Effective 28 Aug 2007

99.847. No new TIF projects authorized for flood plain areas in St. Charles County, applicability of restriction. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 99.800 to 99.865 to the contrary, no new tax increment financing project shall be authorized in any area which is within an area designated as flood plain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and which is located in or partly within a county with a charter form of government with greater than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants but fewer than three hundred thousand inhabitants, unless the redevelopment area actually abuts a river or a major waterway and is substantially surrounded by contiguous properties with residential, industrial, or commercial zoning classifications.

2. This subsection shall not apply to tax increment financing projects or districts approved prior to July 1, 2003, and shall allow the aforementioned tax increment financing projects to modify, amend or expand such projects including redevelopment project costs by not more than forty percent of such project original projected cost including redevelopment project costs as such projects including redevelopment project costs as such projects redevelopment projects including redevelopment project costs existed as of June 30, 2003, and shall allow the aforementioned tax increment financing district to modify, amend or expand such districts by not more than five percent as such districts existed as of June 30, 2003.

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(L. 1996 H.B. 1237 § 24, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1107, A.L. 2005 S.B. 516, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22)