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SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS Special services" has the meaning given in the city' s ordinance but special services may not include a service that is ordinarily provided throughout the city from general fund revenues of the city unless an increased level of the service is provided in the special service district . "Special service district" means a defined area within the city where special services are rendered and the costs of the special services are paid from revenues collected from service charges imposed within that area. ESTABLISHMENT of SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT (428A,02) Ordinance. The governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance establishing a special service district . Only property used for commercial, industrial, or public utility purposes, or is vacant land zoned or designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial use and located in the special service district, may be subject to the charges imposed by the city on the special service district . other types of property may be included within the boundaries of the special service district but are not subject to the charges imposed by the city on the special service district . The ordinance shall describe with particularity the area within the city to be included in the district and the special services to be furnished in the district . The ordinance may not be adapted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. Notice, Notice of the hearing shall include the time and place of hearing, a map showing the boundaries of the proposed district, and 'a statement that all persons owning property in the proposed district that would be subject to a service charge will be given opportunity to be heard at the hearing. within 30 days after adoption of the ordinance, the governing body shall send a copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of revenue. Notice of the hearing must be given by publication in at least two issues of the official newspaper of the city. The two publications must be two weeps apart and the hearing must be held at least three days after the last publication. Not less than ten days before the hearing, notice must also be mailed to the owner of each parcel within the area proposed to be included in the district . Public Hearing, At the public hearing a person affected by the proposed district may testify on any issues relevant to the proposed district . The hearing may be adjourned from time to time and the ordinance establishing the district may be adopted at any time within six months after the date of the conclusion of the hearing by a vote of the ma]ority of the governing body of the cite 919056.01