PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICE City of Urbana Notice is hereby

PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICE City of Urbana Notice is hereby given, pursuant to ORC Section 3735.66, Urbana City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4631-25 on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 by a vote of 5-2. Ordinance No. 4631-25 established and described the boundaries of Community Reinvestment Area #2 in the City of Urbana, and authorized and approved related matters. As required by ORC Section 3735.66, this ordinance as adopted has been reprinted in its entirety below. Furthermore, Exhibits A-1, A-2, B, and C as referenced within the adopted Ordinance are available for public viewing on the homepage of the city's website: www.urbanaohio.com under Current Events/Projects. For questions regarding this legislation as adopted, please contact the Community Development Department by calling (937) 652-4305 or doug.crabill@ci.urbana.oh.us. ORDINANCE NO. 4631-25 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA #2 IN THE CITY OF URBANA, AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING RELATED MATTERS. (Three (3) readings required, public hearing required. Public hearing advertisement date: October 10, 2025). Department Requesting: Community Development Sponsor: Councilman Pat Thackery WHEREAS, Sections 3735.65 through 3735.70 of the Ohio Revised Code ("ORC") provide that the City of Urbana, Ohio (the "City") may grant certain exemptions from real property taxation with respect to new construction or remodeling efforts within an area designated by the Council of the City (the "Council") as a Community Reinvestment Area ("CRA"); and WHEREAS, this Council established Community Reinvestment Area #1 pursuant to Ordinance No. 4348, passed in 2010 (the "Original CRA Legislation"), as subsequently amended pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 4348, as Amended, passed on February 22, 2011, and 4574-22, passed July 05, 2022, (collectively, the "Amended CRA Legislation"), which such Original CRA Legislation established and described the boundaries of Community Reinvestment Area #1 in the City, and such Amended CRA Legislation updated and defined the terms and levels of available exemptions from real property taxation, all pursuant to a housing survey (the "Original Housing Survey"), attached hereto as EXHIBIT A-1 , incorporated by reference, completed by the City, and this Council's determination that housing facilities or structures of historical significance were located, and new construction or repair of existing facilities was previously discouraged in, the area comprising Community Reinvestment Area #1; and WHEREAS, this Council now desires to define boundaries of a new CRA with respect to such area to be designated as Community Reinvestment Area #2 pursuant to an updated housing survey (the "Updated Housing Survey") attached hereto as EXHIBIT A-2 , incorporated by reference; and WHEREAS, this Council further desires to determine that housing facilities or structures of historical significance are located, and new construction or repair of existing facilities has been previously discouraged in, the area comprising the Community Reinvestment Area #2 (as defined herein), all pursuant to the Housing Survey (as defined herein) previously conducted by the City in the Original CRA Legislation and as updated pursuant to this Ordinance and Council further desires to ratify the findings of that Housing Survey and to adopt the updates to the Housing Survey contained herein in making the determinations necessary to establish Community Reinvestment Area #2; and WHEREAS, the remodeling of existing structures and the construction of new structures within the Community Reinvestment Area #2 will serve to encourage economic stability, maintain real property values, generate new employment opportunities, and constitutes a public purpose for which the City may grant real property tax exemptions; and WHEREAS, this Council now desires to describe the boundaries of the Community Reinvestment Area #2, and establish the terms by which the City may authorize certain exemptions from real property taxation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the legislative authority of the City of Urbana, County of Champaign, State of Ohio, that: SECTION ONE : Pursuant to the Original Housing Survey conducted by the City, as updated by the Updated Housing Survey conducted by the City pursuant to this Ordinance, this Council determines that the area described in EXHIBIT B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, constitutes an area in which housing facilities or structures of historical significance are located and in which new construction or repair of existing facilities has been discouraged. The City hereby ratifies that the Housing Survey conducted pursuant to the Original CRA Legislation, as updated, is currently applicable to Community Reinvestment Area #1 and Community Reinvestment Area #2 and adopts the updated findings included in said Housing Survey. SECTION TWO : Pursuant to ORC Section 3735.66, this Council hereby establishes the "Community Reinvestment Area #2," the boundaries of which are described by EXHIBIT B attached hereto to Community Reinvestment Area #2. A map of Community Reinvestment Area #2 is attached hereto as EXHIBIT C , incorporated by reference. The City Mayor, the Director of Finance, and their designees, shall publish the boundary map in strict satisfaction with the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION THREE : Pursuant to ORC Section 373.66, the Director of Administration shall designate the "Housing Officer" via an Appointment Letter with respect to the Community Reinvestment Area #2 and such designated Housing Officer shall be responsible for administering and implementing the provisions of this Ordinance and ORC Sections 3735.65 or 3735.70. SECTION FOUR : Within Community Reinvestment Area #2 the percentage of the tax exemption on the increase in assessed valuation resulting from improvements to commercial and industrial real property and the term of those exemptions shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis in advance of the commencement of the construction or remodeling pursuant to ORC Section 3735.67. If the City agrees to provide an exemption for a property within Community Reinvestment Area #2, the City and the owner of the real property shall enter into a written agreement pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671. The following maximum terms and exemption percentages from real property taxation for commercial and/or industrial projects with respect to structures located upon real property within the Community Reinvestment Area #2 (together, the "CRA Exemptions") shall apply: a) Up to, and including, fifteen (15) years, and up to, and including, one hundred percent (100%) for the remodeling of existing commercial and industrial facili- ties and upon which the cost of construction materials necessary for remodeling is at least $100,000, the specific term and percentage of which shall be ne- gotiated on a case-by-case basis prior to the commencement of the remodeling project. b) Up to, and including, fifteen (15) years, and up to, and including, one hundred percent (100%) for the construction of new commercial or industrial facilities, the term and percentage of which shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis prior to the commencement of the construction project. c) Up to, and including thirty (30) years for the construction of new commercial and industrial facilities if the commercial or industrial structure is situated on the site of a 'megaproject' and is owned and occupied by a 'megaproject operator' as such terms are defined in division (A)(12) of ORC Section 122.17, or is not situated on the site of a megaproject but is owned and occupied by a 'megaproject supplier' that meets the requirements described in division (A)(13)(b) of ORC Section 122.17. A structure composed of multiple units used for residential purposes shall be classified as a commercial structure for purposes of this Section 5. A mixed-use structure or structures to be used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes with a secondary residential use shall be considered a commercial structure for purposes of this Section Five. SECTION FIVE: With respect to a structure or structures described in Section Four to be used for commercial or industrial purposes, including multi-family housing unit facilities, the owner of the real property and the City must enter into a written agreement prior to the commencement of remodeling or construction pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671 (the "CRA Agreement"). Prior to entering into any CRA Agreement pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671, however, the owner of the real property to be used for commercial or industrial purposes shall file a proper CRA Application (in the form on file with the Clerk of this Council) with the Housing Officer. Upon receipt by the Housing Officer of a properly filed CRA Application, the owner of the real property and the City shall negotiate the final term and percentage of the CRA Exemption, which shall be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. The City shall obtain this Council's formal approval prior to the City's execution of any CRA Agreement entered into pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671. The City shall grant and formally process the CRA Exemption in the manner defined by the CRA Agreement pursuant to Section Four of this Ordinance. SECTION SIX : The following additional conditions shall apply with respect to CRA Exemptions granted by the City within the Community Reinvestment Area #2. CRA Agreements entered into by the City shall include terms not inconsistent with this Section Seven. (i) All owners of real property shall pay all real estate taxes and charges not subject to a CRA Exemption pursuant to this Ordinance when due. In the event that an owner fails to pay all real estate taxes and charges not subject to a CRA Exemption pursuant to this Ordinance when due, and any such taxes and charges remain delinquent for a period of more than twelve (12) months, the owner must provide evidence to the Housing Officer that the Champaign County Treasurer's Office has approved a payment arrangement with respect to such delinquent real estate taxes and charges. If real estate taxes and charges remain delinquent for a period of more than twelve (12) months and the owner cannot provide evidence of a payment arrangement or the owner defaults in making payments under a payment arrangement with the Champaign County Treasurer's Office, the Housing Officer may deny any CRA Appli- cation or revoke any CRA Exemption pursuant to Section Nine hereof. (ii) All structures subject to a CRA Exemption shall comply with all applicable City zoning, building, and health codes. The Housing Officer may deny any CRA Application with respect to a structure in violation of any applicable City zoning, building, or health codes where construction or remodeling would not other- wise remedy such violation. Additionally, the Housing Officer may revoke any CRA Exemption where violations of City zoning, building, or health codes with respect to a structure or structures have existed for a period in excess of six (6) months from the date of notice of any violation of the same. SECTION SEVEN: An annual monitoring fee shall apply to any CRA Exemption authorized by the City with respect to a structure or structures to be used for commercial or industrial purposes. The annual monitoring fee shall be due at the execution of any CRA Agreement entered into pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671 and on each anniversary of the execution of such CRA Agreement during the term of the applicable CRA Exemption. The annual monitoring fee shall be determined by the Director of Finance in consultation with the Housing Officer. Payment of any other fees identified in a CRA Agreement shall be due and payable as a condition of the continued effectiveness of any CRA Exemption. SECTION EIGHT: That the Housing Officer, or the Housing Officer's designees, shall make annual inspections of the real property within the Community Reinvestment Area #2 for which the City has granted CRA Exemptions pursuant to this Ordinance and ORC Section 3735.67. If the Housing Officer finds that real property for which the City has granted a CRA Exemption has not been properly maintained or repaired due to the neglect of the owner of such real property, the Housing Officer may revoke the exemption at any time after the first year of the CRA Exemption. If the Housing Officer or the City determines that there has been a material failure of the CRA Agreement due to noncompliance with the CRA Agreement, the Housing Officer may on behalf of the City Council and the City, revoke the CRA Exemption. In the event the Housing Officer revokes the CRA Exemption as permitted hereunder and pursuant to ORC Section 3735.68, the Housing Officer shall notify the Champaign County Auditor and the owner of the real property that the CRA Exemption no longer applies and shall provide a report of such revocation to the Tax Incentive Review Council (as identified in Section Eleven hereof). The report shall specify the findings as to the maintenance and repair of the real property and the reason for revoking the tax exemption. SECTION NINE: That the Housing Council previously established by this Council (the "Housing Council") is hereby appointed as the Housing Council with respect to Community Reinvestment Area #2 as required by ORC Section 3735.69. The Housing Council shall make an annual inspection of the real property within the Community Reinvestment Area #2 for which the City has granted a CRA Exemption pursuant to ORC Section 3735.67 and this Ordinance. The Housing Council shall also hear appeals pursuant to ORC Section 3735.70. SECTION TEN : That the Champaign County Tax Incentive Review Council (the "TIRC") has been established and shall serve as the TIRC with respect to the Community Reinvestment Area #2. The TIRC shall annually review the compliance of all CRA Agreements entered into by the City with respect to CRA Exemptions granted pursuant to ORC Section 3735.671 and shall make written recommendation to this Council as to the continuation, modification, or termination, of any such CRA Agreement. SECTION ELEVEN: Pursuant to ORC Section 3735.66, the City Mayor, the City Director of Administration, and their designees, are authorized and directed on behalf of this Council to send a copy of this Ordinance and a map of the Community Reinvestment Area #2 sufficient in detail to denote the specific amended boundaries of the Community Reinvestment Area #2 to the Director of the Ohio Department of Development. The Housing Officer shall not authorize any CRA Exemption to the territory added to Community Reinvestment Area #2 pursuant to this Ordinance until the Director of the Ohio Department of Development assigns or affirms a unique designation number identifying the Community Reinvestment Area #2. In order to satisfy the requirements of ORC Section 3735.672, the Housing Officer, or the Housing Officer's designees, are further authorized and directed to submit one or more annual reports, together with all executed agreements, certificates, and other documents as the Housing Officer shall deem necessary, to the Director of the Ohio Department of Development on or before March 31st of each year that the City has entered into a CRA Agreement with an owner of real property pursuant to this Ordinance and ORC Section 3735.671. This Council reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to re-evaluate the designation of the Community Reinvestment Area #2 as a CRA pursuant to this Ordinance from time to time. SECTION TWELVE: Pursuant to ORC Section 3735.66, the City Director of Administration, or their designee, is further hereby authorized and directed to publish this Ordinance once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, which shall otherwise indicate that this Council has adopted this Ordinance and established the Community Reinvestment Area #2 by this Ordinance. SECTION THIRTEEN: This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and any of its committees concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public, all in compliance with the law including Urbana Codified Ordinance 107.01 and ORC Section 121.22. City Council held a public hearing on October 21, 2025 with notice by publication pursuant to Urbana City Charter Section 2.16 on October 10, 2025. SECTION FOURTEEN : This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Spencer Mitchell Director of Administration City of Urbana, Ohio November 18 & 25, 2025 Order# 90215070