§8-13A-8. Notice; hearing.
Upon receipt of the planning committee's report, the governing
body of the municipality shall set a time and place for a public
hearing regarding the creation of any business improvement
district. The notice of the public hearing shall be published as
a Class I-O legal advertisement in compliance with article three,
chapter fifty-nine of this code at least twenty days prior to the
scheduled hearing. A copy of the notice shall be sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested, not less than twenty days before
the hearing, to all owners of commercial property within the
proposed district. If any property is shown to be in the name of
more than one owner at the same mailing address, a single notice
may be mailed, addressed to all owners at that address. In
addition to the time and place of the hearing, the notice must also
state:
(a) The purpose of the hearing;
(b) The name of the proposed district;
(c) The purpose of the proposed district;
(d) The property proposed to be included in the district; and
(e) The proposed method of financing any costs involved,
including the maximum rate of annual fees that may be imposed upon
any properties situated within the proposed district.
The hearing shall be held not later than sixty days after
receipt of the planning committee's report.
At the time and place set forth in the notice, the governing body shall afford the opportunity to be heard to any owner of real
property situated in the proposed district and any residents of the
municipality.