HomeMy WebLinkAboutA033 - Email from City Attorney dated November 30, 2010, regarding public notice requirements for Plan amendment Judy K Parks/COA To Diane R Voss/COA@COA
11/30/2010 03:25 PM cc Doug Marek/COA@COA,Jeff D Benson/COA@COA
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Subject Re: Notification of Amendment to URA[
Hi Diane,
Thank you for asking for advice on the notice requirements for amendment of an Urban Revitalization
plan. It is my opinion that the only notice required by the Iowa Code is a published notice. There is not
any legal requirement under the state law for mailed notices to anyone.
Unless there is some compelling reason to send notices, to do so would only add to the expense of the
process, as there are costs both in terms of prep time of letters and postage expense, but also in lost staff
time answering the inevitable phone calls which will result from persons who got the mailed notice and
want to know what it means.
Judy Parks, Assistant City Attorney
Diane R Voss/COA
Diane R Voss/COA
11/29/2010 02:44 PM To Jeff D Benson/COA@COA,Judy K Parks/COA@COA, Doug
Marek/COA@COA
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Subject Notification of Amendment to URA
In looking at Iowa Code Section 404.2.6, 1 don't think any notices need to be sent--to property owners or
tenants. I only have to publish notice.
In looking at past amendments, e.g., Somerset and Campustown URAs, only a published notice was
done.
Diane Voss, City Clerk/Records Manager
P. O. Box 811
Ames, Iowa 50010
(515) 239-5105