Upon the submission to the clerk of a locality of a written petition, signed by a majority of the business owners in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district who will pay more than 50 percent of the fees proposed to be charged, a locality may initiate proceedings to form a business improvement and recruitment district. The amount of the fees attributable to a business owned by the same business owner that is in excess of 40 percent of the amount of all fees proposed to be charged shall not be included in determining whether the petition is signed by business owners who will pay more than 50 percent of the total amount of fees proposed to be charged.

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Any petition shall include a summary of the business improvement and recruitment district plan. The summary shall include a map showing the boundaries of the business improvement and recruitment district, information specifying where the complete business improvement and recruitment district plan can be obtained, and information specifying that the complete business improvement and recruitment district plan shall be furnished by the signatories of the petition upon request.

2023, c. 745.