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City of Pleasanton <br />Landscape Maintenance District No. 1993-1, Windsor <br />Engineer’s Report <br /> <br />Page 33 <br /> <br />The allocaƟon of special benefits to property is primarily based on the type of <br />property and the size of property. These benefits can also parƟally be measured <br />by the occupants on property in the Maintenance District because such parcel <br />populaƟon density is a measure of the relaƟve benefit a parcel receives from the <br />Improvements. It should be noted that many other types of “tradiƟonal” <br />assessments also use parcel populaƟon densiƟes to apporƟon the assessments. <br />For example, the assessments for sewer systems, roads and water systems are <br />typically allocated based on the populaƟon density of the parcels assessed. <br />Therefore, the apporƟonment of benefit is reasonably based on the type of parcel, <br />the size of parcels and the populaƟon density of parcels. <br />A criƟcal step in apporƟoning assessments is to determine the relaƟve special <br />benefit for each property. This process involves determining the relaƟve benefit <br />received by each property in relaƟon to a single-family home, or, in other words, <br />on the basis of Single-Family Equivalent (SFE) units. This SFE methodology is <br />commonly used to distribute assessments in proporƟon to esƟmated special <br />benefit and is generally recognized as providing the basis for a fair and appropriate <br />distribuƟon of assessments. For the purposes of this Engineer’s Report, all <br />properƟes are designated an SFE value, which is each property’s relaƟve benefit in <br />relaƟon to a single-family home on one parcel. In this case, the "benchmark" <br />property is the single-family detached dwelling which is one Single Family <br />Equivalent unit or one SFE. <br />Finally, the special benefits to be derived from the Assessments will be conferred <br />on property and are not based on a specific property owner’s use of the <br />Improvements, a specific property owner’s occupancy of property, or the property <br />owner’s demographic status such as age or number of dependents. The benefits <br />derived to property are related to the average number of people who could <br />potenƟally live on, work at, or otherwise could occupy a property, not how the <br />property is currently used by the present owner. Therefore, the number of people <br />who could, or potenƟally, live on, work at or otherwise occupy a property is one <br />indicator of the relaƟve level of benefit received by a property. <br />Page 154 of 617