Confirming Tax Abatement - 103 Carlisle Street, Vacant Lots Colfax & Walnut - Habitat for Humanity

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11. No building permit has been issued for construction on the property in connection with the improvement in question as of the date of filing of this petition. The building permit may be issued after the South Bend Common Council has approved the Declaratory Resolution. (Tax abatement is not available if a building permit has already been issued). The signature below is verification of this statement. 12. List other anticipated public financing for the project, including any assistance to be sought or already authorized through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development funds from the City of South Bend, South Bend Housing Authority, Housing Assistance Office, St. Joseph County Housing Consortium or other public financial assistance, including but not limited to public works improvements: A portion of these homes will be partially underwritten by a SHOP grant written through Habitat for Humanity International and fimded by HUD. Likewise, several mortgages on select homes will be subsidized by Affordability Grants provided by St. oseph County Housing Consortium. 13. Describe how the property has become undesirable for or impossible of normal development because of a lack of development, cessation of growth, deterioration of improvements or other factors which have impaired values and prevent a normal development of the property: In the targeted neighborhoods, more than 20% of the lots are vacant. A substantial number of the houses in this area are in need of minor or major reuairs to make them at least "standard" housing. As well, all properties exist within Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Census Tracts. These are federally desi ated regions which have peen identified as financially depressed with a sienificant percentaee of residents who live below the poverty line. 14. The current use of the property is Vacant and the current zoning is SF2 Single Family . (This information may he obtained from the Building Department 235-9553) 15. The property is located in the following Allocation Area (if any) declared and confirmed by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (requiring approval of the tax abatement by the Redevelopment Commission): All five properties are located in the West Washington Chapin Development Area 16. The following person should be contacted as the petitioner's agent regarding additional information and public hearing notifications: Name: Violet Blosser. Todd Junkins Address: Habitat for Humanity, 402 E. South Street City, State, Zip: South Bend. IN, 46601 Telephone: 5 74-288-6967 WHEREFORE, Petitioner has paid the required fee of $50.00 and requests that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopt a declaratory resolution designating the area described herein as a residentially distressed area for the purposes of real property tax abatement consideration, and after publication of notice and public hearing, determine that the qualifications for a residentially distressed area have been met and confirm such resolution. Name of Property Owner(s): Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County By David Hatch. Executive Director (Typed or printed name and cad 2 FiOed In ~~~~~~'~ ®ffice FEB - 9 2007 JON°i VuC1r1L1E CITYCLE"~, ~~. ^m~D, IN.