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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 12, 1993 <br />even though the frontage is basically the same. <br />Scalze pointed out that the Becker's have the ability <br />to divide their lot, while the property across the <br />street does not. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that the corner lot <br />to the east of the Becker property is being assessed as <br />a side yard, i.e. 20% of the side yard frontage, since <br />this property actually fronts on Edgerton, and not <br />Allen Avenue. There was an error in the way the <br />assessment was calculated for the property to the west, <br />and the City is amending that assessment. With regard <br />to the property across the street, the depth of that <br />property is about half that of the Becker property. <br />While this property may have future development <br />potential, the property owner would have to purchase <br />additional property in order to divide it. Therefore, <br />the City is not assessing for a developable lot since <br />the property owner has no control in this situation at <br />this time. <br />The Administrator pointed out that the total assessment <br />is approximately $15,000 for the Becker property, <br />$3,000 of which involves the water main improvement on <br />Edgerton. The balance is for the Allen Avenue <br />improvement with approximately $7,500 assessed if the <br />property were not subdividable, and an additional <br />$4,822.21 for the dividable lot. Under the development <br />deferral, the Becker's could defer the assessment for <br />the dividable lot until such time as the property is <br />divided. If the property is never divided, the <br />assessment would never be paid. The Administrator also <br />pointed out that 11 months after the Becker's made <br />application for the lot split which was denied, the <br />City wrote them a letter and informed them that the <br />Code had been changed and that the Ordinance would now <br />allow the division of their property as had been <br />proposed. The Administrator reported that in applying <br />the assessment policy, 60 feet of the Becker property <br />would be eligible for deferral for the potential to <br />divide the property into two. <br />The City Attorney pointed out that the Becker's have <br />submitted a formal written objection to the assessment. <br />Mr. Becker felt that the City would not be able to <br />prove benefits received in the amount of $12,000 for <br />his Allen Avenue property. Becker also commented that <br />Allen Avenue had not been in need of reconstruction. <br />The City Administrator reviewed the letter submitted by <br />Bill Peterson of Appraisal Research Associates <br />indicating that the proposed assessments for the <br />Page 12 <br />