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TN Code § 7-84-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-203. Geographical Area — Size and Form — Property Included

 Any central business improvement district created by a municipality may embrace a contiguous property area or two (2) or more separate property areas and may include one (1) or more business districts, which business districts may either be historic business districts or business districts in which additional development and growth is expected to occur, or both, and corridors connecting business districts. Two (2) or more central business improvement districts may overlap and may encompass some or all of the same properties. Each district shall be of such size and form as to include all properties that, in the judgment of the governing body, will be benefited by the construction of the improvement project or projects that are proposed to be made in or for such district, or by any portion or portions of such project. The jurisdiction of a municipality to make, finance, and assess the cost of any improvement project shall not be impaired by a lack of commonness, unity, or singleness of the location, purpose or character of the improvement or improvements, or by the fact that any one (1) or more of the properties included in the district is subsequently determined not to be benefited by such improvement or improvements, or by a particular portion of the improvement or improvements, and is not assessed for the improvement or improvements.
TN Code § 7-84-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-204. Public Hearing to Be Ordered — When Held

 Upon the filing of a petition purporting to contain the requisite number of signatures, or upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing body, the governing body shall order a public hearing to determine whether such central business improvement district shall be established. Such hearing shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than forty-five (45) days following the adoption of the resolution by the governing body or following the filing of the petition with the governing body.
TN Code § 7-84-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-205. Notice of Hearing

 Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publishing a notice once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. It shall not be necessary to set out in full in such notice the proposed ordinance setting up such central business improvement district, but such notice shall state in summary detail those facts required to be included in the petition as set forth in § 7-84-202(1)(D). The notice shall state the time and place of such public hearing, which shall be at least seven (7) days following the date of publication of the third and final notice. Such notice shall also be given by mail to each owner of real property within the proposed district as provided in § 7-84-304.
TN Code § 7-84-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-206. Hearing on Creation of District — Adoption of Ordinance

  At the time and place thus appointed, the governing body shall meet, and at such meeting, or at the time and place to which the meeting may be adjourned from time to time, all persons whose property may be affected by such improvement or improvements may appear in person, by attorney or by petition and protest against the creation of such central business improvement district; and the governing body shall consider such objections and protests, if any, and may change the district boundaries or modify the proposal in such manner as may be deemed advisable by the governing body. At the conclusion of such public hearing, the governing body shall adopt, adopt as amended, or reject the organization of such central business improvement district by the adoption or rejection of an ordinance setting out the district. In all such municipalities requiring two (2) or more readings before passage of an ordinance, all readings shall have been held prior to the public hearing, except the final such reading, so that the adoption may take place at the conclusion of such public hearing.   Any person who fails to file a protest, who fails to appear at the public hearing to protest, or, having filed, withdraws such protest, shall be deemed to have waived any objection to the creation of the district, the making or acquisition of the improvements, and the inclusion of such person's property in the district. Such waiver, however, shall not preclude such person's right to object to the amount of the assessment at the hearing for which provision is made in § 7-84-409.   The governing body of any municipality may amend from time to time the ordinance organizing a central business improvement district to include additional improvements; 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.
TN Code § 7-84-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-207. Failure of Organization by Resolution — Amendment of Resolution — Rehearings

  In the event that such central business improvement district plan shall have been initiated by action of the governing body under § 7-84-202(2), such ordinance creating a central business improvement district shall not be adopted if written protests are filed with the governing body prior to the public hearing from owners representing more than one half (½) of the assessed value of all the property to be included in the district.   Failure of such ordinance by reason of protests having been filed by owners representing more than one half (½) of the assessed value of the property to be included in the district shall not bar the governing body from amending the district boundaries in such manner as to reduce the number of objectors to one half (½) or less of the assessed value of the district; provided, that a new public hearing shall be had on the amended district under the provisions hereinbefore established for such public hearings, and all of the procedures and provisions herein established shall be applicable to such second public hearing.   The governing body shall be permitted to amend the district boundaries only once in order to permit the adoption of such ordinance, and no petition shall be accepted nor resolution adopted by the governing body with respect to the same properties included in the original or amended proposed central business improvement district for a period of twelve (12) months following the failure of passage of such ordinance.
TN Code § 7-84-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 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.
TN Code § 7-84-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 2 - Creation|§ 7-84-209. Creation of Corridors to Link Central Business Districts

 The governing bodies of two (2) or more municipalities may enter into agreements to create a corridor to link together central business districts. A corridor of central business districts shall be subject to all this chapter relative to a single central business district.
TN Code § 7-84-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 3 - Operation and Powers|§ 7-84-302. Bids — Contracts — Construction — Detailed Plan

  Upon the adoption of the ordinance, the municipality shall proceed to advertise for bids, let the contracts, and construct the improvements under the laws and regulations governing the construction of other improvements within the municipality; provided, that where no detailed plan of improvements has yet been prepared, the municipality shall employ architects and engineers for the drafting of such plan, and, upon approval of such plan, shall thereafter, and within four (4) months time, advertise for bids.   If a municipality acquires improvements from a third party, including a private entity, subsection (a) shall not apply.
TN Code § 7-84-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 3 - Operation and Powers|§ 7-84-303. Board of Assessment Commissioners

  The board of assessment commissioners authorized in this chapter shall consist of no fewer than three (3) nor more than seven (7) citizens of the municipality, none of whom shall be interested in any property contained within the central business improvement district. Such members shall be not less than thirty (30) years of age and shall serve until completion of their duties. A majority of such commissioners shall constitute a quorum and be competent to perform any duty required of these commissioners; and they shall be notified of their appointment, and vacancies in their number shall be filled, by the governing body, and they shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.   The commissioners shall view each property located within the improvement district and shall:  Determine the amount of the assessment to be levied upon each such property, according to the benefit conferred by the improvements; and   Ascertain and award the amount of damages and compensation to be paid to the owners of property that is to be taken or injured by such improvements.     The board of assessment commissioners shall be reimbursed for the performance of their duties at a rate to be determined by the governing body of the municipality, and such reimbursement shall be considered a cost of the improvements and reimbursed from the special assessments as provided in this chapter.
TN Code § 7-84-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 3 - Operation and Powers|§ 7-84-304. Notice to Real Property Owner

 In any case where a notice is required to be sent to the owner of real property in the central business improvement district, such notice shall be deemed sufficient if sent by certified mail to the last known address of the owner. In any case where the governing body finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the governing body shall not lose jurisdiction by due notice not being given, and the proceeding in question shall not be void or be abated by due notice not being given, but the governing body, in that case, shall order due notice given and shall continue the proceeding until such time as notice shall be properly given, and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.
TN Code § 7-84-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 3 - Operation and Powers|§ 7-84-307. Fees

 The governing body of the municipality is hereby authorized to levy, according to the benefits received, and to collect in such manner as the governing body may determine to be proper, annual service or maintenance fees against the properties located within the central business improvement district for the maintenance, upkeep, and repairs of all public properties located within such district, including, but not limited to, capital improvements, movable furniture or fixtures, and all trees, plants, and decorative plantings of each and every kind. Additionally, such fees may cover the cost of additional fire and police protection required for, or desired by, such central business improvement district and all operating expenses of such special facilities provided in the district as are not charged by the governing body against the general revenues of the municipality.
TN Code § 7-84-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-401. Special Assessments

 The municipality is hereby authorized to levy special assessments against all properties, except those exempt from taxation, located within the central business improvement district to cover all costs and expenses of each and every improvement constructed, erected, or purchased and placed within such district, including all necessary incidental expenses. Such expenses may include all costs of construction, costs of making estimates and plans, feasibility studies, charges of engineers and attorneys, compensation of the members of the board of assessment commissioners, surveying, planning surveys, printing, advertising for bids, preparation of the assessment rolls, inspection and administrative expenses, abstracts and other title costs, construction interest, bond interest, necessary reserves, commissions paid to brokers or agents in connection with the sale of bonds issued by the municipality, and provision for additional costs or losses of assessment revenue for the development and construction of such improvements as are authorized by the municipal ordinance not contemplated at the time of the hearings on the organization of the central business improvement district. The assessment authorized in this section shall include all such costs, even though some of the construction, engineering, inspection, and administrative or other services necessary are performed by the municipality.
TN Code § 7-84-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-402. Apportionment of Costs to Property Affected

 Prior to the acquisition of an improvement or commencement of the construction of an improvement described in the ordinance organizing the central business improvement district or upon completion of the improvements, at the discretion of the board of assessment commissioners, the board of assessment commissioners shall apportion the totality of all costs of such improvement district upon the various properties located within the district in accordance with the benefits to each property upon the completion of the work by such improvements conferred. If the board of assessment commissioners determines that certain improvements benefit only certain properties within a district, the board may apportion the costs of the improvements upon the various properties that benefit from the improvements.
TN Code § 7-84-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-403. Maximum Assessment — Payments by Municipality

  Except as provided in subsection (b), the aggregate amount of the levy or assessment made against any lot or parcel of land shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed value of the lot and improvement on the lot. The municipality shall pay any part of the levy or assessment against any such lot or parcel of land as may be in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed value.   In any tourist resort county, as defined in § 42-1-301, the aggregate amount of the levy or assessment made against a lot or parcel of land shall not exceed the cost of the improvements that are apportioned pursuant to § 7-84-404 to that lot or parcel.
TN Code § 7-84-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-404. Determination of Benefit to Property — Apportionment of Costs in Relation to Assessed Valuation Authorized

  In determining the benefits to each lot or parcel of property within the central business improvement district, the board of assessment commissioners may consider frontage, area, the proportion that the assessed value of each lot or parcel bears to the whole assessed value of all properties within the district, or a combination of all of these. All assessments made by the board shall be presumed to have been made on the basis of the benefit conferred on each lot or parcel of property within the district, and shall be subject to review only as provided in this chapter.   The fact that assessments may be spread uniformly over a large area within the district shall not be conclusive that such assessment was arbitrarily made or that the board made no attempt to distribute the costs of the improvements in proportion to the benefits received.   The ordinance provided for in § 7-84-208 may contain a finding that the special benefit to all properties located within the central business improvement district is uniformly commensurate with the assessed value of each property in such district, in which event the determination provided for in § 7-84-303(b)(1) shall not be necessary, and the total costs of such improvements to be assessed against the owners of property in such district shall be assessed against each property in the same proportion that the assessed value of each such property bears to the assessed value of all such properties within the district.
TN Code § 7-84-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-405. Assessment of Municipally-Owned Property Authorized

 The governing body of the municipality shall determine whether municipally-owned property located within the district shall be assessed in the same manner as private property, and, if it does so determine, shall provide for such assessments in the ordinance creating the central business improvement district as authorized in § 7-84-208(5).
TN Code § 7-84-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-406. Special Assessment of Municipal Property Not Otherwise Assessed

 Municipal properties that are not assessed for taxation by the municipality or the county in which the municipality is located, and that are to be assessed for the purposes of this chapter, as provided in § 7-84-405, shall be specially assessed by the municipal assessor, or the county assessor, if the municipality uses county property assessments, upon the request of the board of assessment commissioners, and the cost for making such assessments shall be borne by the central business improvement district.
TN Code § 7-84-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-407. Assessment Roll

 After all assessments have been determined by the board of assessment commissioners, the board shall prepare an assessment roll, which shall show the location of the property, the owner of the property as shown in the records of the municipal or county assessor, and the amount of the assessment.
TN Code § 7-84-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 7 - Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities|Chapter 84 - Central Business Improvement District Act of 1971|Part 4 - Assessments and Damages|§ 7-84-408. Schedule of Property Taken or Damaged

 The board of assessment commissioners shall also prepare a schedule of all property proposed to be taken by condemnation by the municipality and all property that will in some manner be injured by the improvements to be constructed within the district, together with the valuations set on each such property or the damages to the property by the injuries to be inflicted. Such schedule of property shall be made public simultaneously with the assessment roll and for a like period of time.