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property line of the City Cemetery; thence East
<br /> along the South line of said Cemetery, to the
<br /> intersection of the East property line of said
<br /> Cemetery; thence North along the East property
<br /> line of said Cemetery, to a point approximately
<br /> 39 feet North of the Northwest corner of Lot 6
<br /> of Kuespert & Sommer's Addition (now noted as
<br /> Block W44-Parcel 7) ; thence Northeasterly along
<br /> a projected line to the intersection of the
<br /> centerline of LaPorte Avenue; thence
<br /> Northwesterly along the centerline of LaPorte
<br /> Avenue, to the intersection of the projected
<br /> centerline of the first East-West alley lying
<br /> North of LaSalle Court; thence East along the
<br /> centerline of said alley, to the intersection of
<br /> the West property line of Lot 1, of Horatio
<br /> Chapin Subdivision; thence South along the West
<br /> property line of said Lot 1, to the Northwest
<br /> corner of Lot 3, of Horatio Chapin Subdivision
<br /> (now noted as Block W52-Parcel 6) ; thence
<br /> Southeasterly along the North Property lines of
<br /> Lots 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 (now noted as Block
<br /> W52-Parcels 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) ; to the
<br /> intersection of the centerline of William
<br /> Street; thence South along the centerline of
<br /> William Street to the Point of Beginning;
<br /> WHEREAS, the Commission caused to be prepared maps and plats of
<br /> the Area which show the boundaries of the Area, the location of the
<br /> various parcels of property, streets, alleys and other features
<br /> affecting the acquisition, clearance, replatting, replanning,
<br /> rezoning, or redevelopment of the Area, indicating the parcels of
<br /> property to be excluded from acquisition and the parts of the Area
<br /> to be devoted to public ways, levees, sewerage, parks, playgrounds
<br /> and other public purposes; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Commission has in its Resolution No. 818 adopted
<br /> the West Washington Chapin Development Plan (Development Plan) to
<br /> serve as the plan for the redevelopment of the Area; and
<br /> WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies being
<br /> made, the Commission has found and determined in its Resolution No.
<br /> 818 that the Area is blighted to an extent that cannot be corrected
<br /> by regulatory processes or by the ordinary operations of private
<br /> enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Act and that the
<br /> public health and welfare would be benefitted by continued
<br /> acquisition and redevelopment of the Area under the provisions of
<br /> the Act; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Commission has found and determined in its
<br /> Resolution No. 818 that there is a substantial presence of factors
<br /> such as excessive vacant land on which structures were previously
<br /> located, abandoned or vacant buildings, old buildings, excessive
<br /> vacancies, substandard structures, and delinquency in payment of
<br /> real property taxes in the Area; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Commission has submitted its Resolution No. 818,
<br /> together with supporting data, to the Area Plan Commission of St.
<br /> Joseph County by its Resolution No. 96, adopted on November 17,
<br /> 1987, approved, ratified and confirmed the Development Plan and
<br /> determined that Resolution No. 818 and the Development Plan conform
<br /> to the master plan of development for the City of South Bend; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council, as governing body of
<br /> the City, is required by the Act to approve an order of the Plan
<br /> Commission and is further required by certain provisions of the Tax
<br /> Reform Act of 1986 to designate the Area as blighted and to adopt
<br /> the Development Plan; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Common Council has received from the Commission
<br /> certain findings of fact which concern the location, physical
<br /> condition of structures, land use, environmental influences and
<br /> other economic conditions of the Area, a copy of which findings of
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