Laserfiche WebLink
RESOLUTION NO. <br />RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE URBAN <br />RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN URBAN <br />RENEWAL PROJECT, INDIANA R -66 <br />WHEREAS, THE City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />( "Commission "), pursuant to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns <br />Act of 1953, as amended (36 -7 -14) (the "Act "), has conducted <br />surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied the area in <br />the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, <br />known as the Central Downtown Urban Renewal project, Indiana R -66 <br />(the "Area "), which area is more particularly described by a line <br />drawn as follows: <br />A Parcel of land being a part of the City of <br />South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, <br />Indiana and being more particularly described as <br />follows, viz: <br />Beginning at a point formed by the intersection <br />of the north right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue <br />and the west right -of -way line of Main Street; <br />thence south along the west right -of -way line of <br />Main Street to the north right -of -way line of <br />Washington Street; thence west along the north <br />right -of -way line of Washington Street to the <br />west right -of -way line of Lafayette Boulevard; <br />thence south along the west right -of -way line of <br />Lafayette Boulevard to the south right -of -way <br />line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence east along <br />the south right -of -way line of Jefferson <br />Boulevard to the west right -of -way line of Main <br />Street; thence south along the west right -of -way <br />line of Main Street to the south right -of -way <br />line of Monroe Street; thence east along the <br />south right -of -way line of Monroe Street to the <br />west right -of -way line of Fellows Street; thence <br />south along the west right -of -way line of <br />Fellows Street to the south right -of -way line of <br />Monroe Street; thence east along the south <br />right -of -way line of Monroe Street and <br />proceeding in a northeasterly direction along <br />said right -of -way to the center of the St. <br />Joseph River; thence proceeding in a <br />northwesterly direction along the center of the <br />St. Joseph River to a point 132 feet due north <br />of the north right -of -way line of LaSalle <br />Avenue; thence west to the west right -of -way <br />line of Michigan Street; thence south along the <br />west right -of -way line of Michigan Street to the <br />north right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue; <br />thence west along the north right -of -way line of <br />LaSalle Avenue to the west right -of way line of <br />Main Street which is the point of beginning <br />hereinafter referred to as the Area. <br />WHEREAS, the Commission has made detailed studies of the <br />location, physical condition of structures, land use, <br />environmental influences, and the social., cultural, and economic <br />conditions of the Area and has determined that the Area is a <br />blighted area and that it constitutes a menace to the social and <br />economic interests of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants <br />and it would be of public utility and benefit to acquire real <br />estate in such Area and redevelop the Area under the provisions <br />of the Act; and <br />EXHIBIT A <br />