§ 21-45-5. Relation to other laws; authority of municipalities to accept financial assistance and to enter into agreements with developers
This chapter shall be construed as cumulative authority to other existing laws relating to the powers of municipalities to undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work. Any municipality engaged in slum clearance or redevelopment work through a redevelopment project within the boundaries of the municipality may provide for financing to defray the cost, […]
§ 21-43-109. Zoning
All areas included in a business improvement district must be zoned for some use other than residential. Residential uses may be included if the property is zoned for commercial or industrial use and the property is not owner-occupied as a homestead. Properties comprising a business improvement district must be contiguous to the other properties to […]
§ 21-43-111. Initiation of efforts to form business improvement district
Notice shall be given to the municipality in which the district is to be established when an effort is begun by a contiguous group of non-residentially zoned local property owners to form a business improvement district. Upon delivery of a petition to the clerk of the municipality, signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of […]
§ 21-43-113. Notice of meeting for development of district plan; requirements for approval of proposed plan; contents of proposed plan
In order to establish a business improvement district, and upon establishment, every tenth year thereafter, those property owners which make up the area of the proposed district shall be notified of a meeting by United States mail no less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting. Notification shall include the […]
§ 21-43-115. Voting upon proposed district plan
All property owners of record in the proposed district as of the date of initial notice given as provided in Section 21-43-111, shall be eligible to participate in the process to approve or reject the district plan and the proposed assessment for properties in the district. Votes of property owners within the proposed district shall […]
§ 21-43-117. Notice of hearing for review of proposed district plan; conduct of election upon proposed district plan; notice of election results; review of approved plan by mayor of municipality; disbursement of proceeds from assessment
For initial creation of the district, reauthorization of the district at the end of each ten-year period, amendment to the district plan within the ten-year plan period or modification of the boundaries of the district at the end of a ten-year period, the clerk of the municipality shall notify all property owners to be included […]
§ 21-43-119. Requirements for approval of district plan; requirements for reauthorization, amendments of district plan or modification of boundaries
A district plan shall be deemed adopted and ready for implementation upon written ballot approval by sixty percent (60%) of the participating eligible property owners in the district. Reauthorization, amendments of the district plan or modification of boundaries shall also be subject to written ballot approval by sixty percent (60%) of the participating eligible property […]
§ 21-43-101. Short title
Sections 21-43-101 through 21-43-133 shall be known and may be cited as the “Business Improvement District Act.”
§ 21-43-103. Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent
The Legislature finds that: The business districts within many municipalities in the state are in a deteriorated condition; This deteriorated condition affects the economic and general welfare of the people of the State of Mississippi; Establishment of business improvement districts is an effective means for restoring and promoting business activity; and It is the intent […]
§ 21-43-105. Definitions
For the purposes of Sections 21-43-101 through 21-43-133 the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require: “District” means a business improvement district established pursuant to Sections 21-43-101 through 21-43-133. “District management group” means an established and independent Mississippi non-profit corporation and may also include a local Chamber of […]