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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) An ordinance establishing a development area shall include the following provisions:
(a) A legal description of the boundaries of the development area, and geographic reference points;
(b) The establishment date;
(c) The termination date, including a provision that allows the termination date to be extended as provided in KRS 65.7045(35);
(d) A name for the development area for identification purposes;
(e) A finding that the conditions in the development area meet the criteria described in KRS 65.7049;
(f) A finding supporting the need to employ redevelopment assistance in the development area;
(g) A provision adopting the development plan required by KRS 65.7051(1);
(h) Approval of any agreements relating to the development area, including any local participation agreements;
(i) A provision establishing a special fund for the development area or any project within the development area;
(j) A requirement that any entity other than the governing body that receives financial assistance under the development area ordinance, whether in the form of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee, shall make periodic accounting to the governing body;
(k) A provision for periodic analysis and review by the governing body of the development activity in the development area, a review of the progress in meeting the stated goals of the development area, and a requirement that the review and analysis be forwarded to the authority if the development activity includes projects subject to a tax incentive agreement;
(l) Designation of the agency or agencies responsible for oversight, administration, and implementation of the development ordinance; and
(m) Any other provisions, findings, limitations, rules, or procedures regarding the proposed development area or a project within the development area and its establishment or maintenance deemed necessary by the city or county.
(2) An ordinance establishing a development area may designate an existing agency to oversee and administer implementation of a development area ordinance or a portion thereof.
(3) Unless the ordinance establishing a development area requires an earlier date, a development area shall cease to exist on the termination date.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 65.7053.Contents of ordinance establishing a development area; agency to oversee and administer implementation of ordinance; termination date - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ix-counties-cities-and-other-local-units/ky-rev-st-sect-65-7053/
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