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Canton reviews redevelopment tax-incentive ("blight tax") process and criteria
Summary
City staff reviewed Chapter 54, Article 8 — the Community Redevelopment Tax Incentive Program (commonly called the "blight tax") and outlined the inspection, hearing and appeal steps, eligibility criteria and timeline for applying or removing the tax designation.
Canton city staff reviewed the Community Redevelopment Tax Incentive Program, commonly referred to around the state as the "blight tax," and explained how properties are identified, designated and removed under Chapter 54, Article 8.
The presentation by city staff member Mr. McClure detailed that the ordinance defines blight with reference to conditions in the Georgia Constitution and lists specific categories such as habitual code violations, life-safety issues, abandoned or unsanitary properties and repeated illegal activity. Under the ordinance, a property must meet at least two of those criteria to be eligible for the redevelopment tax designation, and aesthetics alone do not qualify a parcel as blighted, McClure said.
The process begins with an inspection or survey by the building official (which can include code enforcement or zoning staff). If staff forwards a finding, the public officer — the city manager or designee — issues a notice and…
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