Administrative Order 47 — Respecting the Creation of Business Improvement Districts — full text

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HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NUMBER 47 RESPECTING THE CREATION OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS BE IT RESOLVED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER of the Council of the Halifax Regional Municipality as follows: Short Title 1. This Administrative Order may be cited as Administrative Order Number 47, the Business Improvement District Administrative Order. Establishment of District 2. Regional Council hereby establishes the following Business Improvement Districts: (1) the Downtown Dartmouth Business Improvement District; (2) the Main Street Dartmouth Business Improvement District; (3) the Spring Garden Road Business Improvement District; (4) the Downtown Halifax Business Improvement District; (5) the Quinpool Road Business Improvement District; (6) the North End Business Improvement District; (7) the Spryfield Business Improvement District; (8) the Sackville Business Improvement District; (9) the Porters Lake Business Improvement District. 3. A business improvement district contains that portion of the municipality outlined in black on a plan attached as a Schedule to this Administrative Order. Area Rate 4. The amount of money Regional Council, from time to time, provides to carry out those activities set out in section 70 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, S.N.S. 2008, c. 39, as amended, will be recovered by means of an area rate. 5. The area rate will be set annually by resolution of the Regional Council pursuant to the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter. Schedules 6. Any schedule referenced in this Administrative Order forms part of this Administrative Order. Effective Date 7. This Administrative Order shall come into effect on the date of adoption by Regional Council. Done and passed in Council this 2nd day of October, A.D. 2012. _______________________ MAYOR _______________________ MUNICIPAL CLERK I, Cathy Mellett, Municipal Clerk of Halifax Regional Municipality, hereby certify that the above-noted Administrative Order was passed at a meeting of Halifax Regional Council on October 2, 2012. ________________________ Cathy Mellett, Municipal Clerk SCHEDULE 1 TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 47 Porters Lake Business Improvement District Notice of Motion: August 14, 2012 Approved: October 2, 2012 Amendment #1 (Porters Lake Business Improvement District) Notice of Motion: July 30, 2019 Approved: August 13, 2019 Effective Date: November 8, 2019