HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0591 encouraging the South Bend Common Council to declare certain portions of downtown area of South Bend, IN, to be an urban development area for purposes of I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-1 thru I.C. 6-1.1-12.1-6 inclusiveRESOLUTION NO. 591
RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION,
GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF
REDEVELOPMENT, ENCOURAGING THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA TO DECLARE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE DOWN-
TOWN AREA OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO BE AN URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT AREA FOR PURPOSES OF I.C. 6- 1.1- 12.1 -1 THROUGH
I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -6 INCLUSIVE
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment
is carrying out the Urban Renewal for an area known as the Central Downtown
pursuant to the Urban Renewal plan for the Project, Indiana R -66; adopted
by the Redevelopment Commission, City of South Bend, Indiana by Resolution
No. 233 on the 10th day of October 1968, and
WHEREAS, the area within the Indiana R -66 Project Area as it
relates to the redevelopment of such area is bounded as follows: ,
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection
of the north right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue
and the west right -of -way line of Main Street; thence
south along the west right -of -way line of Main Street
to the north right -of -way line of Washington Street;
thence west along the north right -of -way line of
Washington Street to the west right -of -way line of
La Fayette Boulevard; thence south along the west
right -of -way line of La Fayette Boulevard to the south
right -of -way line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence
east along the south right -of -way line of Jefferson
Boulevard to the west right -of -way line of Main
Street; thence south along the west right -of -way
line of Main Street to the south right -of -way line
of Monroe Street; thence east along the south right -
of -way line of Monroe Street to the west right -of-
way line of Fellows Street; thence south along the
west right -of -way line of Fellows Street to the
south right -of -way line of Monroe Street; thence
east along the south right -of -way line of Monroe
Street and proceeding in a northeasterly direction
along said right -of -way line to the center of the
St. Joseph River; thence proceeding in a north-
westerly direction along the center of the
St. Joseph River to the north right -of -way line of
LaSalle Avenue; thence west along the north
right -of -way line of LaSalle Avenue to the west
right -of -way line of Main Street which is the point
of beginning; a map of which area is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
WHEREAS, the designation Disposition Parcels 4 -1, 4 -31, and 4 -32
of such downtown area as an urban development area for purposes of I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1
through I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -6, inclusive, will materially benefit the City and
inhabitants of South Bend, Indiana, by significantly encouraging the construction,
reconstruction, improvement, and general development of the downtown area and the
buildings and land situated therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Redevelopment
Commission, City of South Bend, Indiana, encourages the Common Council of
South Bend, Indiana to act upon a resolution declaring certain portions of
the downtown area of South Bend, Indiana, to be an urban development area for
purposes of I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1 through I.C. 6 -1.1- 12.1 -6 inclusive.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Redevelopment Commissioners
encourage that the above mentioned Common Council declaratory resolution include
only Disposition Parcels 4 -1, 4 -31, and 4 -32 in the Project Indiana R -66
boundary, as it has been described in this resolution.
Adopted at the Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission held on the 21st day of September 1979, in the Office of the
Commission, Room 1200, County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard,
South Bend, Indiana.
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
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