91
· Exclude Mobile home Coaches
.. Force to O.5/Space
... Force to O.4/Slip for Time Shares
.... Force to O.4/Campsite
NOTE: Acreage <.5 AC = .05 AC
Hospital
Spec. misc.
institutional
80 Vacant recreational
81 Meeting hall, gym
82 Golf course
83 ~arina,dock'"
84 Recreational camps
85 Non-tax
recreational
86 Open space
easements
87 Agricultural
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ATTACHMENT D
ZONE
ESTIMATED
BENEFIT
UNITS
ESTIMATED
PARCELS
Zone A
16,989.65
11,093
Zone B
3,467.01
2,936
Zone C
20,456.66 14,029
(Includes all parcels within Zones A and B)
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