Authorizing the Urban Enterprise Association to Submit an Application for Enterprise Zone Boundry Modification

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EX11IL511 "C', ATTACHMENT: PART 111 SECTION IV - BOUNDARY MODIFICATION PROPOSAL The renewal modification proposal is based on the UFA's premise that the Zone program is an area development program. The areas to be deleted are undevelopable while the areas to be included assist in creating a more unified zone for both the residential section and commercial /industrial section. The two (2) areas proposed (or deletion include Area Na.I,a 56.62 acre (.09 square mile) area of vacant land with limited access and poor soil conditions for building Area No.2, a 12.4 acre (.02 square mile) area that is now part of Coveleski Baseball Stadium. 'i'he only original criteria affected by the deletion of these areas is the size of the zone. The current zone is 1869.41 acres *(2.92 square miles)* and these deletions reduce the zone by 69.02 acres or .11 square miles for a total of 1800.39 acres or 2.81 square miles. There are three specific areas proposed to he added to the zone. Each is adjacent to the zone, one being residential in nature and two commercial /industrial in nature. None of the proposed areas violate the threshold criteria, individually or collectively. The commercial /industrial areas to be added are triangular pieces of property previously isolated between the zone boundary and RR tracks. Area No. 3 includes a small triangular area bounded by the north side of Sample, the alley east of Michigan and the RR tracks. This area includes four (4) existing companies Sibley Manufacturing, A to Z Plastics, Z.,iker Cleaners, and Mossburg Printing Company; two vacant lots and a parking lot. Changes to the threshold criteria include increasing the zone by 17.78 acres of.03 square miles and, increasing the percentage of industrial property. Area No. 4 includes two small triangles of land one 4.86 acres or .01 square miles and the other 4.25 acres or .01 square miles. The property contains a soil yard for Ritschard Brothers, Aggregate Rental, a vacant building and a post office site. Changes to the threshold criteria include increasing the zone by 9.11 acres or .02 square miles and, increasing the percentage of commercial /industrial property. Area No. S is residential in nature and the largest at 82.44 acres or .13 square miles. It includes that portion of the Southeast neighborhood that is located between the zone's southeastern boundary and an area proposed by the school corporation as an expansion to Riley High School. The proposed areas is included in the "neighborhood" represented by SF.QL, Southeast Quality of Life, the neighborhood organization 11BA worked with during its strategic planning process. * Acres /Sq. miles differ from previous figures due to the use of a computerized mapping system to determine acreage. , Mevprop