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<br />68 <br />Base Year Appeals. A second type of assessment appeal is called a base year appeal, where the property owners challenge the original (basis) value of their property. <br />Appeals for reduction in the “base year” value of an assessment, if successful, reduce <br />the assessment for the year in which the appeal is taken and prospectively thereafter. The completion date of new construction or the date of change of ownership determines <br />the base year. Any base year appeal must be made within four years of the change of ownership or new construction date. <br />Decreases in the aggregate value of taxable property within the City resulting from natural disaster, reclassification by ownership or use, or as a result of the operation Proposition 8 all may have an adverse impact on the General Fund revenues available <br />to pay Lease Payments under the Lease. <br />In addition, failure by large property owners to pay property taxes when due may <br />also cause a decrease in General Fund revenues available to pay Lease Payments under the Lease when due. <br /> <br />See “– Natural Calamities,” and “– Hazardous Substances” below, and “THE CITY AND CITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION – Property Taxes.” <br /> Natural Calamities <br />General. From time to time, the City is subject to natural calamities, including, but not <br />limited to, earthquake, flood, wildfire, tsunami, or pipeline incident, that may adversely affect economic activity in the City, and which could have a negative impact on City finances. There can be no assurance that the occurrence of any natural calamity would not cause substantial <br />interference to and costs for the City. In the event any such calamity were to occur within the City, the City’s ability to make Lease Payments may be materially adversely affected and, therefore, materially adversely affect the Authority’s ability to make debt service payments on <br />the 2018 Bonds. <br />Seismic. The City is located in an area classified as Seismic Zone 4 by the Uniform <br />Building Code (the “UBC”). The area includes all of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and all of coastal California. Seismic Zone 4 is the highest risk zone classification under the UBC. <br /> <br />Active earthquake faults underlie both the City and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area. The eastern edge of the City is crossed by the Hayward Fault, creating the potential for <br />significant damage. The city is also vulnerable to damage from earthquakes on the San <br />Andreas Fault, located 10 miles to the west, and the Calaveras Fault, located 10 miles to the east. All such major faults have numerous fault complexes and branches. Recent significant <br />seismic events include the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, centered about 60 miles south of San Francisco, which registered 6.9 on the Richter scale of earthquake intensity. That earthquake caused fires and collapses of and structural damage to buildings, <br />highways and bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area. Enforcement of the UBC by the San Leandro Building Division helps ensure that new <br />construction will withstand the forces associated with a major earthquake. However, many of the buildings in San Leandro pre–date the modern UBC and are susceptible to damage. The City <br />has completed a multi–year program to retrofit unreinforced masonry buildings, most of which <br />are located in and around downtown.