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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM102802 1820 Jefferson Street P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Jame. A. DeLeo WWiam S. Marlow Richard A. Broden MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2002 William S. Marlow Richard A. Broders James A. DeLeo Chairman Vice-Chairman Member Chairman William S. Marlow called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. in the presence of Vice-Chairman Richard A. Broders. Member James A. DeLeo arrived shortly after the meeting began. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Vice-Chairman Broders moved to approve the minutes of September 4, 9 and 10, 2002. Chairman Marlow seconded the motion. The motion carried. ACCEPT ASSESSOR'S CERTIFICATE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION VALUE - 2002 Vice-Chairman Broders moved to accept the Assessor's Certificate of New Construction Value for 2002 in the amount of $56,309,520. Chairman Marlow seconded the motion. The motion carried. ASSESSMENT CORRECTIONS Vice-Chairman Broders moved to accept the following assessment corrections. Chairman Marlow seconded the motion. The motion carried. Previous Corrected Name Aooeal No. Parcel No. Assessment Assessment Joseph Krausman BOE 02-05-R 990 600 345 $252,745 $198,260 William Whitney BOE 02-30-LO 996 400 006 $156,325 $129,805 " " BOE 02-32-LO 996 400 005 $166,545 $130,840 Jeffrey Durall BOE 02-65-LO 961 200 609 $10,200 $500 Phone (360)385-9100 Fax (360)385-9382 jeflbocC@Co.jeffenon.wa.us Board of Equalization Minutes - October 28, 2002 Pa2e: 2 DETERMINATION Jeffrey Durall 2554 Hancock Street Port Townsend, W A 98368 BOE: 02-65-LO PN: 961 200609 Jeffrey Durall submitted a "Request for Reconvening" based on the condition being met pursuant to WAC 458- 14-127 RECONVENED BOARDS-AUTHORlTY (l)(c) which states that Boards of Equalization may reconvene on their own authority to hear requests or appeals concerning the current assessment year when the request or appeal is filed with the Board by April 30 of the tax year immediately following the Board's regularly convened session and when a bona fide purchaser or contract buyer of record has acquired an interest in real property subsequent to the first day of July and on or before December 31 of the assessment year and the sale price was less than ninety percent of the assessed value. While the Board agreed to reconvene, a hearing will not be held as the appellant and the Assessor's staff have agreed to a new value and submitted an assessment roll correction which was accepted by the Board (see above). This case cannot simply be closed based on the assessment roll correction, the Board is still required to render a decision on all appeals for which the board has agreed to reconvene. Vice-Chairman Broders moved to overrule the valuation determination of the Assessor and reduce the current assessment from $10,200 to $500, based on the assessment roll correction agreed to by both parties. Chairman Marlow seconded the motion. The motion carried. HEARING Ruth Boulton 1210 N. 7'" Street Coos Bay, OR 97420 BOE: 02-45-R 02-46-LO PN: 701304014 701 304 015 Ms. Boulton was present. Appraiser Peter Schuck represented the Assessor's office. Chairman Marlow explained the hearing process and swore them in. Two parcels are under appeal. Parcel #701304014 is a 150' waterfront lot with a house located at 3590 E. Quilcene Road, Quilcene. Parcel #701 304015 consists of approximately 8 acres located directly behind the other parcel. Ms. Boulton stated that with her petition she submitted a copy of the Critical Area Review Waiver that her husband signed in August 1997 which placed many conditions on their permit application for an addition to their single family residence. Due to the topography, they do not have any possibility of obtaining earthquake insurance for their property. Ms. Boulton disputes the valuation of the waterfront. The entire 150' of waterfront is being valued as having no bank, when in actuality, a large portion of the waterfront is high bank. The Assessor's records also indicate that the house has two bedrooms, but there is only one bedroom. She noted that there are numerous waterfront properties and some upland properties for sale along E. Quilcene Road. In her opinion the economy is so bad that people can no longer afford their property taxes and are being forced to sell their property. Ms. Boulton believes the current assessment of $237,780 ($139,140 for the land and $98,640 for the improvements) for parcel #701 304 014 is too high and should be valued at $188,845 ($90,000 for the land and $98,845 for the improvements) and that parcel #701304015 which is currently assessed at $48,010 should be valued at $37,395. Board of Equalization Minutes - October 28, 2002 Pa2e: 3 Mr. Schuck stated that a critical area review waiver is typical for properties located in south Jefferson County. He noted that the appellants were not required by the Department of Community Development to conduct a Geotech study. Compared to the many other properties which are required to have this study completed before development can occur, the fact that this property is located in a critical area does not appear to have a great impact on the market value. If the Board determines during their inspection of the property that there is less low bank waterfront than what is currently being valued, the Assessor's staff has no problem with stipulating to a lesser value using the high bank waterfront rate. As for the appellant's concern about the number of bed rooms, he explained that the amount of bedrooms does not affect value. Mr. Schuck explained how he valued the waterfront property and presented comparable sales which support the current assessment. Ms. Boulton stated that she does not feel those properties are comparable to her property. She added that their drainfield is located on the upland parcel and that their sewage must be pumped a distance of 450' uphill. Mr. Schuck asked if that is the only drainfield? Ms. Boulton replied yes. rfthat is the case, stated Mr. Schuck, than he is willing to stipulate to a $5,000 reduction since there is no septic system serving the upland parcel. Ms. Boulton stated that the cost of a septic system is $10,000. Mr. Schuck explained that the Assessor's office only valued the septic system at $5,000. Ms. Bouton added that their well only produces one gallon of water per minute, not 14 to 18 gallons of water per minute as indicated on the Assessor's worksheet. They have a 1000 gallon storage tank in order to have water readily available. Mr. Schuck explained how he valued the upland parcel and presented sales of comparable properties which he used in valuing this parcel. After reviewing all the information submitted and hearing the testimony of both parties, Chairman Marlow closed the hearing. The Board will conduct a physical inspection of the property and make a determination at a later date. Meeting adjourned. A~~~. Enn K. Lundgren, Clerk 0 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION t<' William S. Marlow, Chairman ~~ ~~~ A B~, Vi~~hBrrm= mes A~~o~mber