§ 135.209 RSMo — Satellite enterprise zone may be established, city of Independence

1. Any city in which an enterprise zone is designated pursuant to subsection 5 of section 135.208 may, upon approval of the local governing authority of the city and the director of the department of economic development, designate one satellite enterprise zone within its corporate limits. A prerequisite for the designation of the satellite zone shall be the approval by the director of the department of economic development of a plan submitted by the local governing authority of the city describing how the satellite zone corresponds to the city's overall enterprise zone strategy.

2. The satellite enterprise zone authorized by this section shall be designated only if it meets the criteria established by subdivisions (1) to (4) of subsection 2 of section 135.207 . Retail businesses, as identified by the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector numbers 44 to 45, located within the satellite enterprise zone shall be eligible for all benefits provided pursuant to the provisions of sections 135.200 to 135.258 .