§ 428A.12 — Petition Required
Plain-Language Summary
Before a city can create a housing improvement area, it must receive a petition from property owners. The petition requirements ensure that a significant portion of the affected property owners support the creation of the area and the planned improvements.
428A.12 PETITION REQUIRED.
No action may be taken under sections 428A.13 and 428A.14 unless owners of 50 percent or more of the housing units that would be subject to fees in the proposed housing improvement area file a petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed action with the city clerk. No action may be taken under section 428A.14 to impose a fee unless owners of 50 percent or more of the housing units subject to the proposed fee file a petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed fee with the city clerk or other appropriate official.
History:
1996 c 471 art 8 s 8; 2010 c 389 art 1 s 22
History: History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 8; 2010 c 389 art 1 s 22