07-28-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 28, 2003 been submitted to and filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area commonly known as The Villas at Lake Blackthorn, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lot # *107 108 109 *110 *111 112 113 *114* Street Address: 4803 Portside Drive or 6719 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6727 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6735 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6747 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. or 4838 Orange Road 4736 Orange Road or 6743 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6732 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6724 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. 6716 Blackthorn Harbor Dr. or 4739 Portside Drive Legal Description: Lot 107, Cooreman's 1St Add Lot 108, Cooreman's Pt Add Lot 109, Cooreman's 1St Add Lot 110, Cooreman's 1St Add Lot 111, Cooreman's 1St Add Lot 112, Cooreman's 1St Add Lot 113, Cooreman's Pt Add Lot 114, Cooreman's 1 st Add * - denotes a corner lot which may have one or the other address Key Number: 25 -1010- 017727 25- 1010 - 017410 25- 1010- 017403 25- 1010 - 017428 25- 1010- 017429 25 -1010- 017430 25- 1010- 017610 25- 1010- 017728 be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et sea., 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 SeMc ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et seq., 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 I. 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 sea., for tax abatement. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the area meets one of the following conditions as formally established in Ordinance no. 8845 -97, which was passed on December 8, 1997: 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