Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 32-14-111 - Criteria - stadium site - stadium(1) The board shall establish criteria for the stadium site and the stadium. In establishing such criteria, the board shall consider factors which it deems relevant including, but not limited to:(a) The need for access to the site by motor vehicles, pedestrians, and others using the stadium, including the proximity to highways, the capacity of surrounding streets and highways to handle traffic, the proximity to actual and proposed public transportation, and the overall convenience to the citizens of the district;(b) The extent to which financial incentives from private sources, including landowners and developers, may be maximized in order to reduce the amount of public moneys required to be expended for a stadium site;(c) The extent to which the economic potential resulting from the location of a stadium may be maximized, including the compatibility of a stadium with adjacent actual or proposed development;(d) The compatibility of a stadium with surrounding neighborhoods;(e) The existence of readily available fire and police protection services;(f) The existence or the potential for the existence of adequate parking facilities for motor vehicles in the immediately surrounding area; and(g) Any criteria which may be established by major league baseball concerning stadium sites or stadiums.L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1333, § 1, effective June 2.