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   All Kansas Cities  | 
  
   Neighborhood Revitalization Act KSA 12-17, 114 et seq. Adoption of a plan under
  the act allows for the rebate of taxes due to increased investment in
  structures inside the plan area resulting from improvements to a
  property.  Two or more taxing entities
  may agree to such rebates pursuant to an interlocal agreement.  | 
  
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   Neighborhood
  revitalization area – defined in KSA 12-17,115 c (1), (2) & (3). Governing
  Body must designate an area as a neighborhood revitalization area.  Prior to designating an area, governing
  body must adopt a revitalization plan – KSA 12-17,117.  Such plan can include proposals for improving
  and expanding municipal services. Must
  define what properties are eligible for tax rebates and the amount and length
  of rebate.  Hearing must be held prior
  to plan adoption. A
  neighborhood revitalization fund must be created.  | 
  
   Taxpayer
  who actually pays the taxes is eligible for the rebates, regardless of who
  may have originally redeveloped the property. 
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  General Opinion 96-84.  | 
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   Bonner Springs  | 
  
   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan Application  | 
  
   Marcia
  Ashford, Director of ED 913-667-1703 marciaa@bonnersprings.org  | 
  
   Offers
  two NRP plans Must
  increase value of residential, multi-family and historic properties 5% and
  commercial/industrial 15% **If 90
  days delinquent in paying property taxes twice during eligibility of rebate,
  any remaining eligibility will be terminated. 
   Minimum
  investment appraised must be $140,000-did not want manufactured homes  | 
  
   Plan has
  been very successful.  Increased
  development in older areas, dilapidated structures torn down.  Helped home builders sell easier.  Modeled program after  Problem-rental
  property, solved by putting owner occupancy requirement in Plan.  | 
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   Neighborhood
  Revitalization Program Interlocal Agreement   | 
  
   Kim
  Gordanier, City Planner 785-583-1182
  ext. 115 kgordanier@desotoks.us  | 
  
   Interlocal
  agreement 5%
  increase in value required   10-year
  commercial abatement period, 5-year residential abatement period  | 
  
   Plan has
  brought limited success. Only do about 1-2 projects a year.  Problems with promotion. Very little staff
  time spent on program (about 20 hours a year)  | 
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   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan http://www.eldoks.com/compappd.html Neighborhood stabilization
  strategies for various   | 
  
   Susan
  Evenson 316-321-9100 sevenson@eldoks.com
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   City
  offers certain incentives including property tax rebates for certain
  improvements or renovation of property within the designated area.    | 
  
   Last
  years appraised value over 8 million. 
  Made condemned property and any housing in grant program eligible for
  NRP even though not in boundaries. County gets 5% of rebate. Up for renewal
  every 3 years, started in 1996.   ~88
  projects since beginning 50 hours
  staff time per year (on city level)  | 
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   Neighborhood
  Revitalization Plan Interlocal Agreement  | 
  
   Patty
  Gillign 620-343-4291 pattygillign@emporia.ws  | 
  
   Property
  improvements which increase total property appraised value, upon and after
  successful application, shall be deemed eligible for a rebate of the ad
  valorem taxes generated by the incremental value added to the property’s tax
  prior to improvements.   County
  keeps 5% of rebate  | 
  
   Enabled a
  lot of people to benefit, noticeable differences made by Plan.  Boundary issues-complaints about being
  right outside of boundaries.  Very
  little city staff time spent on Plan.      | 
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   Neighborhood
  Revitalization Plan  Operating
  Procedures SOP  | 
  
   Ed Bible 620-694-2635  | 
  
   Also has
  funded a Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership program.   Interlocal
  agreement  | 
  
   Significant
  amount of building permits taken out.   Review
  plan every 3 years.   ~2 hours
  of staff time a week spent on Plan.   36
  projects since Jan ’06.  Total building
  permit value-$12 million since 1997. $5,753,500
  investment for Jan ’06-present.   451
  projects under plan since 1997 (beginning of Plan).  | 
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   Several incentives for
  reinvestment in redevelopment areas utilized by the City of   | 
  
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   http://www.wycokck.org/gen/wyco_generated_pages/index.html Application Interlocal Agreement Neighborhood
  Revitalization Plan Documents  | 
  
   Frank
  Viscek 913-573-5733 Fviscek@wycokck.org  | 
  
   Taxes
  must be paid when due for the rebate to be issued.  Rebate is either 5 or 10 years depending on
  type of structure for residential, 10 years for non-residential. Non-residential,
  minimum investment is 15% increase in assessed value.  Residential 5% increase in assessed value
  required, 15% if 5+ unit structure. 
  Non-residential 50% rebate, Residential 95%, except historic
  designation gets 100% rebate.    | 
  
   Problem:  Promotion issues with plan.  Set aside $ for promotion & spurred
  building.  Internal problems
  (coordination between all departments involved) Staff
  time-4-5 hours a week    | 
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   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan   Brochure  | 
  
   Sunshine Petrone 913-727-3233 petrone@lansing.ks.us  | 
  
   Minimum investment of $5,000 for residential, $10,000 for
  commercial/industrial Residential gets 5-year rebate, industrial/commercial
  10-years.  95 % rebate for residential,
  varies through 10-year period for industrial/commercial  | 
  
   Very Successful, began in 2002. Revised in 2005, annexed more area so added more property to
  Plan.  | 
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   http://www.lvks.org/preservation_incentives.htm Application  | 
  
   Mark
  Werthmann 913-680-2680  | 
  
   All new
  taxable improvements can receive a rebate of 95- percent of the property
  taxes levied against the new improvements each year for five years  | 
  
   Started
  in “96, renewed in “01 for 10 years.   Has
  provided $14 million in additional investments. 2 hours a
  week staff time at city level  | 
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   lenexa_plan_draft.doc  | 
  
   Molly Deckert 913-477-7553 mdeckert@ci.lenexa.ks.us  | 
  
   For the last 20 years,  A Lenexa City Council goal for 2006 is to consider the establishment
  of a neighborhood revitalization district for older areas in  
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   Staff is
  currently tweaking the program based on the Governing Body’s comments and
  hope to present the second draft of the program in August or Sept.  Once
  approved, next steps included drafting an interlocal agreement with the other
  taxing jurisdictions and the JoCo Appraisers Office as well as being out
  public outreach so that our resident are informed of the program and its
  benefits  | 
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   Lewis  | 
  
   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan  | 
  
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   Neighborhood
  Revitalization Program is a way to receive up to a five-year rebate on the
  increased tax actually paid as a result of new construction or rehabilitation
  projects.   Minimum
  investment required is $5000 Retain
  10% of rebate for administration of program  | 
  
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   Merriam  | 
  
   TIF Policy    | 
  
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   Certain
  costs of improvements within the TIF District may be reimbursed to the
  developer or paid through the issuance of special obligation bonds or full
  faith and credit bonds.    | 
  
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   TIF Policy    | 
  
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   Certain
  costs of improvements within the TIF District may be reimbursed to the
  developer or paid through the issuance of special obligation bonds or full
  faith and credit bonds.    | 
  
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   Brochure  | 
  
   Tim
  Johnson 316-284-6014 tjohnson@newtonkansas.com  | 
  
   The
  Neighborhood Revitalization Program is a way to receive up to a ten-year
  rebate on the increased taxes actually paid as a result of new construction
  or rehabilitation projects in the Neighborhood Revitalization Area
  (NRA).   Improvements
  must increase the appraised value of the property by at least 15% or $5,000,
  whichever is greater.   5-year
  rebate for residential rehab or new residential.  10-year rebate for commercial &
  industrial.  | 
  
   Has
  helped developers in area Rehab
  dominates, residential dominates.   109
  projects from ’98-’05. 12
  projects done since Jan ’06. Based on
  League’s model.  40-50
  city staff hours a year spent on program. Renewed
  program and now it is a permanent ordinance   | 
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   Redevelopment Districts
  has adopted a TIF policy.  Resolution  TIF Process   | 
  
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   Have adopted special
  zoning designation for residential infill development.  Code  | 
  
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   Zero lot
  line subdivisions allowed.  Minimum lot
  area reduced to 4,250 sq. ft.  Design
  guidelines also adopted.  | 
  
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   Parsons  | 
  
   Application Brochure  | 
  
   Carolyn
  Kennett, Economic Development Director 620-421-7030  | 
  
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   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan Application  | 
  
   Deena
  Hallacy 620-232-1210
  ext. 461  | 
  
   Minimum
  investment in residential of $5,000 and $10,000 for commercial/industrial. Rebate of
  100% of the total increase in assessed value for 5 years.    | 
  
   Plan has
  been pretty successful.   Took
  block groups (houses older than 50 years) to draw boundaries. A lot of
  staff time spent on setting up program, now not much time.  Modeled
  program after Parsons  | 
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   Brochure Application Handout Interlocal Agreement Notification Letter Neighborhood
  Revitalization Plan  | 
  
   Judith
  Brengman -Irvin 785-309-5760 Judy.irvin@salina.org  | 
  
   Rebate
  ranges from 50 to 100% for the first five years then 25 to 50% for the
  remaining 5 years. Property
  improvements must cost $10,000 and increase value by 10% for residential and
  cost $20,000 and increase value by 20% for commercial/industrial.  Require a
  submittal appointment, only lasts about 10 minutes.   | 
  
   Plan has
  been successful.  ~40 projects in
  2005.   Functional
  problem-challenge to set up communication between people implementing and
  issuing permits.  | 
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   Neighborhood
  Revitalization Plan pursuant to the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization
  Act.    | 
  
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   Interlocal
  agreement part of the plan.  Area
  designated for revitalization.  
  Proposed land uses included in the plan.  CIP projects included. On-going repairs
  included street, sidewalk and downtown streetscape improvements. Eligible
  properties include new and existing residential and commercial structures. Neighborhood
  Revitalization Fund created to distribute rebates from. Rebate
  period of 10 years.  Remodel – 90%
  rebate, new construction 50%. 10% of rebates stay in the fund.  | 
  
   Overall
  successful, fairly new program for city. 
  Large number of people participating, large scale improvements made by
  companies. Small
  amount of staff time spent on Plan  | 
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   Downtown Improvement
  Program program created in November 2004 by the City of   | 
  
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   Program
  is funded out of the general fund. 
  Program improvement boundaries created.  $2,000 & $5,000 grants available – must
  be businesses or commercial zoned properties. 
  Projects in the pedestrian zones eligible for $5,000 grant.  Total costs of improvements must be at
  least $10,000.  For the $2,000 grants,
  total costs of the improvements must be at least $5,000.  Loan program – loans between $5,000-$25,000
  available at 1.5% below the prime rate. 
  The City subsidizes the discount.  | 
  
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   Tonganoxie  | 
  
   Neighborhood Revitalization
  Plan Application Part A  Application Part B  | 
  
   Kathy
  Bard 913-845-2620 cityclerk@tongie.org  | 
  
   Tax
  rebate for repairs or improvements. 
  Residential and commercial/industrial remodels-95% for 5 years.   For new
  construction industrial and commercial, 50% rebate, periods is determined by
  amount of investment.   | 
  
   More
  successful in regards to development. Not as
  successful in residential arena. Very
  little staff time spent on Plan. 18
  applications since ’98, extended program 5 years in ’03. DeSoto/Bonner
  Springs used for revision in 2003.  | 
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   Brochure  | 
  
   Tim Paris 785-368-3728 tparis@topeka.org **SENDING
  INFORMATION  | 
  
   Up to
  80%rebate over 10 years may be given on the incremental increase in property
  taxes resulting from improvements made to a property in those targeted
  areas.  Qualified improvements include
  any construction, rehabilitation or additions that increases the appraised
  valuation of the property by more than 10% for residential and 20% for
  commercial as determined by Appraiser’s Office.   *Historic
  preservation program offers an additional benefit to structures listed on the
  National, State or Local Registers. 
  Qualifying projects will receive a 100% rebate for 15 years.   **Owner
  occupancy requirement.  Cannot build
  new homes to rent, must be owner occupied.   | 
  
   Plan
  started in 1995.  Millions of dollars
  in investments made in eligible areas. 75% residential, 25% commercial.   Contract
  with county, compensate them for doing majority of the work.  Most
  applications rejected b/c of owner occupancy requirement.   Minimal
  staff time, probably 2 months out of the year, consumes 80% of time.          |