(a) The governing body of the municipality shall determine annually the total costs and expenses to be paid from the special assessments, and annually apportion such costs and expenses upon the various properties located within the district in accordance with the benefits conferred upon the various properties.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-84-522

  • Assessed value: means value as assessed for municipal property tax purposes. See Tennessee Code 7-84-503
  • central business improvement district: means the central business improvement district created by the establishment ordinance of the municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-84-503
  • District: means the central business district created by ordinance or resolution by a municipality, or a corridor of central business districts created by joint agreement of two (2) or more municipalities. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • Governing body: means the council, commission, board or other body exercising general legislative power in the municipality. See Tennessee Code 7-84-503
  • Municipality: means any incorporated city, town or metropolitan government of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state. See Tennessee Code 7-84-503
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) In determining the benefits to each lot or parcel of property within the district, the governing body may consider any of the following factors: square footage, front footage, assessed value, type of use, business classification, property location, zones of benefit, or a combination of such factors.
(c) 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.
(d) Special assessments shall be imposed and collected annually, or on another basis specified in the ordinance establishing the central business improvement district.
(e) Changes may be made in the rate or additional rate of the special assessment as specified in the ordinance establishing the district.
(f) The governing body must hold a public hearing to change the rate or impose an additional rate of special assessment.
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