HB 569 Summary

• Requires planning commissions to provide public notice of urban renewal plans, make plans available to the public, and allow 60 days for public comment before submitting recommendations to the local governing body.

• Mandates planning commissions hold at least one public hearing during the 60-day comment period to allow public testimony on urban renewal plans.

• Extends the timeline for planning commission recommendations from 30 days to 90 days after receipt of the plan for review.

• Changes the period for contesting the legality of urban renewal ordinances, resolutions, and bonds from 30 days to 90 days after the effective date.

• Requires local governing bodies to provide notice to taxing district governing bodies at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before final reading of ordinances adopting urban renewal plans with revenue allocation provisions.