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be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code <br />6 -1.1 -12.1 et sea., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et se g., and; <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded <br />an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common <br />Council to determine that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area under <br />Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1, et sec., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et <br />sue., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other <br />information regarding the area in question as required by law; and <br />WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common <br />Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the <br />area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South <br />Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the petition for <br />real property tax abatement and the Statement of Benefits form meet the requirements <br />of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et sea., for tax abatement. <br />SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the area meets <br />one of the following conditions as formally established in Ordinance no. 8845 -97, which <br />was passed on December 8, 1997: <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, including <br />accessory buildings for those dwellings; or <br />B. Any dwellings in the area are not permanently occupied and are: <br />or <br />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 />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 />documented by census information, local building and demolition permits, or <br />certificates of occupancy, or the areas are owned by Indiana or the United <br />States; or <br />