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REGULAR MEETING <br />SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 <br />PARCEL II: <br />Also, Lot Numbered Two Hundred Forty-four (244) and the East 60 feet of <br />Lots Numbered Two Hundred Forty-five (245) and Two Hundred Forty-six <br />(246) as shown on the Original Plat of the Town, now City of South Bend, <br />Indiana. <br />PARCEL III: <br />(Designated as a Private Alley) Lot Lettered "A" <br />as shown on the recorded Plat of J.C. Knoblock's Subdivision of Lots Two <br />Hundred Forty-five (245) and Two Hundred Forty-six (246) in. the Original <br />Plat of the Town, now City of South Bend, recorded February 26, 1901 in <br />Plat Book 8, page 15 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, <br />Indiana, said alley being Ten (10) feet in width, East and West, and Fifty <br />(50) feet in length, North and South, being adjacent to and East of Lots One <br />(1), Two (2) and the South Nine (9.00) feet of Lot Three (3) in said J.C. <br />Knoblock's Subdivision of said Lots Numbered Two Hundred Forty-five <br />(245) and Two Hundred Forty-six. (246). <br />and this property has Tax Key Numbers 18-1012-0471; 0473; 0474 and 0475 be <br />designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1- <br />12.1 et se ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et se ., and; <br />WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public <br />hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-2.5; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all <br />remonstrance's and objections from interested persons; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for a residentially <br />distressed area have been met. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the petition for real <br />property tax abatement and the Statement of Benefits form meet the requirements of <br />Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et se ., for tax abatement. <br />SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the area meets one <br />of the following conditions as formally established in Ordinance No. 9394-03, which was <br />passed on February 10, 2003: <br />or <br />A. The area is comprised of parcels that are either unimproved or contain only <br />one (1) or two (2) family dwellings designed for up to four (4) families, <br />including accessory buildings for those dwellings; or <br />B. Any dwellings in the area are not permanently occupied and are: <br />i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36-7-9; or <br />ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or <br />C. Parcels of property in the area: <br />i. have been sold and not redeemed under IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25; <br />ii. are owned by a unit of local government; or <br />D. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are not permanently <br />occupied or a significant number of parcels in the area are vacant land; or <br />E. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are: <br />i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36-7-9; or <br />ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or <br />F. The area has experienced a net loss in the number of dwelling units, as <br />14 <br />