§ 13-28-203. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Board” means the local enterprise zone management board appointed by a municipality; “Enterprise zone” means an area declared by the board to be eligible for the benefits of this part; “Municipality” means an incorporated city which has adopted home rule or county which has adopted […]
§ 13-28-204. Local Ordinance or Resolution — Enterprise Zone Management Board
Each municipality is authorized to create and appoint by ordinance or resolution an enterprise zone management board. The ordinance or resolution shall designate the number and qualification of board members, establish the terms of office of such board members and provide for the appointment of members and administration of such board. No such ordinance or […]
§ 13-28-205. Board — Powers and Duties
The board shall administer this part and has the following powers and duties: Declare as “enterprise zones” areas for which the municipality has submitted documentation to the board, in the form of an application for designation; Recommend suspension of local regulations within the zone or zones not specifically suspended by this part, when the board […]
§ 13-28-206. Criteria for Depressed Areas — Application
Depressed areas proposed to be designated as “enterprise zones” by the municipality shall meet the following criteria: The area is within the jurisdiction of the municipality; The boundary of the area is contiguous and includes, if feasible, vacant or underutilized lands or buildings which are conveniently accessible to area residents; If the area is located […]
§ 13-28-207. Application — Review — Removal of Designation
Upon receipt of an application from the municipality, the board shall review such application and secure any additional information it deems necessary for the purpose of determining whether the area or areas described in the application qualify to be declared an enterprise zone. The board shall complete its review within ninety (90) days of receipt […]
§ 13-28-208. Enterprise Zone Development Corporations — Funding — Employment
Communities which succeed in establishing designated enterprise zones shall be empowered to set up nonprofit enterprise zone development corporations with the agreement of affected governmental entities under existing state legislation (industrial development corporations, compiled in title 7, chapter 53) which empowers such corporations to take title or own, acquire or manage real property, to solicit […]
§ 13-28-209. Incentives and Exemptions for Qualified Businesses or Residents
The ordinance or resolution to implement this part shall provide for such incentives and exemptions and the manner in which such incentives and exemptions shall be offered for qualified businesses as in the discretion of the municipality are deemed to be desirable and in the best interest of the welfare of the community as a […]
§ 13-28-210. Regulatory Exemptions of Enterprise Zones
To carry out the purposes of this part, any agency, as defined by § 4-5-102, which promulgates rules, as defined by § 4-5-102, or any administrative body of the municipality which promulgates regulations pursuant to appropriate legal authority, may, by rule or regulation, exempt designated enterprise zones from any rule or regulation, in whole or […]
§ 13-28-211. Issuance of Permission Required by Law — Agency Authority
Notwithstanding the authority delegated to the board to implement this part, the authority for issuing licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, registrations, charters, or any other form of permission required by law shall remain with the agency otherwise legally authorized to issue such form of permission.
§ 13-28-201. Short Title
This part shall be known as the “Local Enterprise Zone Act.”