Procedural guidelines.

Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-180.4

in effect

Sec. 2-180.4. - Procedural guidelines. (a) The applicant meets with the City of Meridian Community Development staff and receives application for tax exemption. (b) Application, construction and/or renovation plans and a pro forma on the current and future taxes of the project are submitted to community development staff with nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per application. The fee will go to the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission account for MHPC projects. (c) After adequate information has been received, the community development staff submits the application and plans to the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission. (d) After historic preservation commission approval and completion of the approved work, the applicant must submit information in the form of invoices, receipts or bills to the community development department sufficient to verify that the required limit has been achieved. (e) The application is submitted to the Meridian Historical Preservation Commission. (f) After this meeting the applicant is notified in writing of the recommendation by the Meridian Historical Preservation Commission and the application is then submitted to the city council for approval or disapproval. The council shall have up to thirty (30) days to approve or disapprove an application. The city council will have the right to request additional information concerning the improvement project, but the thirty-day deadline shall apply unless the information furnished was inadequate to base a decision on. (The tax exemption does not go into effect until the project is completed and the exemption is terminated if the property ownership changes except as otherwise approved by the city council). (g) If approved by city council, the community development department shall forward a copy of the order, the application showing estimated exemption per year, and applicable building permit information to the Tax Assessor Collector of Lauderdale County. (Ord. No. 4246, § 1, 5-4-2004; Ord. No. 4347, § 1, 4-7-2009)

Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVBOCOAU_DIV6MEHIPRCOPRGUEXMUADVATAHIPRPR_S2-180.4PRGUFetched: 11/1/2026