Oklahoma § 62-875 - Public hearing - Presentation of proposed project plan Ordinance or resolution establishing district - Determination of

§ 62-875. Public hearing - Presentation of proposed project plan Ordinance or resolution establishing district - Determination of

adverse effect.

A. At the public hearing, a representative of the municipality

or county shall present the proposed project plan for the

development or renovation of housing in the proposed district. Each

project proposed for the district shall be identified and explained.

At the hearing, the developer or developers that have contracted

with the municipality to undertake the project shall be identified

and presented in person or through such developer's representative.

Following the presentation, all interested persons shall be given an

opportunity to be heard. The governing body for good cause shown

may recess such hearing to a time and date certain, which shall be

fixed in the presence of persons in attendance at the hearing.

B. Upon the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing

body may adopt the project plan for the district and may establish

the district by ordinance or, in the case of any county, by

resolution. The boundaries of such district shall not include any

area not designated in the notice required by Section 5 of this act.

Any addition of area to the district or any substantial change to

the project plan shall be subject to the same procedure for public

notice and hearing as required for the initial establishment of the

district.

C. The ordinance or resolution establishing the district shall

be null and void if, within thirty (30) days following the

conclusion of the hearing:

1. The board of any school district levying taxes on such

property determines by resolution that the proposed district will

have an adverse effect on such school district;

2. The governing body of any municipality located within three

(3) miles of the district proposed to be established by a county

determines by ordinance that the proposed district will have an

adverse effect on such municipality; or

3. The board of county commissioners of the county in which a

municipal governing body proposes to establish such a district

determines by resolution that the proposed district will have an

adverse effect on such county.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 140, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.