Designating Tax Abatement - G & M Properties 1613 & 1709 W. Ewing, 2002 S. Prospect St. & 1805 N. Elmer St. (5 Year Residential Property)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2 1 9$ -9 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 1613 AND 1709 WEST EWING AVENUE, 2002 SOUTH PROSPECT STREET, AND 1801 AND 1805 NORTH ELMER STREET AS A RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR G & M PROPERTIES WHEREAS, a Statement of Benefits and a petition for residential real property tax abatement has 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 1613 and 1709 West Ewing Avenue, 2002 South Prospect, and 1801 and 1805 North Elmer Street, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Street Address Legal Description Key Number 1613 W. Ewing Ave. Lot 1 & 2 Roming I" Add. 18- 8081 -3102 1709 W. Ewing Ave. Lot 39, Prairie Ave. Heights Add. 18- 8082 -3141 2002 S. Prospect St. Lot 291 Homeland 3rd Add. 18- 8106 -4022 1801 N. Elmer St. Lot 436 Marquette Heights 18- 2117 -4332 1805 N. Elmer St. Lot 437 Marquette Heights 18- 2117 -4328 be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et seq., 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 seg., 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: 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 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