HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD16215BILL NO. 2021-092
SPONSORED BY Councilmember Hensley
ORDINANCE NO. JL .Z/5
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE III OF THE JEFFERSON CITY
CODE AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW CHAPTER, ARTICLE III RELATING
TO THE URBAN REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS LAW.
WHEREAS, Chapter 353 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (the "Urban Redevelopment
Corporations Law") permits cities to approve development plans related to the
redevelopment of blighted areas and to grant real property tax abatement to spur
private investment and incentivize the remediation of the conditions that cause an
area to be blighted; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 25, Article III of the Jefferson City Code (inclusive of Sections 25-47 through
25-77 thereof), as enacted by the adoption of Ordinance No. 10255 on August 20,
1984, provides certain procedures related to the City's consideration of development
plans and grants of tax abatement under the Urban Redevelopment Corporations
Law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to revise the Jefferson City Code provisions relating to the approval
of development plans and grants of tax abatement under Chapter 353 to be
consistent with amendments to the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law since
the enactment of Ordinance No. 10255 and to otherwise modernize the procedures
for considering development plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 25-47 through 25-77 of the Jefferson City Code, as contained in
Chapter 25, Article III thereof, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 2. A new Chapter 25, Article III of the Jefferson City Code is hereby adopted as
follows:
Article III — Urban Redevelopment
Section 25-47. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Article, but not otherwise defined in this
Article, shall have the meanings set forth in Chapter 353 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (the
"Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law").
Section 25-48. Application of the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law. The City shall
comply with the provisions of the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law when considering any
Development Plan that requests the City to exercise statutory powers available under the Urban
Redevelopment Corporations Law, including, without limitation, grants of real property tax
abatement in Blighted Areas.
Section 25-49. Public Hearing Required. Prior to the adoption of an ordinance approving a
Development Plan that contemplates real property tax abatement, the City Council shall, as required
by the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law, (a) furnish each political subdivision whose
boundaries for ad valorem tax purposes include any portion of the real property to be affected by the
proposed tax abatement with a written statement of the impact of the proposed tax abatement and
(b) hold a public hearing at which all affected political subdivisions shall have the right to be heard
on the proposed grant of tax abatement. Notice of the public hearing and a copy of the written tax
impact statement shall be sent by certified mail or reputable private delivery service to each affected
political subdivision at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
Section 3. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute all
documents and take such actions as they may deem necessary or advisable to carry out and
perform the purposes of this Ordinance.
Section 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that each and every
part, section and subsection of this Ordinance shall be separate and severable from each and
every other part, section and subsection hereof and that the City Council intends to adopt each
said part, section and subsection separately and independently of any other part, section and
subsection. If any part, section or subsection of this Ordinance shall be determined to be or to
have been unlawful or unconstitutional, the remaining parts, sections and subsections shall be
and remain in full force and effect, unless the court making such finding shall determine that the
valid portions standing alone are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in accord with
the legislative intent.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its
passage approval.
Passed:
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
City Jerk
Approved:/N� 5PO
Mayor Carrie Tergin
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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