Who adopts the redevelopment plan?
A redevelopment plan is adopted by ordinance of the governing body of the community. Adoption of the plan is based on the recommendations of the agency, the planning commission, and the project area or redevelopment advisory committee (if formed). Public hearings are required so that community input can be considered before the plan is adopted. The redevelopment process involves a series of legally mandated steps. The following basic steps must be followed: • The local governing body adopts a survey area encompassing portions of the community that might benefit from redevelopment; • After the survey area is adopted, the planning commission selects a redevelopment project area that is coterminous with or smaller than the survey area; • The planning commission also adopts a preliminary plan that outlines the basic goals and objectives of the proposed redevelopment project and contains a legal description of the project area. The preliminary plan is then accepted by the redevelopment agen
