Declaring certain portions of South Bend to be Urban Development Areas

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with an angle to the right turned from said Westerly line of Niles Avenue, of 97 degrees, a distance of 60 feet, more or less, to the St. Joseph River; thence upstream with said River, to the Northerly line of said Lot Numbered Five (5) in said Ed Neddo's Sub- division; thence Northeasterly with said Northerly line to the place of beginning, and being all of the land lying between said Lot Numbered Five (5) and a line describing the Southern boundary of the Michigan Central Railway Company's holdings. 4. That the designation of such portions of South Bend, Indiana, as urban development areas for purposes of I.C. §6- 1.1- 12.1 -1 through I.C. §6- 1.1- 12.1 -6, inclusive, will materially bene- fit the city and inhabitants of South Bend, Indiana, by significantly encouraging the con- struction, reconstruction, improvement, and general development of the downtown area and the buildings and land situated therein. Now, therefore, on the basis of such findings, and after such investigation duly made by this Common Council, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED: 1. That the above - described portions of South Bend, Indiana are declared blighted areas constituting a menace to the social and economic interest of the City of South Bend, Indiana and its inhabitants. 2. That it will be of public utility and benefit to encourage redevelopment of such portions of South Bend, Indiana, through the provisions of I.C. §6- 1.1- 12.1 -1 through I.C. §6- 1.1- 12.1 -6, inclusive. 3. That such portions of South Bend, Indiana, so described are hereby declared and found to be Urban Development Areas for purposes of I.C. §6- 1.1- 12.1 -1 through I.C. 56 -1.1- 12.1 -6, inclu- sive, which portions of South Bend, Indiana, are located within the following general boundaries: Lot Numbered One (1) as shown on the recorded Plat of Ed Neddo's Subdivision of Lot Num- bered One (1) in William C. Heck's Addition to the City of South Bend, and a part of Lot Numbered One Hundred Fifty -seven (157) in Samuel L. Cottrell's Addition to the Town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, which parcel is sometimes described as being a lot or parcel of land Thirty (30) feet in width, North and South, taken off of and from the entire length of the South side of Lot Numbered One (1) as shown on the recorded Plat of William C. Heck's Addition to the City of South Bend. Lots Numbered Two (2) and Three (3) as shown on the recorded Plat of Ed Neddo's Sub- division of Lot Numbered One (1) in William C. Heck's Addition to the City of South Bend. -2-