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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0750 ratifying/confirming Res. No. 745, redeclaring the SBCDA to be blighted and amending the development areas A� • o � a o. U. �w 0 'J 550 f, RESOLUTION NO. 750 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 745, REDECLARING THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL j DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, Redevelopment Commission (Commission) at its regular meeting August 9, 1985 approved and adopted Resolution No. 745 redeclaring an area known as the South Bend Central Development Area (Area), located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend, Indiana, more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: 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, viz: Beginning at the point of intersection of the south right -of -way line of Sample Street with the west right -of -way line of Michigan Street; thence north along said west right -of -way line of Michigan Street to its intersection with the northerly line of the Conrail Railroad (formerly Penn Central) right -of -way; thence northwesterly as., long said northerly railroad right -of -way line to :Its intersection with the southerly projection of • cQ.)' `the west right -of -way line of Taylor Street; z uthence north along said west right -of -way line to t. .¢'Its intersection with the westerly projection of .a= v�iL-.)�the north right -of -way line of Monroe Street; - 4-,thence east along said projection and the north jight -of -way line of said Monroe Street to its V) :intersection with the southerly projection of the cs ttenterline of the first 14 foot alley lying west of Lafayette Boulevard; thence north along said projection and the centerline of said 14 foot alley to the south right -of -way line of Washington Street; thence west along said south right -of -way line to the east right -of -way line of William Street; thence north along said east right -of -way line to the north right -of -way line of Colfax Avenue; thence east along said north right -of -way line to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying west of Lafayette Boulevard; thence north along said centerline, in certain places being sometimes known as St. James Court, to the north right -of -way line of LaSalle Street; thence east along said north right -of -way line to the west right -of -way line of Michigan Street; thence north along said west right -of -way line to the westerly projection of the north line of Lot 111 in the Original Plat to the Town, now City of South Bend; thence east along said projection, the north line of said Lot 111 and its easterly projection to the centerline of the St. Joseph River; thence meandering northeasterly and northwesterly along said centerline to the westerly projection of the south right -of -way line of Corby Street; thence east along said projection and the south right -of -way line of said Corby Street to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying west of Hill Street; thence south along said centerline to the north right -of -way line of Crescent Avenue; thence southeasterly to the point of intersection of the south right -of -way line of said Crescent Avenue with the centerline of the first 14 foot �. > .�A. alley lying west of said Hill Street; thence southeasterly, southwesterly and south along the centerline of said alley to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying north of Cedar Street; thence east along said centerline to the centerline of the first 14 foot alley lying east of Hill Street; thence south along said centerline to the south right -of -way line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence west along said south right -of -way line to the centerline of the St. Joseph River; thence southeasterly along said centerline to the easterly projection of the southerly right -of -way line of Monroe Street; thence southwesterly along said projection and the southerly right -of -way line of Monroe Street to the easterly right -of -way line of Lincolnway East (U.S. Highway #33); thence southeasterly along said easterly right -of -way line to the south right -of -way line of Sample Street; thence west along said south right -of -way line to the place of beginning. to be a blighted area within the meaning of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, and amended the Development Plan (plan) for the Area by adding certain parcels to the acquisition list; and WHEREAS, the Commission submitted its Resolution No. 745 and the Development Plan to the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County for approval pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 36- 7- 14 -16; and WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County at its regular meeting August 20, 1985 adopted its Resolution No. 85 which Resolution constituted the written order of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County approving Resolution No. 745 and the Development Plan pursuant to IC 36- 7- 14 -16; and WHEREAS, the Commission submitted to the South Bend Common Council, legislative body for the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Resolution No. 85 of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, constituting the Area Plan Commission's written order approving Resolution No. 745 and the Development Plan and its certification that the Development Plan conforms to the master plan of development for the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council, at its regular meeting, September 9, 1985, adopted its Resolution No. 1341 -85 approving the order of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County with regard to the South Bend Central Development Area; and WHEREAS, after receipt of the written order of approval of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and approval of that order by the South Bend Common Council, the Commission caused to be published notice of the adoption and substance of Resolution No. 745, in accordance with IC 5 -3 -1, with such notice also stating that maps and plats have been prepared and can be inspected at the office of the Redevlopment Department and naming September 30, 1985 at 10:00 a.m., at 1200 County -City Bldg., South Bend, Indiana, as the date, time, and place of the Commission's receipt and hearing of remonstrances and objections from persons interested in or affected by the proceedings pertaining to the proposed project and to determine the public utility and benefit of the proposed project for the South Bend Central Development Area; and WHEREAS, the Commission caused to be filed a copy of the notice of the hearing on the proposed project for the South Bend Central Development Area in the office of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Indiana, the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board of Public Works, the South Bend Board of Park Commissioners and the South Bend Building Commissioner, as well as any other departments, bodies, or offices of the City of South Bend having to do with unit r-- •') r r planning, variances from zoning ordinances, land use, or the issuance of building permits; and WHEREAS, at the hearing held by the Commission September 30, 1985, at 10:00 a.m. at 1200 County -City Bldg., South Bend, Indiana, the Commission heard all persons interested in the proceedings and received () written remonstrances and objections that had been filed, and considered those remonstrances and objections, if any; and WHEREAS, the Commission is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, providing that no person shall, on the grounds of race, age, sex, color, religion, or national orign, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of any federally- assisted project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, as follows: 1. After considering the evidence presented at its hearing September 30, 1985, the Commission confirms the blight found and declared by it in its Resolution No. 745, within the South Bend Central Development Area, and adopts and confirms the Findings of Fact for that Area, Exhibit A, attached to this resolution and made a part thereof. 2. The Commission finds and determines that it will be of public utility and benefit to proceed with the Development Plan for the South Bend Central Development Area, as set forth in Resolution No. 745, adopted by the Commission on August 9, 1985. 3. Resolution No. 745 is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed without change. 4. This Resolution constitutes final action, pursuant to IC 36- 7 -14 -17 (c), by the Commission determining the public utility and benefit of the proposed project and confirming Resolution No. 745 pertaining to the South Bend Central Development Area. 5. The Secretary is directed to record this resolution pursuant to the requirements of IC 36- 7- 14- 17(c). Adopted at a rescheduled regular meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on September 30, 1985, at the office of the Commission, 1200 County -City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ATTEST: '%W } r-OVA r'r- t. S.y .o -LOO Exhibit A to Resolution No. 750 South Bend Central Development Area Findings of Fact September 30, 1985 The South Bend Redevelopment Commission has conducted a study of the South Bend Central Development Area (Area) and has found that the Area is blighted to an extent that cannot be corrected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resorting to the Indiana Redevelopment Law, IC 36- 7 -14 -1, et. seq. Blight is found in the Area based on the Findings of Fact that were adopted by the Redevelopment Commission on June 14, 1985, a copy of which is attached to this Findings of Fact, which facts are still true and correct and which conditions are still found to exist. ATTEST: 8/b Piasec Secretary Jay NirNtz, President Sou Redevelopment Commission _ �s52ir— }� Exhibit A to Resolution No. 739 South Bend Central Development Area Findings of Fact. June 14, 1985 ThE' South Bend Redevelopment Commission has conducted a study of the South Bend Central Development Area (Area) and has found that the • Area is blighted to an extent that cannot be corrected by regulatory processes or by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the Indiana Redevelopment Law, IC 36- 7 -14 -1, et. seq. Blight is found in the Area based on the following facts: A. In the portion of the Area previously designated the Central. Downtown Urban Renewal Area: 1. Six percent (6 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. Fourteen percent (14 %) of the land is currently underutilized or has buildings on it that are underutilized. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 3. There is currently 462,499 square feet of Class A office space with a vacancy rate of three percent (3 %), 465,089 square feet of Class B office space with a vacancy rate of twenty -four percent (24 %) • and 40,500 square feet of Class C office space with a vacancy rate of forty percent (40 %). This is an overall vacancy rate of nearly fifteen percent (15 %). 4. The number of retail. establishments has decreased from sixty -six (66) in 1977 to twenty -seven (27) at the present time. Of the 350,293 square feet of retail space, 229,873 square feet, nearly sixty -six percent (66%), is vacant. 5. The number of restaurants has decreased from fifteeni(15) in 1977 to nine (9) at the present time. Of the 39,067 square feet of restaurant space nearly nine percent (9 %) is vacant. 6. Thirty -five percent (35 %) of the store fronts are currently vacant. B. In the portion of the Area previously designated as the Bast Bank Development Area: is l.. Twenty -nine percent (29 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. There are sixty -one (61) commercial structures. Four of these structures have been acquired by the Department of Redevelopment and are scheduled for demolition. These buildings contain 53,280 square feet and are on parcels totalling 92,448 square feet. when cleared, this will mean an additional . four percent (4 %) of the area will. be vacant, making a total. of thirty - three percent (33 %) of vacant land, exclusive of streets and alleys. 3. An additional ten structures are vacant and not scheduled for Redevelopment acquisition. These buildings contain 114,090 square feet of space. Six other structures are underutilized or partially vacant. These buildings contain 304,104 square feet of space. 4. Of the sixty -one (61) commercial. structures, approximately eighty -two percent (82 %) require cosmetic and /or structural repairs. 5. There are fifteen (15) residential structures. Al-1 of these structures (1000) require cosmetic and /or structural repairs. 6. Over the last three years the number of environmental complaints has increased from twenty -two in 1'982 to thirty -four in 1984. In 1982 the City of South Bend Department of Code Enforcement only had six clean -ups in the area. That increased to twenty -six in 1983 and thirty -one through the first ten months of 1984. 7. The East Bank Development Area was declared a redevel.opment area in late 1980. In 1981 the area was rezoned from "D" Light Industrial to "A -3" Mixed Use Residential. In spite of the rezoning to a residential classification, residential growth has not taken pl.ace. In fact the total number of housing units has decreased from twenty -one (21) in 1980 to eighteen (18) in 1984. C. In the portion of the Area previously designated as the Monroe Sample Development Area: 1. Fourteen percent (14 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. There are one hundred eighteen (118) residential- structures. Twenty -two (22) of these structures (190) require major cosmetic and /or structural. repairs. Eighty -four (84) structures (71 %) require minor cosmetic repairs. D. In the portion of the Area designated in Resolution No. 737 as Expansion Area No. 1•: 1. Forty -two percent (42 %) of the.land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. Nearly eight percent (8 %) of the area is land with vacant buildings. 3. Of the seven (7) commercial. or industrial buildings, two (2) are vacant (280). 4. Of the nine (9) residential. structures, five (5) • require major structural or cosmetic repairs (55 %) and four (4) require minor cosmetic repairs (45 %). E. In the portion of the Area designated in Resolution No. 737 as Expansion Area No. 2: 1. Twenty -three percent (23 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. Of the eighteen (18) commercial or industrial buildings, four (4) are vacant and one (1) is underutilized. This means that twenty -eight percent (28 %) of the commer.ci.al. or industrial. buildings are vacant or underutilized. 3. Of the sixteen (16) residential structures, al-1 of them (1000) require major or minor cosmetic repairs. F. In the portion of the Area designated in Resolution No. ® 737 as Expansion Area No. 3: 1. Thirty percent (30 %) of the land is currently underutilized. 2. Of the four. (4) residential structures, all of them (100 %) require varying degrees of structural. and cosmetic repairs. G. In the portion of the Area designated in Resolution No. 737 as Expansion Area No. 4: 1. Eleven percent (11 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. Nearly forty percent (400) of the land is currently underutilized or has buildings on it that are underutilized. (This does not include land used for'streets and alleys.) 3. There are seventy -one (71) commercial. structures. Thirteen (13) of these structures (18 %) aze vacant. 4. There are thirty -seven (37) residential structures containing one hundred sixty -four (164) units. Twenty -eight (28) of these units are vacant (17 %). 5. Of the thirty -seven (37) residential structures, fourteen (14) require major cosmetic and /or structural repairs (38 %). H. In the entire Area: 1. Fifteen percent (15 %) of the land is currently vacant. (This does not include land used for streets and alleys.) 2. An additional fourteen percent (140) of the land is currently underutil.,ized or has buildings on it that are underutilized. (This does not include Land used for streets and alleys.) .3. In addition to the fact that twenty-nine percent (29 %) of the land within the entire Area is either vacant or underutilized, the findings within Paragraphs A through G inclusive, above, are all incorporated by reference as to blight within the entire Area, inasmuch as the Commission finds that blighting influences from'one part of the Area have a substantial negative impact on other parts ® of the Area and that blight within any part of the Area is interrelated to a substantial- degree with the remainder of the Area. To substantiate this finding further, the Commission adopts by reference the report to the Commission by Nicholas C. Jannotta and Associates, Ltd., dated May, 1985, entitled "Proposed Merger & Expansion of Central Development Areas in South Bend, Indiana" and directs the Secretary to file a copy of it with the minutes of this meeting. Ni.mtz",- President nd Redevelopment on ATTEST: an J �t_ secki, Secretary } f.