A. The council finds that the rapid rate of development in the Beaverton area has led to the need to provide urban public services in areas which are currently of a rural or underdeveloped nature. Property located in these areas is often owned by individuals with highly diversified interests. Often these interests are divided between those who seek current development and those who oppose development. It is recognized by the City that traditional methods of implementing public improvements, through local improvement districts or by requiring capital improvements as a condition of development, may not provide the flexibility necessary to avoid forcing development on those who do not want it or exacting from developers costs which may exceed the amount reasonably related to the demand on public facilities caused by the development.

B. The council further finds that Charter and home rule authority provide authority for implementing alternative methods of making and financing public improvements.

C. The council further finds that the purpose of BC 3.02.500 through 3.02.510 is to provide an equitable method to implement current essential public facilities and to implement other facilities, as necessary or convenient, at the time further development requires.

D. This method of causing and financing public improvements is intended to allow owners of parcels within the zone of benefit to elect to join in the formation of a local improvement district or to contribute to the improvements at the time their parcel develops. Those parcels subject to a waiver of remonstrance will be required to join the local improvement district, if the City so elects.

E. The council further finds that the construction of public improvements by those who participate in the local improvement district formed pursuant to this section will benefit all parcels within the zone of benefit and that the construction of improvements through the local improvement district will give rise to a reciprocal obligation of those who later develop to fairly contribute to public improvements both on and off site of the developing property. [BC 3.02.500, amended by Ordinance No. 4794, 12/1/20]