Available Local Incentives
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Brownfield Incentives
Brownfield incentives, including Brownfield tax increment financing (TIF), also require approval from City Council, but they are processed through the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
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Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate
Similar to the OPRA exemption, the City of Ypsilanti can provide property tax abatement to owners of certain rehabilitated commercial facilities in designated districts by freezing its pre-rehabilitated taxable value for 1-10 years.
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How To Apply For Tax Abatement
View these easy steps for applying for a tax abatement.
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Industrial Facilities Act Tax Exemption
This program is designed to replace the property tax on industrial and high technology developments, expansions, and rehabilitation efforts with an Industrial Facilities Tax (IFT).
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Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act
This incentive is designed to promote redevelopment of contaminated, blighted, or functionally obsolete commercial and commercial housing properties.
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Personal Property Tax Certificate
PA 328 allows the City of Ypsilanti to offer a tax exemption to spur investment in the Industrial Development District, Brownfield Redevelopment District, Local Development Financing District/Smart Zone, or the Downtown Development District.
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Youth Mental Health Mini-Grant
The City of Ypsilanti is making available $25,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019, and $25,000 in 2019-2020, to support youth-serving 501c3 organizations already serving City of Ypsilanti youth (ages 3 - 22), for programs, initiatives, and/or services that directly support the mental health of our community’s young people.