01/22/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 of Said Lot, 122.7 feet to the West line of a public alley running North and South between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street in said City; thence North along the West line of said alley 33 feet; thence West 122.65 feet; more or less, to the East line of St. Peter Street, which is the West line of said Lot Numbered One Hundred Twenty- Seven (127); thence South along the West line of said Lot, 33 feet to the place of beginning. Parcel IL The West 121.6 feet of the North Half of Lot Numbered One Hundred Twenty-Seven (127) as shown on the recorded Plat of Sorin's Second Addition to the Town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, as recorded July 27, 1860, in Plat Book 1, page 107 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. and this property has Tax Key Number 18-5107-3777 and 18-5107-3778, be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et sea., and; WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area under Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1, et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76, et sec ., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION L The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the petition for real property tax abatement and the Statement of Benefits form meet the requirements of Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., for tax abatement. SECTION IL The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the area meets one of the following conditions as formally established in Ordinance No. 9394-03, which was passed on February 10, 2003: A. The area is comprised of parcels that are either unimproved or contain only one (1) or two (2) family dwellings designed for up to four (4) families, including accessory buildings for those dwellings; or B. Any dwellings in the area are not permanently occupied and are: i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36-7-9; or ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or C. Parcels of property in the area: i. have been sold and not redeemed under IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25; or ii. are owned by a unit of local government; or D. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are not permanently occupied or a significant number of parcels in the area are vacant land; or E. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are: i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36-7-9; or ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or F. The area has experienced a net loss in the number of dwelling units, as documented by census information, local building and demolition permits, or certificates of occupancy, or the areas are owned by Indiana or the United States; or G. The area (plus any areas previously designated under this subsection) will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total area within the Council's jurisdiction. 35