HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4551 - Ordinance: Amend Code Chapter 2-18 Downtown Special Service District
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-1 and 2-18-4
OF CHAPTER 2-18 OF TITLE 2 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE
OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO DOWNTOWN SPECIAL
SERVICE DISTRICT.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 2-18-1 of Chapter 2-18 of Title 2 of the Rochester Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-18-1. Purpose and authorization.
(a) The city previously has received a petition (the "petition") from downtown property
owners who wanted to improve the economic vitality of downtown Rochester by
establishing a special service district ("District") pursuant to Minn. Stats. §§
428A.01—428A.101 (the "Act"). Petitions must be received by owners of 25 percent
or more of the land area that would be subject to the charges and either (i) owners
of 25 percent or more of the net tax capacity of property that would be subject to the
charges, or (ii) owners, individuals and business organization that would be subject
to 25 percent or more of a proposed charge. The petition has been was signed by
owners of more than 60 percent of the net tax capacity of property that will would be
subject to service charges and by owners of more than 25 40 percent of the land
area of property that will would be subject to service charges.
(b) Under the provisions of the Act, the city council may adopted an ordinance
establishing a special service district. Only property that is was classified under Minn.
Stats. § 273.13 and used for commercial, industrial, or public utility purposes, or is
was vacant land zoned or designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial
use and located in the special service district, could may be subject to the charges
imposed by the city on the special service district. The ordinance must described,
with particularity, the area within the city to be included within the district and the
special services to be furnished in the district. Special services may not include a
service that is ordinarily provided throughout the city from general fund revenues of
the city unless an increased level of the service is provided in the special service
district.
(c) An operating plan for the Rochester Downtown Special Service District ("operating
plan") was has been developed by the Rochester Downtown Alliance, a state
nonprofit corporation composed of a broad range of people representing property
owners, business leaders, the city and others with a direct stake in enhanced
business and economic development conditions in the downtown. A copy of the
operating plan is available for public inspection in the Ccity Cclerk's office, 201 4th
Street SE, Rochester, Minnesota. The operating plan sets forth the special services
to be provided within the district, the particular area of the city to be included within
the district's boundaries, the amount and manner of imposing service charges, and
the manner in which the special services will be implemented. The operating plan is
hereby incorporated into this chapter. A copy of the operating plan is available for
public inspection in the city clerk's office, 201 4th Street SE, Rochester, Minnesota.
(d) Following the creation and existence of the Rochester Downtown Special Service
District, the property owners pursued extension of the District, via petition, again
gaining signatures from more than 60 percent of the net tax capacity of property that
would be subject to service charges and by owners of more than 40 percent of the
land area of property that would be subject to the service charge.
(d e) Pursuant to the authority herein recited and consistent with the above state
purposes and parameters, and as requested in the petition, the city council hereby
extends the previously established establishes the Rochester Downtown Special
Service District to provide the special services described below.
Section 2. Section 2-18-4 of Chapter 2-18 of Title 2 of the Rochester Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-18-4. Term of the special district.
The continued term of the district will begin on January 1, 201625, and end on
December 31, 202534.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)