560.71(1)(e)4.c. c. The percentage of households in the area receiving unemployment compensation under ch. 108, relief funded by a relief block grant under ch. 49 or aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 is higher than the state average.
560.71(1)(e)4.d. d. In the 36 months immediately preceding the date on which the application under s. 560.72 (2) or (3) was submitted to the department, a number of workers in the area were permanently laid off by their employer or became unemployed as a result of a business action subject to s. 109.07 (1m).
560.71(1)(e)4.e. e. An employer in the vicinity of the area has given public notice under s. 109.07 (1m) of either a business closing or a mass layoff of at least 25 employes, or 25% of the employes, of a business, whichever is greater, that will result in a number of workers in the area being laid off permanently.
560.71(1)(e)4.f. f. Property values in the area have been declining.
560.71(1)(e)4.g. g. There has been a decline in the population in the area.
560.71(1m) (1m) In making a determination under sub. (1) (e), the department shall consider all of the following:
560.71(1m)(a) (a) The extent of poverty, unemployment or other factors contributing to general economic hardship in the area.
560.71(1m)(b) (b) The prospects for new investment and economic development in the area.
560.71(1m)(c) (c) The amount of investment that is likely to result from the designation of the area as a development zone.
560.71(1m)(d) (d) The number of jobs that are likely to be created or retained in the area as a result of its designation as a development zone.
560.71(1m)(e) (e) The number of jobs that are likely to be available to the target population as a result of the designation of the area as a development zone.
560.71(1m)(f) (f) The competitive effect of designating the area as a development zone on other businesses in the vicinity of the area.
560.71(1m)(g) (g) The needs of other areas of the state.
560.71(1m)(h) (h) Any other factors that the department considers relevant.
560.71(2) (2) In determining whether an area meets the requirements under sub. (1) (e) or s. 560.735, the department may rely on any data provided by the local governing body which the department determines is relevant.
560.71(3) (3) The department shall do all of the following:
560.71(3)(a) (a) Determine the number of development zones designated under sub. (1) but may not designate more than 18 development zones over the life of the program.
560.71(3)(b) (b) Divide the number of development zones as evenly as possible between metropolitan statistical areas and areas that are not metropolitan statistical areas.
560.71(3)(c)1.1. Designate at least one development zone that is entirely within a 1st class city.
560.71(3)(c)2. 2. Designate at least 2 development zones that are each at least partially within an Indian reservation.
560.71(3)(c)3. 3. Of the development zones that are designated after April 25, 1996, designate one that is in an urban area.
560.71 History History: 1987 a. 328; 1989 a. 31, 336; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 209.
560.72 560.72 Application by local governing bodies.
560.72(1) (1) A local governing body may nominate an area as a development zone, if the governing body does all of the following:
560.72(1)(a) (a) Holds at least one public hearing on the issue of designating the area as a development zone.
560.72(1)(b) (b) Adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing it to nominate the area under this section and to develop a development zone plan under s. 560.73 (1).
560.72(2) (2) A local governing body may nominate the area as a development zone by submitting an application to the department in a form prescribed by the department. The application shall include all of the following:
560.72(2)(a) (a) A copy of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the local governing body to nominate the area as a development zone.
560.72(2)(b) (b) Transcripts of the public hearing under sub. (1) (a).
560.72(2)(c) (c) Evidence that the area meets at least 3 of the criteria under s. 560.71 (1) (e) 4.
560.72(2)(d) (d) Evidence that the area meets the applicable requirements of s. 560.735.
560.72(2)(e) (e) A description of the land use patterns in the area including:
560.72(2)(e)1. 1. A detailed map of the area.
560.72(2)(e)2. 2. Information about vacant buildings or land available for development.
560.72(2)(f) (f) A description of past and present economic development activities in the area under local, state or federal programs.
560.72(2)(g) (g) A description of the local governing body's goals for the economic development of the area.
560.72(2)(h) (h) An assessment of the effect of making the area a development zone on jobs available to the targeted population.
560.72(2)(i) (i) Any other information required by the department.
560.72(2)(j) (j) Any other information the local governing body considers relevant.
560.72(3) (3) Two or more local governing bodies may submit a joint application nominating an area as a development zone, subject to s. 560.735 (2), if each local governing body complies with subs. (1) and (2).
560.72(5) (5) The department may permit a local governing body to revise an application that the department determines is inadequate or incomplete.
560.72 History History: 1987 a. 328; 1995 a. 209.
560.725 560.725 Evaluation by department.
560.725(1) (1) The department shall evaluate applications received under s. 560.72 (2) and (3) and development zone plans received under s. 560.73 (1) and (2).
560.725(2) (2) Subject to s. 560.735 (5), the department may reduce the size of an area nominated as a development zone, if the department determines the boundaries as proposed by the local governing body in an application under s. 560.72 (2) or (3) are inconsistent with the purpose of the development zone program. Any nominated area which is reduced under this subsection need not comply with s. 560.735 (1) and (4).
560.725(3) (3) After evaluating an application submitted under s. 560.72 (2) or (3), the department may approve the application, subject to any reduction in the size of the nominated area under sub. (2). If the department approves the application, the department shall notify the local governing body and request the local governing body to submit a development zone plan under s. 560.73 (1) or (2), whichever is applicable.
560.725 History History: 1987 a. 328; 1995 a. 209.
560.73 560.73 Development zone plan.
560.73(1) (1) Not more than 3 months after receiving notification from the department that an application has been approved under s. 560.725 (3), a local governing body shall submit a development zone plan to the department. The development zone plan shall include all of the following information:
560.73(1)(a) (a) Current public and private economic development activity in the area and a description of how the activity would be coordinated with the administration of the area as a development zone.
560.73(1)(b) (b) How existing available economic development programs will be used in the area.
560.73(1)(c) (c) How the local governing body plans to do all of the following:
560.73(1)(c)1. 1. Improve services in the area.
560.73(1)(c)2. 2. Eliminate obstacles to economic development.
560.73(1)(c)3. 3. Expedite regulatory proceedings and the procedures for issuing permits or licenses.
560.73(1)(c)4. 4. Provide technical assistance to businesses.
560.73(1)(c)5. 5. Improve the level of cooperation between the private sector and local or tribal government.
560.73(1)(d) (d) Current land use patterns and the effect of anticipated economic development on land use patterns in the area.
560.73(1)(e) (e) The effect of making the area a development zone on jobs available to the targeted population.
560.73(1)(f) (f) Any changes in ordinances, or expenditures of the city, village, town, county or American Indian tribe or band to facilitate economic development.
560.73(1)(g) (g) How the local governing body intends to assess the effectiveness of its development zone plan submitted under this subsection or sub. (2).
560.73(1)(h) (h) A description of how the local governing body shall attempt not to recruit businesses which engage in economic activity that violates s. 560.78 (1).
560.73(1)(i)1.1. Whether a grant diversion project has been established in the county in which the area is located and, if a grant diversion project has not been established, how the local governing body intends to work with the county and the department of industry, labor and job development to establish a grant diversion project.
560.73(1)(i)2. 2. How the local governing body will work with the county and department of industry, labor and job development to promote and encourage participation in the grant diversion project by employers in the development zone.
560.73(2) (2) If 2 or more local governing bodies submit a joint application under s. 560.72 (3), the local governing bodies shall submit a joint development zone plan under this section.
560.73(3) (3) After review under s. 560.725 (1), the department may approve a development zone plan. If the department approves a development zone plan, the department shall designate the area nominated by the local governing body as a development zone, subject to s. 560.71, and notify the local governing body.
560.73 History History: 1987 a. 328; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6934, 6935 and 9130 (4); 1995 a. 209.
560.735 560.735 Boundaries and size of development zones.
560.735(1)(1) An area that is located within a metropolitan statistical area may not be nominated or designated as a development zone unless all of the following apply:
560.735(1)(a) (a) The area contains less than 10% of the valuation of the property of the city, village or town, as determined under s. 70.57, in which the area is located.
560.735(1)(b) (b) If the area is located within a 1st class city, the population of the area as estimated under s. 16.96 is not less than 4,000 and not more than 10% of the city's population, as estimated under s. 16.96.
560.735(1)(c) (c) If the area is located within a village, town or city other than a 1st class city, the population of the area is not less than 1,000 nor more than 10,000, as estimated under s. 16.96.
560.735(2) (2) If an area is located within the boundaries of 2 or more cities, villages or towns, the property value of the cities, villages or towns under sub. (1) (a) shall be combined for the purposes of sub. (1).
560.735(4) (4) An area that is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation may not be nominated or designated as a development zone unless the population of the area, as estimated under s. 16.96, is less than or equals 5,000.
560.735(5) (5) Except as provided in sub. (6), an area may not be nominated or designated a development zone unless all of the following apply:
560.735(5)(a) (a) The area has a continuous border following natural or man-made boundaries such as streets, highways, rivers, municipal limits or limits of a reservation.
560.735(5)(b) (b) The area consists of contiguous blocks, census blocks or similar units.
560.735(6) (6)
560.735(6)(a)(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), 2 separate areas may be nominated or designated as one development zone, if all of the following apply:
560.735(6)(a)1. 1. Each of the areas has a continuous border following natural or man-made boundaries and consists of contiguous blocks, census blocks or similar units.
560.735(6)(a)2. 2. Each area meets at least 3 of the criteria listed in s. 560.71 (1) (e) 4.
560.735(6)(a)3. 3. Considered together, the areas meet the requirements of sub. (1).
560.735(6)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), in a 1st class city, up to 8 separate areas may be nominated or designated as one development zone, if par. (a) 1. to 3. applies.
560.735(6)(c) (c) If an application is submitted by the governing body of a county under s. 560.72 (2) or (3), up to 4 separate areas may be nominated or designated as one development zone, if par. (a) 1. to 3. applies.
560.735(6m) (6m) An area that is comprised of entire counties may be nominated or designated as one development zone only if the population of the entire area does not exceed 75,000.
560.735(7) (7) The department may waive the requirements of this section in a particular case, if the department determines that application of the requirement is impractical with respect to a particular development zone.
560.735 History History: 1987 a. 328; 1989 a. 56; 1995 a. 209.
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