Designating West Washington-Chapin Development Area to be Blighted for Purposes of Compliance

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RESOLUTION I S S q" g 7 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL DESIGNATING THE WEST WASHINGTON-CHAPIN DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE BLIGHTED FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986, APPROVING THE ORDER OF THE AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WEST WASHINGTON-CHAPIN DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND ADOPTING THAT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (Commission) , pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-14-1, et seq. , (Act) , has conducted surveys and investigations and has thoroughly studied the area described as follows and has adopted its Resolution No. 818 on October 23, 1987, designating the area described as follows to be the West Washington-Chapin Development Area (Area) : A PARCEL of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the point of intersection of Western Avenue and William Street; thence North along the centerline of William Street to the Easterly projection of the Southerly right-of-way of the first 14 foot alley; of which BEING the Point of Beginning; BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the described projected Southerly alley right-of-way; thence Westerly along the South right-of-way line to the intersection of the West right-of-way line of Taylor Street; thence North along the West right-of-way line of Taylor Street, to the intersection of the South right-of-way line of Wayne Street; thence West along the South right-of-way line of Wayne Street, to the intersection of the East right-of-way line of Scott Street; thence South along the East right-of-way line, to the intersection of the Easterly projected South right-of-way line of Napier Street; thence West along the South right-of-way line of Napier Street, to the intersection of the centerline of the first 14 foot North-South alley; thence South along the centerline of said 14 foot alley, to the projected Southerly right-of-way line, to the first 14 foot East-West alley; thence West along the projected and South right-of-way line of said alley, to the intersection of the West right-of-way line of Walnut Street; thence South along the East right-of-way line of Walnut Street, to the intersection of the North right-of-way line of the Conrail Railroad (formerly known as the Penn Central Railroad) ; thence Northwesterly along the North right-of-way line of said Conrail Railroad property, and projecting beyond Olive Street, and intersecting a projected centerline of the first North-South 14 foot alley, West of Olive Street (now noted as Block W12-Parcel 1) ; thence North along the projected and centerline of said North-South 14 foot alley, to the intersection of the North right-of-way line of Orange Street; thence East along the North right-of-way line of Orange Street, to the intersection of the East right-of-way line of Olive Street; thence North