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Home My WebLink AboutDesignating Tax Abatement - Place Builders, Inc. Crystal Bay Builders Lots 1 through 71 Hidden Creek Subbdivision (5 Year Residential Property)RESOLUTION 3420 -05 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 14, 20 05 Attest: Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 15, 20 05 Approved and signed by me February 15, City Clerk President of Common Council 05 20—. City Clerk M. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LOTS NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 71, HIDDEN CREEK SUBDIVISION AS RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR PLACE BUILDERS, INC. CRYSTAL BAY BUILDERS WHEREAS, a Statement of Benefits and a petition for residential real property tax abatement have 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 vacant land, south side of the St. Joe Valley Parkway, %2 mile west of US 31 on Jackson Road, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Street Address: Legal Description: Key Number: 718 Summertime Lane Lot 1 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030307 726 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 2 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030308 734 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 3 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030309 742 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 4 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030310 804 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 5 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030311 812 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 6 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030312 818 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 7 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030313 910 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 8 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030314 Or 5051 Autumn Breeze Lane 920 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 9 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030315 930 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 10 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030316 1002 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 11 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030317 1010 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 12 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030318 1018 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 13 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030319 1026 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 14 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030320 1034 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 15 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030321 1042 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 16 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030322 1050 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 17 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030323 1058 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 18 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030324 1066 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 19 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030325 Or 5050 Winters Snow Drive 5055 Winters Snow Drive Lot 20 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030326 5047 Winters Snow Drive Lot 21 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030327 Or 1106 Hidden Creek Drive 1114 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 22 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030328 1204 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 23 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030329 1212 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 24 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030330 1222 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 25 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030331 1223 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 26 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030332 1215 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 27 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030333 1205 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 28 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030334 1121 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 29 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030335 1113 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 30 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030336 1105 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 31 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030337 1077 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 32 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030338 1069 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 33 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030339 1061 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 34 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030340 1053 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 35 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030341 1045 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 36 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030342 1027 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 37 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030343 1019 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 38 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030344 1011 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 39 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030345 1003 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 40 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030346 931 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 41 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030347 923 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 42 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030348 915 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 43 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030349 905 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 44 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030350 813 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 45 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030351 803 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 46 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030352 Or 5021 Spring Rain Drive 5013 Spring Rain Drive Lot 47 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030353 5003 Spring Rain Drive Lot 48 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030354 4933 Spring Rain Drive Lot 49 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030355 4934 Spring Rain Drive Lot 50 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030356 4952 Spring Rain Drive Lot 51 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030357 5006 Spring Rain Drive Lot 52 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030358 5014 Spring Rain Drive Lot 53 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030359 5022 Spring Rain Drive Lot 54 Hidden Creek 01 -1014- 030360 725 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 54 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030360 717 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 55 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030361 709 Hidden Creek Drive Lot 56 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030362 Or 5015 Summertime Lane 5005 Summertime Lane Lot 57 Hidden Creek 01- 1014- 030363 4939 Summertime Lane Lot 58 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030364 4931 Summertime Lane Lot 59 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030365 4932 Summertime Lane Lot 60 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030366 4940 Summertime Lane Lot 61 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030367 5004 Summertime Lane Or 621 Hidden Creek Drive 617 Hidden Creek Drive 611 Hidden Creek Drive 605 Hidden Creek Drive 517 Hidden Creek Drive 516 Hidden Creek Drive 520 Hidden Creek Drive 610 Hidden Creek Drive 616 Hidden Creek Drive 622 Hidden Creek Drive Or 5040 Summertime Lane Lot 62 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030368 Lot 63 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030369 Lot 64 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030370 Lot 65 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030371 Lot 66 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030372 Lot 67 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030373 Lot 68 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030374 Lot 69 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030375 Lot 70 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030376 Lot 71 Hidden Creek 01- 1014 - 030377 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 sue., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et sea., 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: 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; or ii. are owned by a unit of local government; or D. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are not permanently occupied or a significant number of parcels in the area are vacant land; or E. A significant number of dwelling units within the area are: i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36 -7 -9; or ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or F. The area has experienced a net loss in the number of dwelling units, as documented by census information, local building and demolition permits, or certificates of occupancy, or the areas are owned by Indiana or the United States; or G. The area (plus any areas previously designated under this subsection) will not exceed ten percent (10 %) of the total area within the Council's jurisdiction. SECTION III. The Common Council also hereby determines and finds the following: A. That the description of the proposed redevelopment meets the applicable standards for such development. B. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment is reasonable for projects of this nature; C. That the other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment; and D. That the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the requested deduction, all of which satisfy the requirements of Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -3. E. The deduction will not be allowed unless the dwelling is rehabilitated to meet local code standards for habitability. F. The deduction will not be allowed unless the dwelling rehabilitation is completed within five (5) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed described redevelopment can be reasonably expected to yield benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits and the petition for real property tax abatement consideration and that the Statement of Benefits form prescribed by the State Board of Accounts are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION V. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Community and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area and hereby adopts a Resolution designating this area as a Residentially Distressed Area for purposes of real property tax abatement. SECTION VI. The designation as a Residentially Distressed Area shall be limited to five (5) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION VII. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years. SECTION VIII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code 5 -3 -1 and Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -2.5, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION IX. Pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2, the rehabilitation must meet all local code standards for habitability as a specific condition of having such property designated as a residentially distressed area. SECTION X. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PRESENTED NOT APPROVED ADOPTED Member of the Common C cil 0 L JOHN VOORDE TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred: BILL NO. 05 -13 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LOTS NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 71, HIDDEN CREEK SUBDIVISION AS RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR PLACE BUILDERS, INC. CRYSTAL BAY BUILDERS Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Karen L. White Chairman