Heritage Square Development Co. v. City of Sandy

This is an appeal from a writ of review proceeding in which the trial court declared void a special assessment and remanded for reassessment. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

FACTS

We summarize the trial court’s findings of fact as supplemented by the parties.

In March, 1976, property owners, including respondents, petitioned the Sandy City Council to construct a 106-space municipal parking lot through a local improvement district (LID). The process for the city proceeding on such petitions is set out in Chapter 12.04 of the Sandy City Code. Pursuant to the Code, the City Engineer…