Sec. 10c.

(1) 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) The boundaries of the zone area.

(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) A listing, by tax parcel identification number, of all parcels within the zone area, separately identifying assessable property.

(2) After a petition is filed pursuant to subsection (1), the clerk shall notify all property owners within the zone area of a public meeting of the property owners regarding the establishment of the business improvement zone to be held not less than 45 days or more than 60 days after the filing of the petition. The notice shall be sent by first-class mail to the property owners not less than 14 days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting. The notice shall include the specific location and the scheduled date and time of the meeting.

History: Add. 2001, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002

Popular Name: Shopping Areas Redevelopment Act