Chapter 428A — Special Service District Procedures; Definitions

428A.01 Special Service District Procedures; Definitions This law defines important terms used in the Special Service District laws. A special service district is a specific … 428A.02 Establishment of Special Service District A city can create a special service district by passing an ordinance after following specific steps. The city must hold … 428A.03 Service Charge Authority; Notice, Hearing Requirement Cities can charge property owners within a special service district to pay for the extra services. Before imposing … 428A.04 Enlargement of Special Service Districts A city can expand an existing special service district to include additional properties. The enlargement process … 428A.05 Collection of Service Charges Service charges for special service districts are collected in the same way as property taxes. They appear on your … 428A.06 Bonds Cities can issue bonds to pay for improvements or services in a special service district. The bonds are repaid from the … 428A.07 Advisory Board Each special service district must have an advisory board made up of property owners and business operators within the … 428A.08 Petition Required Before a city can establish a special service district or impose service charges, it must receive a petition signed by … 428A.09 Veto Power of Owners After a city adopts an ordinance creating a special service district, property owners can veto it. If owners of at least … 428A.10 Exclusion From Petition Requirements and Veto Power Certain special service districts created by special law are exempt from the petition and veto requirements. These … 428A.101 Deadline for Special Service District Under General Law Special service districts created under general state law (not a special city charter) have a maximum duration. The … 428A.11 Housing Improvement Areas; Definitions This section defines key terms used in the Housing Improvement Area laws. A housing improvement area is a defined area … 428A.12 Petition Required Before a city can create a housing improvement area, it must receive a petition from property owners. The petition … 428A.13 Establishment of Housing Improvement Area A city can establish a housing improvement area by passing an ordinance after holding a public hearing. The ordinance … 428A.14 Improvement Fees Authority; Notice and Hearing Cities can impose improvement fees on property owners in a housing improvement area to pay for the approved … 428A.15 Collection of Fees Housing improvement area fees are collected in the same way as property taxes. They appear on your property tax … 428A.16 Bonds Cities can issue bonds to fund housing improvement projects and repay them from the improvement fees collected from … 428A.17 Advisory Board Each housing improvement area must have an advisory board. The board advises the city on the improvement projects, … 428A.18 Veto Powers Property owners in a housing improvement area can veto the city's ordinance. If owners of a sufficient percentage of the … 428A.19 Annual Reports Cities must file annual reports for each housing improvement area. The reports must include information about the … 428A.20 Special Assessments Cities can use special assessments instead of or in addition to improvement fees to fund housing improvements. Special … 428A.21 Deadline for Housing Improvement Districts Under General Law Housing improvement areas created under general state law have a maximum duration and automatically terminate after the …