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What They Are Not Latecomer agreement charges are not to be confused with local improvement district (LID) assessments. While the computation of charges to be recovered under a latecomer agreement can be very similar to that of an LID assessment, the procedures are very different, ard, under an LID, the money goes to the municipality rather than to the property owner. In addition, LID assessments apply to all properties within the reimbursement area, whether or not the property is developed. Latecomer assessments, however, are triggered only if a property owner submits an application for a development that would have required similar improvements. Latecomer agreement charges are also not to be confused with connection fees, also known as facilities charges or system development charges, for utilities under Chapter 35.92 RCW. Those fees or charges are a property owner's equitable share of the cost of the entire utility system and not just for improvements that serve his/her property. MRSC Web Pages Go to http://www.mrsc.org/Subjects/PubWorkshatecomers.aspx. Sidewalk Statutes Three chapters, 35.68 RCW, 35.89 RCW and 35.70 RCW, provide cities and towns with the authorityto require property owners abutting a public street to construct sidewalk improvements or, if the property owners refuse, to construct the improvements itself and assess the costs to them. Each of the statutes has a slightly different approach to the issue and must be read carefully to make sure all procedures particular to that statute have been followed. Sidewalk Statute Summary statute Chapter 35 68 Chapter 35 59 Chapter 35 70 Applicability All cities or towns Code cities, first and Code cities or second second class cities, or class cities and towns charter cities of equal population Improvement Construct, reconstruct Sidewalk construction and Any form of sidewalk Type and repair sidewalks, reconstruction less than construction curbs and gutters one block long Remarks City may require City requires City requires improvements to be improvements to be improvements to be made or accomplish them made and, if not, then made and, if not, then through contract accomplishes them accomplishes them through contract through contract All three statutes refer to limitations in RCW 35.69.020: (a) an abutting property owner cannot be charged more than 50 percent of the valuaton of the property, exclusive of improvements; (b) an abutting property owner cannot be charged .f action by city caused deterioration or damage or if the deterioration or damage was caused by failure of the city to enforce its ordinances. 84 Local and Read Improvement Districts Manual for Washington State Sbah Edtian