Oregon Statutes 457.120 – When additional notice required; to whom sent; contents; notice by publication
(1) In addition to any required public notice of hearing on a proposed urban renewal plan or substantial amendment or change to a plan, as described in ORS § 457.085 (2)(i) and 457.220, the municipality shall cause notice of a hearing by the governing body on a proposed plan for a new urban renewal area or on a proposed change containing one of the types of amendments specified in ORS § 457.085 (2)(i) to be mailed to each individual or household in one of the following groups:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 457.120
- agency: means an urban renewal agency created under ORS § 457. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Increment: means that part of the assessed value of a taxing district attributable to any increase in the assessed value of the property located in an urban renewal area, or portion thereof, over the assessed value specified in the certified statement. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Municipality: means any county or any city in this state. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- plan: means a plan, as it exists or is changed or modified from time to time for one or more urban renewal areas, as provided in ORS § 457. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- public notice: means any legal publication which requires an affidavit of publication as required in ORS § 193. See Oregon Statutes 174.104
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Reduced rate plan: means an urban renewal plan that:
(a) Was adopted before December 6, 1996, is an existing urban renewal plan and was designated as an Option One plan under ORS § 457. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Standard rate plan: means an urban renewal plan that is not a permanent rate plan or reduced rate plan. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Taxing district: means the state, city, county or any other unit of government that has the power to levy a tax. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
- Urban renewal area: means a blighted area included in an urban renewal plan or an area included in an urban renewal plan under ORS § 457. See Oregon Statutes 457.010
(a) Owners of real property that is located in the municipality;
(b) Electors registered in the municipality;
(c) Sewer, water, electric or other utility customers in the municipality; or
(d) Postal patrons in the municipality.
(2) If the urban renewal area governed by the plan or substantial amendment thereof extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality, notice shall also be sent to each individual in the selected group who is located in the urban renewal area.
(3) The notice required by this section shall contain a statement in plain language that:
(a) The governing body, on a specified date, will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance adopting or substantially amending an urban renewal plan;
(b) If the plan is a standard rate plan, or a reduced rate plan for which the consolidated billing tax rate includes a tax pledged to repay exempt bonded indebtedness that was approved by taxing district electors on or before October 6, 2001, the adoption or amendment may affect property tax rates;
(c) Sets forth the proposed maximum amount of indebtedness that can be issued or incurred under the plan or amendment;
(d) The ordinance, if approved, is subject to referendum; and
(e) A copy of the ordinance, urban renewal plan and accompanying report can be obtained by contacting a designated person within the municipality.
(4) If the municipality that activated the urban renewal agency is a county:
(a) The notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be sent to each individual or household in one of the groups listed in subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section, except that the notice need be sent only to those individuals or households located in a school district with territory affected or to be affected by the tax increment financing for the new urban renewal area or proposed change.
(b) In addition to the notice under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the county shall cause notice to be published in a paper of general circulation throughout the county. The published notice shall contain the information described in subsection (3) of this section, be published in an advertisement not less than three inches in height and three inches in width and be located in a general interest section of the newspaper other than the classified advertisement section. [1991 c.459 § 335f; 1997 c.541 § 445; 2019 c.580 § 7]