Chapter 35 Business Improvement Districts

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BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS § 35-30 Section 35-30. Request for changes. The council may commence proceedings to approve an ordinance for change if receiving a request from the district board requesting a change permitted under section 35-28(a) or the levy of a new assessment. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.) Section 35-31. Contents of proposed ordinance for change. A proposed ordinance for change shall do all of the following: (1) State the name of the district; (2) Describe the boundaries of the district; (3) Specify the proposed change to the supplemental services or improvements, the supplemental services or improvements to be financed or the boundaries; (4) Specify whether the issuance and sale of bonds to finance any supplemental improvements is required; (5) Specify any proposed new special assessment which will be levied to finance new or existing supplemental services and improvements or payment of debt service for supplemental improvements; and (6) Specify any proposed change to the rate or method of apportionment of an existing special assessment. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.) Section 35-32. Notice of hearing on proposed ordinance of consideration. (a) The council shall fix the time and place for a hearing on the proposed ordinance of consideration. The date of the hearing shall not be less than thirty or more than ninety days from the date of introduction of the proposed ordinance. (b) The County clerk shall publish notice of the hearing in the same manner as required under section 35-12 for notice of a hearing to owners of land within a proposed district. In addition, the County clerk shall mail the notice to each owner of land assessed or proposed to be assessed in the district at least fifteen days before the hearing in the manner described in section 35-12. (c) The notice shall contain all of the following information: (1) A summary of the proposed ordinance and a statement that the proposed ordinance is on file in the County clerk's office for public inspection (alternatively, the notice may contain the full text of the proposed ordinance); (2) The time and place of the hearing; (3) A statement that, at the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons and landowners for or against the proposed changes will be heard; and (4) A summary of the protest procedure and the form of any protest, including the respective rights of an owner and the effect of protests made against the proposed changes. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.) 35-15