7-21-3703. Empowerment zones -- creation. (1) The governing body of a county, a consolidated local government, or a municipality or jointly the governing bodies of counties, consolidated local governments, and municipalities may create empowerment zones. The empowerment zone may consist of all or a part of a county, consolidated local government, or municipality. If a proposed empowerment zone consists of an area partly within and partly outside of the limits of a municipality, the zone must be established by both the county and municipal governing bodies acting jointly, meeting together but voting separately.
(2) A governing body may adopt a resolution of intention to create an empowerment zone. The resolution must identify the limits of the zone and make findings that the proposed zone meets the qualifying criteria set forth in 7-21-3704. The governing body shall hold a public hearing on the question of whether to establish an empowerment zone. The hearing may be set no sooner than 3 weeks or later than 90 days from the date of the adoption of the resolution. Notice of the hearing must be published twice, 1 week apart not later than 1 week prior to the date set for the hearing. The notice must provide the subject, date, time, and place of the hearing and must identify the proposed empowerment zone boundaries.
(3) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time to seek additional information or to hear additional proponents or opponents. After the hearing, the governing body may, by resolution, create an empowerment zone.
(4) Each governing body may create a maximum of one empowerment zone, either wholly or partially within its limits, in any 7-year period.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 582, L. 2003.
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