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REPORT - ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE V TO CHAPTER 6-56 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICTS
BACKGROUND: By amending City Code Section 6-56 to add Article V enabling the establishment of Community Benefit Districts (CBD) in Santa Rosa, the City could move forward with creating a new form of property based assessment districts. Any parcel of real property, regardless of zoning, may be included in a CBD and subject to assessment so long as the parcel benefits from the services and improvements funded by the district. With this ordinance, City Council may initiate proceedings to form a CBD upon the submission of a written petition, signed by property owners in the proposed district who will pay more than thirty percent of the assessment proposed to be levied. The City of Santa Rosa, as a property owner within the proposed district boundaries, would be subject to this assessment.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Planning and Econom...
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