07/23/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 23, 2007 commonly known as 624 North Notre Dame Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Parcel L The south 43.00 feet of the west half of lot numbered thirteen (13) as shown on the recorded plat of Sorin's first addition to the Town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, recorded in deed record V, Page 308 and Plat Book 1, Page 53 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Parcel IL The south half of the west half of lot numbered sixteen (16) as shown on the recorded plat of Sorin's first addition to the Town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, recorded in deed record V, page 308 and Plat Book 1, page 53 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Parcel III: Part of lot numbered sixteen (16) as shown on the recorded plat of Sorin's first addition to the Town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, recorded in deed record V, page 308 and Plat Book 1, page 53 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Described as beginning at the northwest corner of said lot sixteen (16), running thence east along the north line thereof 151.40 feet to the west line of an alley; thence south along the west line of said alley 68.64 feet to the south line of the north half of said lot sixteen (16); thence west along said south line of said north half of said lot sixteen 151.4 feet, more or less, to the west line of said lot sixteen (16); thence north along the west line of said lot sixteen (16), 68.64 feet to the place of the beginning. and this property has Tax Key Number 18-5029-1064 be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., 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;