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Page 28 <br /> Zones of Benefit <br /> Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District 2026-2 was formed to provide a funding <br /> source for the maintenance and services of landscaping improvements within the <br /> boundaries of the Assessment District. The boundaries of the Assessment District have <br /> been narrowly drawn to include only properties that will specially benefit from the <br /> maintenance and services and would receive a declining level of service if the <br /> Assessments were not approved. <br /> The SVTA decision indicates: <br /> In a well-drawn district — limited to only parcels receiving special benefits from <br /> the improvement — every parcel within that district receives a shared special <br /> benefit. Under section 2, subdivision (i), these benefits can be construed as being <br /> general benefits since they are not"particular and distinct"and are not"over and <br /> above"the benefits received by other properties "located in the district." <br /> We do not believe that the voters intended to invalidate an assessment district <br /> that is narrowly drawn to include only properties directly benefiting from an <br /> improvement. Indeed, the ballot materials reflect otherwise. Thus, if an <br /> assessment district is narrowly drawn, the fact that a benefit is conferred <br /> throughout the district does not make it general rather than special. In that <br /> circumstance, the characterization of a benefit may depend on whether the parcel <br /> receives a direct advantage from the improvement (e.g., proximity to park) or <br /> receives an indirect, derivative advantage resulting from the overall public <br /> benefits of the improvement(e.g., general enhancement of the district's property <br /> values). <br /> The Engineer determined that, based on proximity to the Improvements and the nature <br /> of the benefits received, the Assessment District shall consist of two zones of benefit: <br /> Zone A and Zone B. <br /> Zone A includes all residential parcels that are directly adjacent to and immediately <br /> proximate to the LMD landscape maintenance areas and fuel transition zones. These <br /> parcels receive the full set of special benefits from all categories of Improvements, <br /> including direct proximity and access to landscaped areas,improved views,the maximum <br /> degree of wildland fire risk reduction, and lot creation. <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Bonde Ranch Landscape Maintenance District 2026-2 SCIConsultingGroup <br /> Engineer's Report Public Finance Consulting Servic_, <br />