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ID H0094
Bill
Status
2/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Revenue and Taxation Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires city councils to find that costs imposed on property owners must be exceeded by benefits derived through increased property value, with no assessment exceeding measurable benefits to each property owner.
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Allows property owners to appeal final assessments to district court if costs imposed exceed benefits derived.
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Extends the protest filing deadline to 30 days after a hearing (previously only in advance of the hearing) and makes council decisions non-final if costs and project designs change from what was disclosed to property owners.
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Lowers the protest threshold from two-thirds to 50% of affected property owners to prevent the council from proceeding with improvements, and establishes a 180-day review period for non-city entities with review by city council and county commissioners.
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Adds evaluation criteria for proposed districts including health, safety, welfare, financial impact on property owners, and verification that benefits exceed costs under specified procedures.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to local improvement districts to establish provisions relating to a finding by the council that costs imposed upon property owners must be exceeded by benefits derived by property owners in increased property value and that no property assessment shall exceed the measurable benefits derived by a property owner and that a property owner may appeal a final assessment; to revise provisions relating to the filing of a protest; and to revise provisions relating to certain findings and provisions relating to a method of assessment.
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
2/5/2013