Section 197A.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] City review of site applications(1) After the deadline for submission of applications established under section 55 of this 2024 Act, the city shall: (a) Review applications filed for compliance with sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act.(b) For each completed application that complies with sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act, provide notice to the residents of the proposed site area who were not signatories to the application.(c) Provide opportunities for public participation in selecting a site, including, at least: (A) One public comment period;(B)(i) One meeting of the city's planning commission at which public testimony is considered;(ii) One meeting of the city's council at which public testimony is considered; or(iii) One public open house; and(C) Notice on the city's website or published in a paper of record at least 14 days before: (i) A meeting under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and(ii) The beginning of a comment period under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.(d) Consult with, request necessary information from and provide the opportunity for written comment from: (A) The owners of each lot or parcel within the site;(B) If the city does not currently exercise land use jurisdiction over the entire site, the governing body of each county with land use jurisdiction over the site;(C) Any special district that provides urban services to the site; and(D) Any public or private utility that provides utilities to the site.(2) An application filed under this section must: (a) Be completed for each property owner or group of property owners that are proposing an urban growth boundary amendment under sections 49 to 59 of this 2024 Act;(b) Be in writing in a form and format as required by the city;(c) Specify the lots or parcels that are the subject of the application;(d) Be signed by all owners of lots or parcels included within the application; and(e) Include each owner's signed consent to annexation of the properties if the site is added to the urban growth boundary.(3) If the city has received approval from all property owners of such lands, in writing in a form and format specified by the city, the governing body of the city may select an application and the city shall adopt a conceptual plan as described in section 55 of this 2024 Act for all or a portion of the lands contained within the application.(4) A conceptual plan adopted under subsection (3) of this section must include findings identifying reasons for inclusion of lands within the conceptual plan and reasons why lands, if any, submitted as part of an application that was partially approved were not included within the conceptual plan.Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 54, eff. 6/6/2024.