The procedures for assessment reimbursement contracts shall be governed by the following:
- (1) An assessment reimbursement area shall be formulated by the city, town, or county based upon a determination by the city, town, or county of which parcels adjacent to the improvements would require similar street improvements upon development.
- (2) The preliminary determination of area boundaries and assessments, along with a description of the property owners' rights and options, shall be forwarded by certified mail to the property owners of record within the proposed assessment area. If any property owner requests a hearing in writing within twenty days of the mailing of the preliminary determination, a hearing shall be held before the legislative body, notice of which shall be given to all affected property owners. The legislative body's ruling is determinative and final.
- (3) The contract must be recorded in the appropriate county auditor's office within thirty days of the final execution of the agreement.
- (4) If the contract is so filed, it shall be binding on owners of record within the assessment area who are not party to the contract.
[ 1988 c 179 s 16; 1983 c 126 s 4.]
Notes:
Severability—Prospective application—Section captions—1988 c 179: See RCW 39.92.900 and 39.92.901.