1998-09-28 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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e e C'.: , ~-'- . ft2'iY y.,' . . . . . ": ." : . . pUblic where the majority of users reside at least 100 miles from any part of Harris County, unless there is no facility providing the same or similar entertainment in Harris County. Regional service facili ty means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and equipment, used or to be used to service goods where a majority of the goods being serviced originate at least 100 miles from any part of Harris County, unless there is no facility in Harris County where businesses and residents of the county can obtain such service. Research and development facility means buildings and structures, including machinery and equipment, used or to be used primarily for research or experimentation to improve or develop current technology in bio-medicine, electronics or pre-commercial emerging industries. Research facility means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and equipment, used or to be used primarily for research or experimentation to improve or develop the production processes thereto. Sec. 66-142. Application. Ca) Any present or potential owner of taxable property in the city may request tax abatement by filing a written request with the city manager or the city manager's designee. (b) The application shall consist of a completed application form accompanied by: a general description of the new improvements to be undertaken; a descriptive list of the improvements for which abatement is requested; a list of the kind, number and' location of all proposed improvements of the property; a map and legal description of the property; a time schedule for undertaking and completing the proposed improvements. The application shall also include a certification of the current number of permanent, part- time and contract employees of the applicant, by category, at the time of the application, and information regarding the project's competitive siting. In the event the project is to be located in a leased facility, the applicant shall provide with the application the name and address of the lessor and, if executed, a copy of the lease. In the case of modernization, the application shall include a statement of the assessed value of the existing facility for the tax year immediately preceding the application year, separately stated for real and personal property. The application form may require such financial and other information as the ci ty deems appropriate for evaluating the financial capacity and other factors of the applicant.. Cc) Uppn receipt of the completed application, the director shall notify in writing and provide a copy of the application to the presiding officer of the governing body of each eligible jurisdiction. 5