Indian Wells Municipal Code Art. V Disestablishment of Areas

(a) The City Council may disestablish an area by adopting an ordinance after holding a public hearing on the disestablishment, as provided in this Section.

(b) The City Council shall adopt a resolution of intention to disestablish the area prior to the public hearing required by this Section. The resolution shall state the reason for the disestablishment, shall state the time and place of the public hearing, and shall contain a proposal to dispose of any assets acquired with the revenues of the assessments levied within the area. The public hearing shall be held not less than 20 or more than 30 days after the adoption of the resolution of intention. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Section 3.28.050(a).

(Ord. 673 § 1, 2013)

(a) Upon the disestablishment of an area, any remaining revenues derived from the levy of assessments, or any revenues derived from the sale of assets acquired with the revenues, shall be refunded to the owners of the businesses and/or properties then located and operating within the area in which assessments were levied by applying the same method and basis that was used to calculate the assessments levied in the fiscal year in which the area is disestablished.

(b) If the disestablishment occurs before an assessment is levied for the fiscal year, the method and basis that was used to calculate the assessments levied in the immediate prior fiscal year shall be used to calculate the amount of any refund. Notice of the disestablishment of an area shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, not later than 15 days after the ordinance disestablishing the area is adopted.

(Ord. 673 § 1, 2013)