Title 11

Notwithstanding the improvement of any street or sidewalk incident to a self-help business improvement district, a municipality and its governing body shall retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating to the street or part thereof constituting or included in a s…

No self-help business improvement district or district management corporation shall have eminent domain powers. All such procedures incidental to the development and maintenance of a self-help business improvement district pursuant to this chapter, including compensation for land…

Any movable furniture, structure, facility, or appurtenance or activity located or permitted in connection with a self-help business improvement district shall not, by reason of such location or use, be deemed a nuisance or unlawful obstruction or condition, notwithstanding any r…

The municipality may, by ordinance, authorize the district management corporation to contract work to be done on any street or streets, or on other municipal property, included in the self-help business improvement district. In the event that the municipality elects to contract w…

This article shall not prohibit a municipality from including a self-help business improvement district within the bounds of any area, district, or zone including enterprise zones established pursuant to law which has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the construction o…

(a) Within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, the district management corporation shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the governing body of the municipality. (b) Within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal y…

(a) Within 60 days after the adoption and approval of the fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the board of directors of the district management corporation shall set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or ter…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) MUNICIPALITY. Any Class 1 municipality located in the State of Alabama. (2) DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. An entity created by incorporation under The Alabama Nonprofit Corporation …

A nonprofit corporation designated as a district management corporation under this article shall be exempt from the state corporate income tax, corporate franchise tax, and permit fee and from state, county, and municipal sales, use, license, gross receipts, and ad valorem taxes.…

The board of directors of the district management corporation may contract with other district management corporations to provide for the operation and management of such other district management corporations. In addition, the board of directors of the district management corpor…

(a) Without the approval of the governing body of the municipality or the owners of the real property located within the geographical areas of the districts, any two or more district management corporations located within the same municipality may merge into one of such district …

A municipality may, through ordinance, provide for the creation and maintenance of one or more self-help business improvement districts pursuant to this article. This article is intended as the exclusive procedure through which a municipality may create and maintain a self-help b…

A public hearing on the adoption of a self-help business improvement district ordinance may be called only if the governing body of a municipality finds that: (a) A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district which satisfies the requirements of Section 1…

(a) A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district must contain the following: (1) The signatures of a representative group of the owners of the real property located within the geographical area of the proposed district. The group must include the signat…

At least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement district plan, notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, with a description of the geographical area proposed to be included in the district, the proposed …

The municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan submitted, after public hearing, may adopt an ordinance to designate, establish, and maintain the area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district. The ordinance shall provide…

(a) A self-help business improvement district ordinance shall provide that all costs of the supplemental services provided in a business improvement district will be financed through the levy of a special assessment on the owners of the real property located within the geographic…

(a) A self-help business improvement district ordinance shall provide that the special assessment levied on the owners of the real property located within the geographical area of the district shall be collected by the district management corporation. The collection procedures ut…

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) That patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama. (2) That the public interest would be advanced by authorizing…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. An entity created by incorporation under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and designated by ordinance by the incorporated…

A Class 2 municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the creation and maintenance of one or more self-help business improvement districts pursuant to this article. This article is intended as the exclusive procedure by which a Class 2 municipality may create and maintain a self-…

A public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance creating a self-help business improvement district may be called only if the governing body of a Class 2 municipality finds that: (1) A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district which satisfies the requi…

A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district shall contain all of the following: (1) The signatures of a representative group of the owners of the nonexempt real property located within the geographical area of the proposed district. The group shall inc…

At least 20 days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement district plan, notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing, with a description of the geographical area proposed to be included in the district, the proposed ordinanc…

The governing body of the municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan and after public hearing, may adopt an ordinance to designate, establish, and maintain the area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district. The ordinanc…

(a) The self-help business improvement district ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to Section 11-54B-46 shall provide that all costs of the supplemental services provided in a self-help business improvement district shall be financed through the levy by the municipali…

(a) The self-help business improvement district ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to Section 11-54B-46 shall provide that the special assessment levied on the owners of the real property located within the geographical area of the district shall be collected by the d…

(a) The governing body of the municipality may amend an ordinance relating to the self-help business improvement district upon the written request of a representative group of the owners of the nonexempt real property located within the geographical area of the district. The requ…

(a) District management corporations provided for in this article shall be incorporated under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and shall exercise their powers in a manner consistent with that law. (b) To qualify for designation by ordinance to manage…

(a) The officers of the district management corporation shall submit a detailed annual budget for approval by its board of directors including proposed expenditures and proposed sources of funding, which may include voluntary donations. The budget shall explain how it contributes…

Notwithstanding the improvement of any street or sidewalk incident to a self-help business improvement district, the municipality and its governing body shall retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating to any streets or parts thereof constituting or included in…

No self-help business improvement district or district management corporation shall have the power of eminent domain. (Act 2004-382, p. 626, §14.)

Any movable furniture, structure, facility, or appurtenance or activity located or permitted in connection with a self-help business improvement district shall not, by reason of location or use, be deemed a nuisance or unlawful obstruction or condition, notwithstanding any rule o…

The municipalities, by ordinance, may authorize the district management corporation to contract construction and maintenance work to be done on any street or streets, or on other municipal property included in the self-help business improvement district. The plans and specificati…

This article shall not prohibit a municipality from including a self-help business improvement district within the bounds of any area, district, or zone including any enterprise zone established pursuant to law which has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the constructio…

(a) Within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year, the district management corporation shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the governing body of the municipality. (1) Each annual report shall include, at a minimum: a. A financial st…

(a) Within 90 days after the adoption and approval of the fifth annual budget for any self-help business improvement district, the municipality shall set a hearing to determine whether the district should be continued, modified, or terminated. At least 20 days before the hearing,…

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) Patterns of urban development have had substantial adverse impacts upon downtown and community business districts vital to the economy of the State of Alabama. (2) The public interest would be advanced by authorizing the creat…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) AREA. In the case of a self-help business improvement district formed to promote economic growth, the geographical area or areas comprising the parcels of real property designated to be loca…

A municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the creation and maintenance of one or more self-help business improvement districts pursuant to this article. This article is intended as the exclusive procedure by which a Class 3 municipality may create and maintain a self-help bus…

A public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance creating a self-help business improvement district may be called only if the governing body of a municipality finds all of the following: (1) That a request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district which satisf…

A request for the creation of a self-help business improvement district shall contain all of the following: (1) In the case of a district formed to promote economic growth within the municipality, the signatures of the owners of real property comprising at least 60 percent of the…

(a)(1) At least 20 days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement district plan, notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing, with a description of the area proposed to be included in the district, the proposed ordinance, and…

(a) The governing body of the municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan and after public hearing, by ordinance, may designate, establish, and maintain the area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district. (b) The ordinanc…

(a) The special assessment to be levied in order to fund supplemental services in the self-help business improvement district shall be collected by the district management corporation or the municipal revenue department. (b) The ordinance adopted by the governing body of the muni…

(a) The board of directors of the district management corporation may adopt a resolution recommending to the governing body of the municipality a modification of the district plan at a regular board meeting by one of the following methods: (1) By agreement of the board of directo…