(A) Upon the filing of a completed tax abatement petition, including all attachments, filing fee, statement of benefits form, and the declaratory and confirmatory resolutions by the owner, the County Auditor shall review said documents and make a determination that the application is complete or not complete.
(1) If the application or information is incomplete, the County Auditor shall contact the applicant and advise the applicant of the deficiencies in the application.
(2) If the application and information is complete, the application shall be submitted to the County Tax Abatement Committee for review. Said review shall be for informational purposes only, and shall not be binding on the designating body.
(B) The County Tax Abatement Committee shall review the petition, statement of benefits, and all attachments thereto. It shall also have the authority to request additional information from the petitioner which is relevant to the petition and statement of benefits.
(C) (1) No later than 15 working days from the receipt of said documents from the County Auditor, the County Tax Abatement Committee shall prepare a written report setting forth its advisory findings.
(2) Said report shall be provided to the County Council members, the County Auditor, and the petitioner.
(D) Said report shall address, but not be limited to addressing, the following:
(1) Whether all required information was originally submitted by the petitioner. In the event that additional information was requested of the petitioner, the report shall address such requests and the response received from the petitioner;
(2) Whether the information contained in the petition and statement of benefits indicates that the requirements of this subchapter are met by the project as described in the petition;
(3) Whether zoning requirements have been met, and, if not, the zoning issues to be resolved;
(4) Whether the project is located in a tax allocation area, as defined in I.C. 36-7-14-39, and if so, whether the County Redevelopment Commission has adopted a resolution approving the application. A copy of such a resolution, if required, shall be attached to the report;
(5) If additional terms of tax abatement have been proposed, a copy of the proposed agreement shall be attached to the report; and/or
(6) Whether, in the Tax Abatement Committee’s opinion, a deduction should be allowed based on the following:
(a) Whether the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is reasonable for projects of this nature;
(b) Whether the estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed, or whose employment will be retained, can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation;
(c) Whether the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed, or whose employment will be retained, can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; and
(d) Whether any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation.
(E) The Committee’s report shall also have attached to it a copy of the petition and statement of benefits form, and all attachments thereto.
(Council Ord. 97-37, passed 10-7-1997)