Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 238
Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects
←238.227
Section 238.230.1
238.232→
August 28, 2015
Special assessments, vote required--election, ballot form--petition form--effect of failure of question.
238.230. 1. If approved by:
(1) A majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the
district; or
(2) The owners of record of all of the real property located within the
district who shall indicate their approval by signing a special assessment
petition;
the district may make one or more special assessments for those project
improvements which specially benefit the properties within the district.
Improvements which may confer special benefits within a district include but
are not limited to improvements which are intended primarily to serve traffic
originating or ending within the district, to reduce local traffic congestion
or circuity of travel, or to improve the safety of motorists or pedestrians
within the district.
2. The ballot question shall be substantially in the following form:
Shall the .............. Transportation Development District be
authorized to levy special assessments against property benefitted within the
district for the purpose of providing revenue for the development of a project
(or projects) in the district (insert general description of the project or
projects, if necessary), said special assessments to be levied ratably against
each tract, lot or parcel of property within the district which is benefitted
by such project in proportion to the (insert method of allocating special
assessments), in an amount not to exceed $ .......... per annum per (insert
unit of measurement)?
3. The special assessment petition shall be substantially in the
following form:
The ..................... Transportation Development District shall be
authorized to levy special assessments against property benefitted within the
district for the purpose of providing revenue for the development of a project
(or projects) in the district (insert general description of the project or
projects, if necessary), said special assessments to be levied pro rata
against each tract, lot or parcel or property within the district which is
benefitted by such project in proportion to the (insert method of allocating
special assessments), in an amount not to exceed $...... per annum per (insert
unit of measurement).
4. If a proposal for making a special assessment fails, the district
board of directors may, with the prior approval of the commission or the local
transportation authority which will assume ownership of the completed project,
delete from the project any portion which was to be funded by special
assessment and which is not otherwise required for project integrity.
5. A district may establish different classes or subclasses of real
property within the district for purposes of levying differing rates of
special assessments. The levy rate for special assessments may vary for each
class or subclass of real property based on the level of benefit derived by
each class or subclass from projects funded by the district.
(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 47, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22)
1997
1997
238.230. 1. If approved by:
(1) A majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the
district; or
(2) The owners of record of all of the real property located within the
district who shall indicate their approval by signing a special assessment
petition;
the district may make one or more special assessments for those project
improvements which specially benefit the properties within the district.
Improvements which may confer special benefits within a district include but
are not limited to improvements which are intended primarily to serve traffic
originating or ending within the district, to reduce local traffic congestion
or circuity of travel, or to improve the safety of motorists or pedestrians
within the district.
2. The ballot question shall be substantially in the following form:
Shall the ............... Transportation Development District be
authorized to levy special assessments against property benefited within the
district for the purpose of providing revenue for the development of a project
(or projects) in the district (insert general description of the project or
projects, if necessary), said special assessments to be levied ratably against
each tract, lot or parcel of property within the district which is benefited
by such project in proportion to the (insert method of allocating special
assessments), in an amount not to exceed $ .......... per annum per (insert
unit of measurement)?
3. The special assessment petition shall be substantially in the
following form:
The ................................. Transportation Development District
shall be authorized to levy special assessments against property benefited
within the district for the purpose of providing revenue for the development
of a project (or projects) in the district (insert general description of the
project or projects, if necessary), said special assessments to be levied pro
rata against each tract, lot or parcel or property within the district which
is benefited by such project in proportion to the (insert method of allocating
special assessments), in an amount not to exceed $...... per annum per (insert
unit of measurement).
4. If a proposal for making a special assessment fails, the district
board of directors may, with the prior approval of the commission or the local
transportation authority which will assume ownership of the completed project,
delete from the project any portion which was to be funded by special
assessment and which is not otherwise required for project integrity.
Top
Missouri General Assembly
Copyright © Missouri Legislature, all rights reserved.
