2006 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 428A. SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS; HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREAS

SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS

428A.01 SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT PROCEDURES; DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. As used in sections 428A.01 to 428A.10, the terms defined in
this section have the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. City. "City" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
    Subd. 3. Special services. "Special services" has the meaning given in the city's ordinance
but special services may not include a service that is ordinarily provided throughout the city
from general fund revenues of the city unless an increased level of the service is provided in
the special service district.
    Subd. 4. Special service district. "Special service district" means a defined area within
the city where special services are rendered and the costs of the special services are paid from
revenues collected from service charges imposed within that area.
    Subd. 5. Net tax capacity. Except as provided in section 428A.05, "net tax capacity"
means the net tax capacity most recently certified by the county auditor under section 428A.03,
subdivision 1a , before the effective date of the ordinance or resolution adopted under section
428A.02 or 428A.03.
    Subd. 6. Land area. "Land area" means the land area in the district that is subject to
property taxes.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 1; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1995 c 264 art 16 s
16; 1996 c 471 art 8 s 3,4

428A.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT.
    Subdivision 1. Ordinance. The governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance
establishing a special service district. Only property that is classified under section 273.13 and
used for commercial, industrial, or public utility purposes, or is vacant land zoned or designated
on a land use plan for commercial or industrial use and located in the special service district,
may be subject to the charges imposed by the city on the special service district. Other types of
property may be included within the boundaries of the special service district but are not subject
to the levies or charges imposed by the city on the special service district. If 50 percent or more
of the market value of a parcel of property is classified under section 273.13 as commercial,
industrial, or vacant land zoned or designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial
use, or public utility for the current assessment year, then the entire market value of the property
is subject to a service charge based on net tax capacity for purposes of sections 428A.01 to
428A.10. The ordinance shall describe with particularity the area within the city to be included
in the district and the special services to be furnished in the district. The ordinance may not be
adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. Notice of the hearing shall
include the time and place of hearing, a map showing the boundaries of the proposed district,
and a statement that all persons owning property in the proposed district that would be subject
to a service charge will be given opportunity to be heard at the hearing. Within 30 days after
adoption of the ordinance under this subdivision, the governing body shall send a copy of the
ordinance to the commissioner of revenue.
    Subd. 2. Notice. Notice of the hearing must be given by publication in at least two issues
of the official newspaper of the city. The two publications must be two weeks apart and the
hearing must be held at least three days after the last publication. Not less than ten days before the
hearing, notice must also be mailed to the owner of each parcel within the area proposed to be
included in the district. For the purpose of giving mailed notice, owners are those shown on the
records of the county auditor. Other records may be used to supply the necessary information. For
properties that are tax exempt or subject to taxation on a gross earnings basis in lieu of property
tax and are not listed on the records of the county auditor, the owners must be ascertained by any
practicable means and mailed notice given them. At the public hearing a person affected by the
proposed district may testify on any issues relevant to the proposed district. The hearing may be
adjourned from time to time and the ordinance establishing the district may be adopted at any
time within six months after the date of the conclusion of the hearing by a vote of the majority
of the governing body of the city.
    Subd. 3. Charges; relationship to services. The city may impose service charges under
sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 that are reasonably related to the special services provided. Charges
for service shall be as nearly as possible proportionate to the cost of furnishing the service,
and may be fixed on the basis of the service directly rendered, or by reference to a reasonable
classification of the types of premises to which service is furnished, or on any other equitable basis.
    Subd. 4. Benefit; objection. Before the ordinance is adopted or at the hearing at which it is
to be adopted, any affected landowner may file a written objection with the city clerk asserting
that the landowner's property should not be included in the district or should not be subjected to
a service charge and objecting to:
(1) the inclusion of the landowner's property in the district, for the reason that the property
would not receive services that are not provided throughout the city to the same degree;
(2) the levy of a service charge on the landowner's property, for the reason that the property
is exempted under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 or the special law under which the district was
created; or
(3) the fact that neither the landowner's property nor its use is benefited by the proposed
special service.
The governing body shall make a determination on the objection within 30 days of its filing.
Pending its determination, the governing body may delay adoption of the ordinance or it may
adopt the ordinance with a reservation that the landowner's property may be excluded from the
district or district service charges when the determination is made.
    Subd. 5. Appeal to district court. Within 30 days after the determination of the objection,
any person aggrieved, who is not precluded by failure to object before or at the hearing, or whose
failure to object is due to a reasonable cause, may appeal to the district court by serving a notice
upon the mayor or city clerk. The notice shall be filed with the court administrator of the district
court within ten days after its service. The city clerk shall furnish the appellant a certified copy of
the findings and determination of the governing body. The court may affirm the action objected to
or, if the appellant's objections have merit, modify or cancel it. If the appellant does not prevail
upon the appeal, the costs incurred shall be taxed to the appellant by the court and judgment
entered for them. All objections shall be deemed waived unless presented on appeal.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 2; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1996 c 471 art 8 s 5

428A.03 SERVICE CHARGE AUTHORITY; NOTICE, HEARING REQUIREMENT.
    Subdivision 1. Hearing. Service charges may be imposed by the city within the special
service district at a rate or amount sufficient to produce the revenues required to provide special
services in the district. To determine the appropriate rate for a service charge based on net tax
capacity, taxable property or net tax capacity must be determined without regard to captured or
original net tax capacity under section 469.177 or to the distribution or contribution value under
section 473F.08. Service charges may not be imposed to finance a special service if the service is
ordinarily provided by the city from its general fund revenues unless the service is provided in the
district at an increased level. In that case, a service charge may be imposed only in the amount
needed to pay for the increased level of service. A service charge may not be imposed on the
receipts from the sale of intoxicating liquor, food, or lodging. Before the imposition of service
charges in a district, for each calendar year, a hearing must be held under section 428A.02 and
notice must be given and must be mailed to any individual or business organization subject to a
service charge. For purposes of this section, the notice shall also include:
(1) a statement that all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the
hearing regarding a proposed service charge;
(2) the estimated cost of improvements to be paid for in whole or in part by service charges
imposed under this section, the estimated cost of operating and maintaining the improvements
during the first year and upon completion of the improvements, the proposed method and source of
financing the improvements, and the annual cost of operating and maintaining the improvements;
(3) the proposed rate or amount of the proposed service charge to be imposed in the district
during the calendar year and the nature and character of special services to be rendered in the
district during the calendar year in which the service charge is to be collected; and
(4) a statement that the petition requirements of section 428A.08 have either been met or
do not apply to the proposed service charge.
Within six months of the public hearing, the city may adopt a resolution imposing a service
charge within the district not exceeding the amount or rate expressed in the notice issued under
this section.
    Subd. 1a. Certification of net tax capacity. Upon a request of the city, the county auditor
must certify the most recent net tax capacity of the taxable property subject to service charges
within the special service district.
    Subd. 2. Exemption of certain properties from taxes and service charges. Property
exempt from taxation by section 272.02 is exempt from any service charges based on net tax
capacity imposed under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10.
    Subd. 3. Levy limit. Service charges imposed under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 are not
included in the calculation of levies or limits on levies imposed under law or charter.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 3; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1995 c 264 art 16 s 17

428A.04 ENLARGEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS.
Boundaries of a special service district may be enlarged only after hearing and notice as
provided in sections 428A.02 and 428A.03. Notice must be served in the original district and in
the area proposed to be added to the district. Property added to the district is subject to all service
charges imposed within the district after the property becomes a part of the district if it is property
of the type that is subject to service charges in the district. On the question of enlargement, the
petition requirement in section 428A.08 and the veto power in section 428A.09 apply only to
owners, individuals, and business organizations in the area proposed to be added to the district.
History: 1988 c 719 art 14 s 4

428A.05 COLLECTION OF SERVICE CHARGES.
Service charges may be imposed on the basis of the net tax capacity of the property on which
the service charge is imposed but must be spread only upon the net tax capacity of the taxable
property located in the geographic area described in the ordinance. Service charges based on net
tax capacity may be payable and collected at the same time and in the same manner as provided
for payment and collection of ad valorem taxes. When made payable in the same manner as ad
valorem taxes, service charges not paid on or before the applicable due date shall be subject to the
same penalty and interest as in the case of ad valorem tax amounts not paid by the respective due
date. The due date for a service charge payable in the same manner as ad valorem taxes is the
due date given in law for the real or personal property tax for the property on which the service
charge is imposed. Service charges imposed on net tax capacity which are to become payable
in the following year must be certified to the county auditor by the date provided in section
429.061, subdivision 3, for the annual certification of special assessment installments. Other
service charges imposed must be collected as provided by ordinance. Service charges based on
net tax capacity collected under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 are not included in computations
under section 469.177, chapter 276A or 473F, or any other law that applies to general ad valorem
levies. For the purpose of this section, "net tax capacity" means the net tax capacity most recently
determined at the time that tax rates are determined under section 275.08.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 5; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1995 c 264 art 16 s
18; 1996 c 471 art 11 s 12

428A.06 BONDS.
At any time after a contract for the construction of all or part of an improvement authorized
under sections 428A.01 to 428A.10 has been entered into or the work has been ordered done
by day labor, the governing body of the city may issue obligations in the amount it deems
necessary to defray in whole or in part the expense incurred and estimated to be incurred in
making the improvement, including every item of cost from inception to completion and all fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the improvement or the financing. The obligations are
payable primarily out of the proceeds of the service charge based on net tax capacity imposed
under section 428A.03, or from any other special assessments or nontax revenues available to
be pledged for their payment under charter or statutory authority, or from two or more of those
sources. The governing body may, by resolution adopted prior to the sale of obligations, pledge
the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the city to assure payment of the principal and interest if
the proceeds of the service charge in the district are insufficient to pay the principal and interest.
The obligations must be issued in accordance with chapter 475, except that an election is not
required, and the amount of the obligations need not be included in determining the net debt of the
city under the provisions of any law or charter limiting debt.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 6; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20

428A.07 ADVISORY BOARD.
The governing body of the city may create and appoint an advisory board for each special
service district in the city to advise the governing body in connection with the construction,
maintenance, and operation of improvements, and the furnishing of special services in a district.
The advisory board shall make recommendations to the governing body on the requests and
complaints of owners, occupants, and users of property within the district and members of the
public. Before the adoption of any proposal by the governing body to provide services or impose
service charges within the district, the advisory board of the district shall have an opportunity
to review and comment upon the proposal.
History: 1988 c 719 art 14 s 7

428A.08 PETITION REQUIRED.
No action may be taken under section 428A.02 unless owners of 25 percent or more of the
land area of property that would be subject to service charges in the proposed special service
district and owners of 25 percent or more of the net tax capacity of property that would be subject
to service charges in the proposed special service district file a petition requesting a public hearing
on the proposed action with the city clerk. No action may be taken under section 428A.03 to
impose a service charge based on net tax capacity unless owners of 25 percent or more of the
land area subject to a proposed service charge and owners of 25 percent or more of the net tax
capacity subject to a proposed service charge file a petition requesting a public hearing on the
proposed action with the city clerk. No action may be taken under section 428A.03 to impose any
other type of service charge unless 25 percent or more of the individual or business organizations
subject to the proposed service charge file a petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed
action with the city clerk. If the boundaries of a proposed district are changed or the land area or
net tax capacity subject to a service charge or the individuals or business organizations subject to
a service charge are changed after the public hearing, a petition meeting the requirements of this
section must be filed with the city clerk before the ordinance establishing the district or resolution
imposing the service charge may become effective.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 8; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20

428A.09 VETO POWER OF OWNERS.
    Subdivision 1. Notice of right to file objections. Except as provided in section 428A.10,
the effective date of any ordinance or resolution adopted under sections 428A.02 and 428A.03
must be at least 45 days after it is adopted. Within five days after adoption of the ordinance or
resolution, a summary of the ordinance or resolution must be mailed to the owner of each parcel
included in the special service district and any individual or business organization subject to a
service charge in the same manner that notice is mailed under section 428A.02. The mailing must
include a notice that owners subject to a service charge based on net tax capacity and individuals
and business organizations subject to a service charge imposed on another basis have a right
to veto the ordinance or resolution by filing the required number of objections with the city
clerk before the effective date of the ordinance or resolution and that a copy of the ordinance or
resolution is on file with the city clerk for public inspection.
    Subd. 2. Requirements for veto. If owners of 35 percent or more of the land area in the
district subject to the service charge based on net tax capacity or owners of 35 percent or more of
the net tax capacity in the district subject to the service charge based on net tax capacity file an
objection to the ordinance adopted by the city under section 428A.02 with the city clerk before the
effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance does not become effective. If owners of 35 percent
or more of the land area subject to the service charge based on net tax capacity or owners of 35
percent or more of the net tax capacity subject to the service charge based on net tax capacity file
an objection to the resolution adopted imposing a service charge based on net tax capacity under
section 428A.03 with the city clerk before the effective date of the resolution, the resolution does
not become effective. If 35 percent or more of individuals and business organizations subject to a
service charge file an objection to the resolution adopted imposing a service charge on a basis
other than net tax capacity under section 428A.03 with the city clerk before the effective date of
the resolution, the resolution does not become effective. In the event of a veto, no district shall be
established during the current calendar year and until a petition meeting the qualifications set
forth in this subdivision for a veto has been filed.
History: 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; art 14 s 9; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20

428A.10 EXCLUSION FROM PETITION REQUIREMENTS AND VETO POWER.
The petition requirements of section 428A.08 and the right of owners and those subject to
a service charge to veto a resolution in section 428A.09 do not apply to second or subsequent
years' applications of a service charge that is authorized to be in effect for more than one year
under a resolution that has met the petition requirements of section 428A.08 and which has
not been vetoed under section 428A.09 for the first year's application. A resolution imposing a
service charge for more than one year must not be adopted unless the notice of public hearing
required by section 428A.03 and the notice mailed with the adopted resolution under section
428A.09 include the following information:
(1) in the case of improvements, the maximum service charge to be imposed in any year and
the maximum number of years the service charges imposed to pay for the improvement; and
(2) in the case of operating and maintenance services, the maximum service charge to be
imposed in any year and the maximum number of years, or a statement that the service charge
will be imposed for an indefinite number of years, the service charges will be imposed to pay for
operation and maintenance services.
The resolution may provide that the maximum service charge to be imposed in any year will
increase or decrease from the maximum amount authorized in the preceding year based on an
indicator of increased cost or a percentage amount established by the resolution.
History: 1988 c 719 art 14 s 10

428A.101 DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT UNDER GENERAL LAW.
The establishment of a new special service district after June 30, 2009, requires enactment of
a special law authorizing the establishment.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 6; 2000 c 493 s 4; 2005 c 152 art 1 s 10

HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREAS

428A.11 HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREAS; DEFINITIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Applicability. As used in sections 428A.11 to 428A.20, the terms defined in
this section have the meanings given them.
    Subd. 2. City. "City" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
    Subd. 3. Enabling ordinance. "Enabling ordinance" means the ordinance adopted by the
city council establishing the housing improvement area.
    Subd. 4. Housing improvements. "Housing improvements" has the meaning given in
the city's enabling ordinance. Housing improvements may include improvements to common
elements of a condominium or other common interest community.
    Subd. 5. Housing improvement area. "Housing improvement area" means a defined
area within the city where housing improvements are made or constructed and the costs of the
improvements are paid in whole or in part from fees imposed within the area.
    Subd. 6. Housing unit. "Housing unit" means real property and improvements thereon
consisting of a one-dwelling unit, or an apartment or unit as described in chapter 515, 515A, or
515B, respectively, that is occupied by a person or family for use as a residence.
    Subd. 7. Authority. "Authority" means an economic development authority or housing and
redevelopment authority created pursuant to section 469.003, 469.004, or 469.091 or another
entity authorized by law to exercise the powers of an authority created pursuant to one of those
sections.
    Subd. 8. Implementing entity. "Implementing entity" means the city or authority designated
in the enabling ordinance as responsible for implementing and administering the housing
improvement area.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 7; 1999 c 11 art 3 s 13,14; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 2,3

428A.12 PETITION REQUIRED.
No action may be taken under sections 428A.13 and 428A.14 unless owners of 25 percent or
more of the housing units that would be subject to fees in the proposed housing improvement area
file a petition requesting a public hearing on the proposed action with the city clerk. No action
may be taken under section 428A.14 to impose a fee unless owners of 25 percent or more of
the housing units subject to the proposed fee file a petition requesting a public hearing on the
proposed fee with the city clerk or other appropriate official.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 8

428A.13 ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREA.
    Subdivision 1. Ordinance. The governing body of the city may adopt an ordinance
establishing one or more housing improvement areas. The ordinance must specifically describe
the portion of the city to be included in the area, the basis for the imposition of the fees, and the
number of years the fee will be in effect. In addition, the ordinance must include findings that
without the housing improvement area, the proposed improvements could not be made by the
condominium associations or housing unit owners, and the designation is needed to maintain and
preserve the housing units within the housing improvement area. The ordinance shall designate
the implementing entity. The ordinance may not be adopted until a public hearing has been held
regarding the ordinance. The ordinance may be amended by the governing body of the city,
provided the governing body complies with the public hearing notice provisions of subdivision 2.
Within 30 days after adoption of the ordinance under this subdivision, the governing body shall
send a copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of revenue.
    Subd. 2. Public hearing. The notice of public hearing must include the time and place
of hearing, a map showing the boundaries of the proposed area, and a statement that all
persons owning housing units in the proposed area that would be subject to a fee for housing
improvements will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing. Notice of the hearing must
be given by publication in the official newspaper of the city. The public hearing must be held at
least seven days after the publication. Not less than ten days before the hearing, notice must also
be mailed to the owner of each housing unit within the proposed area. For the purpose of giving
mailed notice, owners are those shown on the records of the county auditor. Other records may
be used to supply the necessary information. At the public hearing a person owning property in
the proposed housing improvement area may testify on any issues relevant to the proposed area.
The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The ordinance establishing the area may be
adopted at any time within six months after the date of the conclusion of the hearing by a vote of
the majority of the governing body of the city.
    Subd. 3. Proposed housing improvements. At the public hearing held under subdivision 2,
the proposed implementing entity shall provide a preliminary listing of the housing improvements
to be made in the area. The listing shall identify those improvements, if any, that are proposed
to be made to all or a portion of the common elements of a condominium. The listing shall also
identify those housing units that have completed the proposed housing improvements and are
proposed to be exempted from a portion of the fee. In preparing the list the proposed implementing
entity shall consult with the residents of the area and the condominium associations.
    Subd. 4. Benefit; objection. Before the ordinance is adopted or at the hearing at which it is
to be adopted, the owner of a housing unit in the proposed housing improvement area may file a
written objection with the city clerk asserting that the owner's property should not be included in
the area or should not be subjected to a fee and objecting to the inclusion of the housing unit in
the area, for the reason that the property would not benefit from the improvements.
The governing body shall make a determination of the objection within 60 days of its filing.
Pending its determination, the governing body may delay adoption of the ordinance or it may
adopt the ordinance with a reservation that the landowner's property may be excluded from the
housing improvement area or fee when the determination is made.
    Subd. 5. Appeal to district court. Within 30 days after the determination of the objection,
any person aggrieved, who is not precluded by failure to object before or at the hearing, or whose
failure to object is due to a reasonable cause, may appeal to the district court by serving a notice
upon the mayor or city clerk. The notice shall be filed with the court administrator of the district
court within ten days after its service. The city clerk shall furnish the appellant a certified copy of
the findings and determination of the governing body. The court may affirm the action objected to
or, if the appellant's objections have merit, modify or cancel it. If the appellant does not prevail
upon the appeal, the costs incurred are taxed to the appellant by the court and judgment entered
for them. All objections are deemed waived unless presented on appeal.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 9; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 4,5

428A.14 IMPROVEMENT FEES AUTHORITY; NOTICE AND HEARING.
    Subdivision 1. Authority. Fees may be imposed by the implementing entity on the housing
units within the housing improvement area at a rate, term, or amount sufficient to produce
revenue required to provide housing improvements in the area to reimburse the implementing
entity for advances made to pay for the housing improvements or to pay principal of, interest
on, and premiums, if any, on bonds issued by the implementing entity under section 428A.16.
The fee can be imposed on the basis of the tax capacity of the housing unit, or the total amount
of square footage of the housing unit, or a method determined by the council and specified in
the resolution. Before the imposition of the fees, a hearing must be held and notice must be
published in the official newspaper at least seven days before the hearing and shall be mailed
at least seven days before the hearing to any housing unit owner subject to a fee. For purposes
of this section, the notice must also include:
(1) a statement that all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the
hearing regarding a proposed housing improvement fee;
(2) the estimated cost of improvements including administrative costs to be paid for in whole
or in part by the fee imposed under the ordinance;
(3) the amount to be charged against the particular property;
(4) the right of the property owner to prepay the entire fee;
(5) the number of years the fee will be in effect; and
(6) a statement that the petition requirements of section 428A.12 have either been met or
do not apply to the proposed fee.
Within six months of the public hearing, the implementing entity may adopt a resolution
imposing a fee within the area not exceeding the amount expressed in the notice issued under
this section.
Prior to adoption of the resolution approving the fee, the condominium associations located
in the housing improvement area shall submit to the implementing entity a financial plan prepared
by an independent third party, acceptable to the implementing entity and associations, that
provides for the associations to finance maintenance and operation of the common elements in the
condominium and a long-range plan to conduct and finance capital improvements.
    Subd. 2. Levy limit. Fees imposed under this section are not included in the calculation of
levies or limits on levies imposed under any law or charter.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 10; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 6

428A.15 COLLECTION OF FEES.
The implementing entity may provide for the collection of the housing improvement fees
according to the terms of section 428A.05.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 11; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 7

428A.16 BONDS.
At any time after a contract for the construction of all or part of an improvement authorized
under sections 428A.11 to 428A.20 has been entered into or the work has been ordered, the
implementing entity may issue obligations in the amount it deems necessary to defray in whole or
in part the expense incurred and estimated to be incurred in making the improvement, including
every item of cost from inception to completion and all fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the improvement or the financing.
The obligations are payable primarily out of the proceeds of the fees imposed under section
428A.14, or from any other special assessments or revenues available to be pledged for their
payment under charter or statutory authority, or from two or more of those sources. The governing
body of the city, or if the governing bodies are the same or consist of identical membership,
the authority may, by resolution adopted prior to the sale of obligations, pledge the full faith,
credit, and taxing power of the city to bonds issued by it to ensure payment of the principal and
interest if the proceeds of the fees in the area are insufficient to pay the principal and interest. The
obligations must be issued in accordance with chapter 475, except that an election is not required,
and the amount of the obligations are not included in determination of the net debt of the city
under the provisions of any law or charter limiting debt.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 12; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 8

428A.17 ADVISORY BOARD.
The implementing entity may create and appoint an advisory board for the housing
improvement area in the city to advise the implementing entity in connection with the planning
and construction of housing improvements. In appointing the board, the implementing entity
shall consider for membership members of condominium associations located in the housing
improvement area. The advisory board shall make recommendations to the implementing entity
to provide improvements or impose fees within the housing improvement area. Before the
adoption of a proposal by the implementing entity to provide improvements within the housing
improvement area, the advisory board of the housing improvement area shall have an opportunity
to review and comment upon the proposal.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 13; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 9

428A.18 VETO POWERS.
    Subdivision 1. Notice of right to file objections. The effective date of any ordinance
or resolution adopted under sections 428A.13 and 428A.14 must be at least 45 days after it
is adopted. Within five days after adoption of the ordinance or resolution, a summary of the
ordinance or resolution shall be mailed to the owner of each housing unit included in the multiunit
housing improvement area. The mailing shall include a notice that owners subject to a fee have a
right to veto the ordinance or resolution by filing the required number of objections with the city
clerk before the effective date of the ordinance or resolution and that a copy of the ordinance or
resolution is on file with the city clerk for public inspection.
    Subd. 2. Requirements for veto. If residents of 35 percent or more of the housing units in
the area subject to the fee file an objection to the ordinance adopted by the city under section
428A.13 with the city clerk before the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance does not
become effective. If owners of 35 percent or more of the housing units' tax capacity subject to the
fee under section 428A.14 file an objection with the city clerk before the effective date of the
resolution, the resolution does not become effective.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 14

428A.19 ANNUAL REPORTS.
Each condominium association located within the housing improvement area must, by
August 15 annually, submit a copy of its audited financial statements to the implementing entity.
The city may also, as part of the enabling ordinance, require the submission of other relevant
information from the associations.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 15; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 10

428A.20 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Within a housing improvement area, the governing body of the city may, in addition to the
fee authorized in section 428A.14, special assess housing improvements to benefited property.
The governing body of the city may by ordinance adopt regulations consistent with this section.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 16

428A.21 DEADLINE FOR HOUSING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS UNDER GENERAL
LAW.
The establishment of a new housing improvement area after June 30, 2009, requires
enactment of a special law authorizing the establishment of the area.
History: 1996 c 471 art 8 s 17; 2000 c 490 art 11 s 11; 2005 c 152 art 1 s 11