Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In anticipation of or subsequent to the
meeting described in OAR
123-650-5100, or as otherwise
warranted with an enterprise zone designation, re-designation or boundary
change, the Sponsoring Government(s) or zone sponsor:
(a) May communicate, confer or interact with
one or more local taxing districts, including but not limited to additional
public or nonpublic meetings or other means of eliciting feedback and dialogue
with districts.
(b) Shall respond
within 10 business days to a local taxing district's formal request and make
good faith efforts to fulfill any such a request for a special (one-on-one)
meeting or for written answers to specific questions.
(c) Shall assist one or more districts, as
requested, to estimate or better understand short or long-term effects on
public revenues and service demands under particular assumptions or
potentialities about enterprise zone development.
(d) May explore how to effectively resolve
relevant, outstanding issues through local government permitting procedures or
development standards affecting eligible business firms in the zone, including
but not limited to design review, conditional use permits, comprehensive land
use planning or zoning ordinances.
(2) As a consequence of consultative
activities with local taxing districts, the Sponsoring Government(s) or zone
sponsor:
(a) May establish arrangements or
agreements with one or more districts, contingent on the zone re-/designation
or boundary amendment.
(b) Shall
describe any such arrangements in materials submitted to the Department,
including but not limited to follow-up steps, timelines or outstanding points
still subject to refinement or finalization.
(c) May formally execute and document any
such arrangement or agreement, but any description of verbal pledges or
understandings do not themselves create or represent an obligation by the zone
sponsor.
(3) This rule
does not create any authority over property tax collection or any right to
obligate or burden the county assessor.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
285A.075,
285C.060(1)
& 285C.067(2)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
285C.060,
285C.067,
285C.074,
285C.115 &
285C.117
