Section 125.1669 - Development plan or tax increment financing plan as constituting public purpose; determination; ordinance; considerations.

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EXCERPT)
Act 197 of 1975

125.1669 Development plan or tax increment financing plan as constituting public purpose; determination; ordinance; considerations.

Sec. 19.

(1) The governing body after a public hearing on the development plan or the tax increment financing plan, or both, with notice thereof given in accordance with section 18, shall determine whether the development plan or tax increment financing plan constitutes a public purpose. If it determines that the development plan or tax increment financing plan constitutes a public purpose, it shall then approve or reject the plan, or approve it with modification, by ordinance based on the following considerations:

(a) The findings and recommendations of a development area citizens council, if a development area citizens council was formed.

(b) The plan meets the requirements set forth in section 17 (2).

(c) The proposed method of financing the development is feasible and the authority has the ability to arrange the financing.

(d) The development is reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.

(e) The land included within the development area to be acquired is reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of the plan and of this act in an efficient and economically satisfactory manner.

(f) The development plan is in reasonable accord with the master plan of the municipality.

(g) Public services, such as fire and police protection and utilities, are or will be adequate to service the project area.

(h) Changes in zoning, streets, street levels, intersections, and utilities are reasonably necessary for the project and for the municipality.

(2) Amendments to an approved development plan or tax increment plan must be submitted by the authority to the governing body for approval or rejection.


History: 1975, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Aug. 13, 1975
Popular Name: DDA
Popular Name: Downtown Development Authority Act