(1) Any city, county or port may apply to the Director of the Economic and Community Development Department for designation of an area within that city, county or port as an enterprise zone. A port shall obtain the consent of the governing body of the county prior to applying to the Economic and Community Development Department for designation of an area as an enterprise zone. With the prior consent of the governing body of the city or port, a county may apply to the department on behalf of a city or port for designation of any area within that city or port as an enterprise zone. With the prior consent of the governing body of a city, a port may apply to the department on behalf of a city for designation of any area that is wholly or partially shared territory of both the port and city as an enterprise zone. With the prior consent of the governing body of a port, a city may apply to the department on behalf of a port for designation of any area that is wholly or partially shared territory of both the city and port as an enterprise zone.
(2) One or more cities, counties and ports may apply to the director for designation of an area situated partly within each city and partly in unincorporated territory within the counties or ports as an enterprise zone.
(3) An application for designation of an enterprise zone shall be in the form and contain such information as the department, by rule, may require. However, the application shall:
(a) Be submitted on behalf of one or more local government units as described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section by resolution of the governing body of each applicant;
(b) Contain a description of the area sought to be designated as an enterprise zone;
(c) Contain information sufficient to allow the department to determine if the criteria established in ORS 285C.090 are met;
(d) State that the applicant will give priority to the use in the proposed enterprise zone of any economic development or job training funds received from the federal government; and
(e) Declare that the applicant will comply with ORS 285C.105 and perform any other duties of the sponsor under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
(4) When applying for designation of an enterprise zone within its boundaries under this section, the applicant may include in the application:
(a) Proposals to enhance the level or efficiency of local public services within the proposed enterprise zone including, but not limited to, fire-fighting and police services; and
(b) Proposals for local incentives and local regulatory flexibility to authorized business firms.
(5) In the case of joint applications by more than one local government unit, each city, county or port joining in the application may include proposals for enhanced local public services, local incentives or local regulatory flexibility to be effective within the boundaries of that local government unit.
(6) Proposals under subsection (4) or (5) of this section for enhanced local public services, local incentives or local regulatory flexibility included in the application by a city, county or port for an enterprise zone are binding upon the city, county or port if an enterprise zone is designated wholly or partly within its boundaries. [Formerly 285B.656; 2005 c.704 §4]
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