§ 36-7-40-3.5 — Public hearing on proposed economic enhancement district; hearing requirements

Indiana § 36-7-40-3.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 7: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 40: Economic Enhancement Districts

Text

5. (a) Before an economic enhancement
district may be established under this chapter, the clerk of the
city-county council shall, in the manner provided by IC 5-3-1, publish
notice of a hearing on the proposed economic enhancement district.
The clerk of the city-county council shall mail a copy of the notice to
each owner of real property within the proposed economic
enhancement district. The notice must include the boundaries of the
proposed district, a description of the proposed economic enhancement
projects, the proposed formula for determining the percentage of the
total benefit to be received by each parcel of real property, and the
hearing date. The date of the hearing may not be more than sixty (60)
days after the date on which the notice is mailed.
(b) At the public hearing under subsection (a), the legislative body
shall hear all owners of real property in the proposed district (who
appear and request to be heard) upon the questions of:
(1) the sufficiency of the notice;
(2) whether the proposed economic enhancement projects are of
public utility and benefit;
(3) whether the formula to be used for the assessment of special
benefits is appropriate; and
(4) whether the district contains all, or more or less than all, of the
property specially benefitted by the proposed economic
enhancement projects.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.169-2024, SEC.2.