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Petition to Recreate the Downtown Bozeman Business Improvement District
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PETITION TO RECREATE
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District (the “District”) was
created and effective on May 15, 2000 via Ordinance 1517; and
WHEREAS, the current District is set to expire on the 10-year anniversary of its creation
pursuant to Sect. 7-12-1141, MCA, and the current District board of trustees has asked landowners
within the District to consider recreating the District anew; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is the owner, as defined by §7-12-1103, MCA, of real property
within the boundaries of the proposed District set out on Exhibit “A” which boundaries match the
boundaries of the current District and desires to ensure the District is recreated and in effect for an
additional ten (10) years; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned desires to petition the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana to pass a resolution of intention and take all other legally required steps to recreate the
District whose boundaries shall comprise all of the tracts of real estate set out on Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned acknowledges that should the Commission adopt a Resolution of
Intent to recreate the District the City will publish a Notice of Passage of the Reso lution of Intent and
mail a copy to every owner of real property within the proposed District pursuant to § 7 -12-1112,
MCA; and
WHEREAS, any owner of property liable to be assessed may make written protest against the
recreation of the District pursuant to § 7-12-1113, MCA, filed with the Bozeman City Clerk within 15
days of the first publication of the Notice of Passage of the Resolution of Intent ; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned acknowledges the City Commission may not act in furtherance
of the recreation of the proposed District for a period of one year if protests are filed by: (1) owners of
property within the proposed District having a taxable valuation, when aggregated, representing not
less than 50% of the total taxable valuation of property within the District; (2) not less than 50% of the
owners of property within the District; or (3) owners of property within the proposed District having
projected assessments, when aggregated, representing not less than 50% of the total projected
assessments for property within the District; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner understands that each lot or parcel of land which is owned by the
Petitioner or the entity Petitioner represents, including the improvements on the lot or parcel, will be
assessed for that part of the whole cost of the proposed District that its taxable valuation bears to the
total taxable valuation of the property of the proposed District all subject to the proposed budget for
each year; and
Petition to Recreate the Downtown Bozeman Business Improvement District
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WHEREAS, the total assessments for the District for 2009 totaled $114,000 and the total
assessments for the District, if re-created, in 2010 are estimated to not exceed $114,000 which
represents the entire cost of the District and the Petitioner understands this amount may fluctuate
from year to year during the duration of the District.
By signing this Petition, the undersigned hereby petitions the City Commission to
create the District and in doing so represents that the following information is true and
accurate:
1. Petitioner is (1) a person or duly authorized agent of an entity whose name appears on the
legal title to the real property as set out on Exhibit “A” by deed recorded in the records of the
Clerk and Recorder of Gallatin County, Montana; or (2) a person in possession of real property
under claim of ownership for the owner of record or has the personal representative or is the
personal representative, agent or guardian of such owner.
2. I include all parcels owned by me or the entity I am singing on behalf of which are within the
proposed District.
3. Parcel Assessment No(s)
4. Projected Total Annual Assessment
(for all parcels included with this petition in the aggregate)
Petitioner: _______________________
(Print Name) (Signature)
NOTE: If signing on behalf of an entity the signer must include a statement on the capacity in which they sign (e.g.:
president of a corporation, managing member of a limited liability company, etc.
Owner: _________________________
Address: ________________________