(SSMID) Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
819 1st Avenue South Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Telephone:
515-576-8191
Fax
515-573-5097
Email Address:
The Downtown Self-Supported
Municipal Improvement District (SSMID)was created in 1982 by the Fort Dodge City Council as a result of
petitions submitted to them by downtown property owners requesting its
establishment with the intent of improving the downtown commercial area
of Fort Dodge. Additional assessments to the ad valorem consolidated
tax rate were implemented in an attempt to develop a self help pool of
money to aid and leverage other funds.
The District was
renewed by the Fort Dodge City Council upon the receipt of a petition of
the involved property owners in the District in 1991. The renewal
petition was objeted by approximately eight percent of the owners
comprising four percent of the taxable value included. This was a
significantly lower percentage than when the initial district was
created, indicating a high level of satisfaction with the District and
the use of its funds. The District was renewed again in 2002 for an
additional 10 years.
The nine member SSMID
Board made up of property owners or their designees, governs the use of
SSMID funds with approval of the City Council. A listing of historical
expenditures can be found here.
This
is the current zoning throughout a majority of downtown.However, some parcels are zoned Arterial
Commercial, Office Commercial, Light Industrial or Multi-family.Click here to access the complete zoning ordinance.
·Downtown District regulations
oTwo zoning districts are proposed.Click here for a link to the Downtown District regulations that
would replace BC.
oA Downtown Overlay District is also proposed, to
provide flexibility at certain retail nodes that may redevelop.Click herefor a link to the Downtown Overlay District
regulations.
oThe elimination of the BC district will require
minor changes to other sections of the City's zoning ordinance, particularly
any references to BC.
oThe sign ordinance is proposed for amendment to
permit "classic signs" and to prohibit projecting signs that are not classic
signs.Click herefor a link to the proposed ordinance,
with all proposed changes highlighted.
oThe City's nonconforming ordinance is also
proposed for minor update, to clarify and remove any ambiguity as it relates to
downtown uses that may become legal, non-conforming.Click here for a link to the proposed ordinance, with all proposed
changes highlighted.
oA variety of definitions are proposed to be
added to the zoning ordinance to provide clarity on specific items that may not
be generally defined or understood.Click here for a link to the
list of definitions.
