Tennessee § 7-84-208 - Contents of ordinance creating district.

§ 7-84-208. Contents of ordinance creating district.

The ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality shall include: A description of the district by metes and bounds; A general description of the improvements to be constructed or established; Authority for the employment of architects and engineers for the design of such central business improvement district, or adoption of a plan of improvements already drafted and prepared by some public or private agency or association, or both; An estimate of the total cost of the improvements to be provided, including those to be furnished by the municipality; Authorization of special assessments to be levied against the properties benefited by the improvements. The ordinance shall provide for the assessment of municipally-owned properties, if such determination is made by the governing body in accordance with §§ 7-84-405 and 7-84-406. If the municipality does not expect at the time of adoption of the ordinance that special assessments will be levied against any of the properties in the district, the ordinance may provide that no special assessments will be imposed at that time. If the municipality subsequently determines that special assessments in the district are required, the municipality may amend the ordinance to permit special assessments; provided, that the amendment shall not become effective until after a public hearing relating to the amendment is held in the manner required by § 7-84-204, and any amendment shall be subject to protest as provided in § 7-84-207; Whether there shall be an allocation of the total costs of the improvement between the general revenues of the municipality and special assessments levied against the property owners, and what such allocation shall be; The time and manner in which special assessments authorized by this chapter shall be paid; and Create a board of assessment commissioners as provided in § 7-84-303 and appoint the members to the board; provided, that the appointment of members to such board may be by separate resolution of the governing body adopted at a later date, not less than six (6) months following the adoption of the ordinance provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding subdivision (8)(A), if the municipality does not expect at the time of adoption of the ordinance that special assessments will be levied against any of the properties in the district, the creation of a board of assessment commissioners shall not be required until such time, if any, as the ordinance is amended to permit special assessments to be levied. Acts 1971, ch. 268, § 12; T.C.A., § 6-3912; Acts 2007, ch. 494, §§ 5, 6. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2007, ch. 494, § 14 provided that the act shall apply to central business improvement districts already in existence and any districts that hereinafter may be created.