(a) Proceedings for the establishment of a district may be instituted by the council on its own initiative.
(b) Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the council after receipt by the city clerk of the following:
(1) A petition requesting the institution of the proceedings signed by the owners of at least 25 percent of the land in the proposed district; and
(2) A fee which the council determines is necessary to compensate the city for the costs of proceedings to establish the proposed district.
When required to institute proceedings after the receipt of a petition and fee, the council shall do so at the first regular meeting for which notice of a resolution of intention may be posted pursuant to HRS Chapter 92. The fee shall be nonrefundable, even if the council does not establish the proposed district.
(1990 Code, Ch. 34, Art. 2, § 34-2.1) (Added by Ord. 96-18)