01-14-63 Council Meeting Minutes

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RESOLUTION NO. 27 - - -63 (continued) (2) Excessive dwelling unit density. Dwelling unit density is approximately 12 to 15 units per acre. Al this may not seem excessive, it is quite high considering the area is built up with mostly single or double units. (3) Conversions to incompatible types of uses. A number of residences have been converted to partial commer- cial use which has been a blighting influence on adjoining residences. (4) Obsolete building types. A number of three story commercial structures are empty above the ground floor since the loft storage space is not in demand. A large proportion of the residences are small cottages were built by European immigrants before World War I. They average 400 to 500 square feet which is well below F,H.A. minimum standards. (5) Detrimental land uses. The commercial area along Chapin Street is considered the worst vice center in the City. This section is probably the main reason the area has deteriorated so rapidly over the past 10 years or so. (6) Unsafe congested, poorly designed or otherwise deficient streets. and the members _of this Governing Body have been fully apprised by the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions; and WHEREAS there has been propared and referred to the Common Council of the Locality (herein called the "Gover Body ") for review and approval an Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area,_ dated December 6, 1962, consisting of 8 pages and 3 exhibits; and WHEREAS said Urban Renewal Plan has been approved by the Governing Body of the Local Public Agency, as evidence by the copy of said Body's duly certified resolution approving said Urban Renewal Plan, which is attached thereto; and WHEREAS a general plan has been prepared and is recognized and used as a guide for the general development of the Locality as a whole; and WHEREAS the South Bend City Planning Commission, which is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the Locality, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area and has certified that said Urban Renewal Plan conforms to the said general plan for the Locality as.a..whole, and the Governing Body has duly considered said report. recommendations, and certification of the planning body; and WHEREAS said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area prescribes certain land uses for the Project area and will 1, require, among other things changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action; and WHEREAS the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted proposals for the relocation of families that may be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance with said Urban Renewal Plan; and WHEREAS there have also been presented to the Governing Body information and data respecting the proposals for relocation which have been prepared by the Local Public Agency as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the Project area and the assembling . and analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies, surveys, and i inspections; and WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project area and of the availability of proper housing in the locality for the relocation of families that may be displaced from the Project area and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS it is necessary that the Governing Body take appropriate official action respecting the proposals for relocation and said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project, in conformity with the contract for financial assistance between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America, acting by and through the Housing and Home Finance Administrator: 1. That it is hereby found and determined that the Project is a blighted area and qualifies as an eligible Project area under the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended. 2. That said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file said copy of said Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this meeting. 3. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area conforms to said general plan of the locality. 4. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial aid provided and to be provided pursuant to said contract for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be under- taken in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan for the Project area. 5. That it is hereby found and determined that the above - mentioned Urban Renewal Plan for the Urban Renewal Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the Locality as a whole, for the urban renewal of such areas by private enterprise. 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban Renewal Area gives due consideration to the provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the proposals for the proper relocation of the families dis- placed in carrying out the Project in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards are feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and completion of the Project; and that such dwellings or dwelling units available or to be made available to such displaced families are