7.5 Decision on Application for Credit <br />The. City Engineer shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny an application in writing,. setting <br />forth the reason for the decision. Such a decision shall be mailed or personally delivered to the <br />applicant. <br />7.6 Credit and Impact Reduction Duration <br />Credits granted under this methodology document may be applied to SDC fees for a <br />development up to a maximum of 10 years from the date of the original written notification. <br />Impact reductions granted under this methodology document may be applied to SDC fees for <br />a development until such time as the program or improvements no longer continue to provide <br />the anticipated reduction in demand, and the City has determined that assurances or <br />agreements from the developer, owner, or owners successors, are no longer adequate to <br />ensure that the program or facility will continue to function as planned for the agreed upon time <br />period. <br />8.0 Appeals <br />An appeal by an applicant or a permittee of any decision of the City Manager under these <br />Methodologies shall be governed by EC 7.735 and must be filed and the appeal fee paid within 15 <br />working days of the date of the decision. Such appeals shall be in writing and filed at the City <br />Manager's office. A separate appeal must be filed for each decision being appealed. The appeal fee, <br />as established under EC 2.020, can be found in the current adopted SDC Fee schedule in <br />Appendix F. <br />9.0 Interested Persons Notification <br />The City shall maintain a list of persons who have made a written request for notification prior to <br />adoption or amendment of a methodology for any SDC. For the purpose of this section, the close <br />of the public comment period required under EC 2.020 constitutes the hearing date. The City shall <br />mail written notification to persons on the list at least 45 days prior to the first hearing to adopt or <br />amend a system development charge. The methodology supporting the adoption or amendment will <br />be available 30 days prior to the first hearing to adopt or amend a systems development charge. The <br />failure of a person on the list to receive a notice that was mailed will not invalidate the action of the <br />City. The City may periodically delete names from the Interested Persons List or require a new <br />written request for notification be made if the person wished to remain on the list. At least thirty (30) <br />days prior to removal of the name from the Interested Persons List, the City will send notification to <br />the person whose name is to be deleted. It is the responsibility of the person requesting to maintain <br />a current address with the City for the purposes of being included on the Interested Persons .List. <br />City of Eugene SDC Methodology Page 14 <br />