At the public hearing on the creation of the improvement district, the council shall consider protests by owners of property within improvement district, as to the creation of the improvement district or other matters set forth in the creation ordinance. Protests may be made in person at the public hearing or in writing at or before the public hearing by owners of property within the improvement district. Written protests should include the name and address of the protesting property owner, a reasonable description of the property to which the protest relates, and a statement of the reasons for the protest. Any objection to the regularity, validity or correctness of the proceeding shall be deemed waived unless presented at the public hearing or in writing in the time and manner specified herein.

After the public hearing, the council may, in its sole discretion, either adopt the creation ordinance on second reading, with such modifications or deletions, if any, as the council may deem appropriate, or abandon the proceedings; provided, however, that in no case shall a creation ordinance be finally adopted if opposed orally or in writing by the owners of property in the proposed improvement district scheduled to bear a majority of the assessment burden under the method of apportioning assessments as proposed by the council. (Ord. 9, Series 1988)