to 223.132 for any purpose different from the purpose described in an

223.112 to 223.132 for any purpose different from the purpose described in an ordinance adopted under ORS 223.114 shall be civilly liable for the return of the moneys by suit of the district attorney of the county in which the city is located or by suit of any taxpayer of the city. [1985 c.576 �8]

����� 223.130 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 �38]

����� 223.132 Formation of economic improvement districts as additional power of cities. The authority granted to cities by ORS 223.112 to 223.132, is in addition to any other authority a city may have under state law, its charter or its ordinances to create or finance economic improvement districts. [1989 c.1018 �2]

����� 223.135 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 �38]

����� 223.140 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 �38]

����� 223.141 Definitions for ORS 223.141 to 223.161. As used in ORS 223.141 to 223.161, unless the context requires otherwise:

����� (1) �Business license fee� means any fee paid by a person to a city for any form of license that is required by the city in order to conduct business in that city.

����� (2) �Conducting business� means to engage in any business, trade, occupation or profession in pursuit of gain including activities carried on by a person through officers, agents and employees as well as activities carried on by a person on that person�s own behalf.

����� (3) �Council� means the city council or other controlling body of a city.

����� (4) �Economic improvement� means:

����� (a) The planning or management of development or improvement activities.

����� (b) Landscaping or other maintenance of public areas.

����� (c) Promotion of commercial activity or public events.

����� (d) Activities in support of business recruitment and development.

����� (e) Improvements in parking systems or parking enforcement.

����� (f) Any other economic improvement activity for which an assessment may be made on property specially benefited thereby. [1991 c.698 �1]

����� 223.144 Economic improvement district; business license fee ordinance. (1) A council, on its own motion or after receiving a petition for the formation of an economic improvement district signed by 33 percent or more of persons conducting business within the proposed district, may enact an ordinance establishing a procedure to be followed by the city in imposing a business license fee to raise revenue for the cost of an economic improvement. The business license fee authorized under this subsection may be in the form of a surcharge on an existing business license fee imposed by the city on any business, trade, occupation or profession carried on or practiced in the economic improvement district.

����� (2) In any ordinance adopted under subsection (1) of this section, a city shall not be authorized to:

����� (a) Include within an economic improvement district any area of the city that is not zoned for commercial or industrial use.

����� (b) Impose a business license fee to raise revenue for an economic improvement that does not primarily benefit persons conducting business within the economic improvement district. [1991 c.698 �2]

����� 223.145 [Repealed by 1971 c.741 �38]

����� 223.147 Requirements of business license fee ordinance. (1) An ordinance adopted under ORS