Sec. 59. (a) A commission may adopt a resolution to establish a program for age-restricted housing. The program:
(1) must be limited to age-restricted housing that satisfies the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3607 (the federal Housing for Older Persons Act);
(2) may include any relevant elements the commission considers appropriate;
(3) may be adopted as part of a redevelopment plan or an amendment to a redevelopment plan; and
(4) may establish an allocation area for purposes of sections 26 and 60 of this chapter for the accomplishment of the program.
The program must be approved by the legislative body of the consolidated city as specified in section 9 of this chapter.
(b) The notice and hearing provisions of sections 10 and 10.5 of this chapter, including notice under section 10(c) of this chapter to a taxing unit that is wholly or partly located within an allocation area, apply to the resolution adopted under subsection (a). Judicial review of the resolution may be made under section 11 of this chapter.
(c) Before formal submission of any age-restricted housing program to the commission, the department of redevelopment:
(1) shall consult with persons interested in or affected by the proposed program; and
(2) shall hold public meetings in the areas to be affected by the proposed program to obtain the views of affected persons.
As added by P.L.7-2013, SEC.5.