Resolutions-2015-131

MEMORANDUM To: City of Tiffin Planning & Zoning Commission From: John P. Danos, Bond Counsel for the City Date: December 10, 2015 Re: Tiffin Urban Renewal Area/Urban Renewal Plan Amendment A public hearing will be held by the City Council on January ___, 2016 on a proposed amendment to the urban renewal plan for the Tiffin Urban Renewal Area to add the property legally described in the proposed amendment and to approve a new urban renewal project. I have prepared this memorandum to assist the Commission in performing its role in this process. Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa requires that, before they hold a public hearing, the City Council must submit a copy of the proposed plan amendment to the Commission, “for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the general plan for the development” of the City. The statute does not require that the Commission hold a hearing on the proposed plan amendment, nor does it require that the Commission take any action to either approve or reject the proposed plan amendment. It directs that the Commission review the plan amendment and comment to the City Council as to whether the plan amendment conforms to, or is consistent with, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Please complete your review and submit any comments to the City Council by Noon on January ___, 2016. Please call me at (515) 283-1000 if you have questions about the statutory process.