Sec. 10c.
A person may initiate the establishment of a business improvement zone by the delivery of a petition to the clerk of the city or village in which a proposed zone area is located. The petition shall include all of the following:
(a) An attached map and description of the geographic boundaries of the zone area sufficient to identify each assessable property included.
(b) The signatures of property owners of parcels representing not less than 30% of the property owners within the zone area, weighted as provided in section 10f(2).
(c) An attached listing, by tax parcel identification number, of all parcels within the zone area, separately identifying assessable property.
(d) An attached zone plan, which shall include all of the following:
(i) The proposed initial board of directors for the zone, except for a member of the board of directors who may be appointed by the city or village under section 10g(2).
(ii) The method for removal, appointment, and replacement of the board.
(iii) A description of projects planned during the qualifying period, including the scope, nature, and duration of the projects.
(iv) An estimate of the total amount of expenditures for projects planned during the qualifying period.
(v) The proposed source or sources of financing for the projects.
(vi) If the proposed financing includes assessments, the projected amount or rate of the assessments for each year and the basis upon which the assessments are to be imposed on assessable property.
(vii) A plan of dissolution for the business improvement zone.
(viii) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subparagraph, the number of calendar years in the qualifying period, not more than 10 calendar years and not less than 7 calendar years.
(e) A basis for allocating assessments in the zone area, including, but not limited to, assessments based upon taxable value or assessments based upon assessed value.
History: Add. 2001, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 126, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 262, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018 Popular Name: Shopping Areas Redevelopment Act
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