[R.O. 2017 § 610.010; Ord. No. 08-15 § 1, 7-15-2008]
The City of Battlefield, in support of the Enhanced Enterprise Zone Program, hereby authorizes the establishment of incentives designed to promote investment and create jobs in areas with lower income and higher levels of unemployment than the State average to qualified businesses eligible for zone benefits.
[R.O. 2017 § 610.020; Ord. No. 08-15 § 2, 7-15-2008]
The City of Battlefield hereby authorizes a property tax abatement on improvements to real property made by qualified businesses at the level of abatement of fifty percent (50%) on improvements for ten (10) years. In addition, the Board of Aldermen hereby authorizes an additional property tax abatement of twenty-five percent (25%) for qualified businesses that obtain certification at the Silver or higher level under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program for ten (10) years, for a total of seventy-five percent (75%) property tax abatement for ten (10) years.
[R.O. 2017 § 610.030; Ord. No. 08-15 § 3, 7-15-2008; Ord. No. 10-05 §§ 1 — 3, 3-16-2010]
A. 
The following types of businesses within the following business clusters shall be eligible for Enhanced Enterprise Zone incentives, provided they are located within the Springfield Enhanced Enterprise Zone and provided such businesses make improvements to their property:
By NAICS Code:
21 — Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction
22 — Utilities
23 — Construction
31-33 — Manufacturing
42 — Wholesale Trade
48-49 — Transportation and Warehousing
51 — Information
52 — Finance and Insurance
53 — Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
54 — Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
55 — Enterprise Management
56 — Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
62 — Health Care and Social Assistance
71 — Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
72 — Accommodation and Food Services; excluding eating and drinking establishments (722)
81 — Other Services
Except that gambling establishments as identified and described in NAICS Sector 7132, religious organizations as identified and described in NAICS Sector 8131, and food and drinking places as identified and described in NAICS Sector 722 shall be excluded and ineligible for Enhanced Enterprise Zone incentives.
B. 
In addition to those businesses within the business clusters identified in Subsection (A) as being eligible for Enhanced Enterprise Zone incentives, producers of "value-added agricultural products," as that phrase is defined in Section 348.015(14), RSMo., are hereby made eligible for Enhanced Enterprise Zone incentives.
C. 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the headquarters or administrative offices of a business otherwise excluded from incentives within the Enhanced Enterprise Zone may, nonetheless, qualify for incentives and benefits if the headquarters or offices serve a multi-state territory. In the event a National, State or religious headquarters operation is not the predominate activity of a project facility, the new jobs and investment of such headquarters operation shall be considered eligible for benefits under Section 135.950(9)(b), RSMo., if the other requirements are satisfied. Service industries may be eligible only if a majority of its annual revenues will be derived outside the State of Missouri.