ORDINANCE NO. 2023-003
ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE SUTHERLAND URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA OF THE CITY OF SUTHERLAND, IOWA
WHEREAS, Chapter 404, Code of Iowa (the “Act”), authorizes cities by ordinance to designate revitalization areas if such areas meet the criteria of the Act and if the City completes the procedural requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, on November 6, 2023, this Council did, by Resolution No. 2023-36, adopt an urban revitalization plan for abatement of taxes on actual value added by qualified improvements to property assessed as residential for the City of Sutherland, Iowa, called the Sutherland Urban Revitalization Plan (“Plan”) for the Sutherland Urban Revitalization Area (“Area” or “Revitalization Area”); and
WHEREAS, the Area has heretofore been found to meet the criteria of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the revitalization of the Area will enhance the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, economic development, or a combination thereof of the Area and is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the City, and the Area substantially meets the criteria of Section 404.1 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing was published at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing and notice by ordinary mail was sent to the last known address of the owners of record within the Area as well as to any “occupants” of the addresses located within the proposed Area at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City has held a public hearing on the Plan for said Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City has adopted the Plan for said Area on November 6, 2023, and now desires to designate the Area as an urban revitalization area by ordinance, as required by the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUTHERLAND, IOWA:
Section 1. That in accordance with the Act, and in consideration of the restrictions set forth in the preamble hereof, the area legally described as follows is hereby designated as a revitalization area, which shall be known as the Sutherland Urban Revitalization Area:
All property within the corporate limits of the City of Sutherland, Iowa as of the effective date of the Urban Revitalization Plan, and all property annexed into the City as of the effective date of its annexation.

Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 3. That if any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Published in O’Brien County’s Bell-Times-Courier Dec. 14, 2023