HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0522 redeclaring Central Downtown Renewal Area to be blighted, reapproving an urban renewal plan/conditions under which relocation pmts. will be made for Project No. IN R-66, minor chgs to renewal plan8404040
RESOLUTION NO. 522
1 L M NO. _,.,_. .,..._..
.WANDA A. NOWAK
RECDRDF'R
.ST. JOSEPH CO.
INDIANA
FILED FOR RECC:tu
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION RE- DECLARING THE CENTRAL DOWNTOWN RENEWAL
AREA TO BE BLIGHTED AND RE- APPROVING AN URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RELOCATION PAYMENTS
WILL BE MADE FOR PROJECT NUMBER INDIANA R -66 AND FOR
THE MAKING OF CERTAIN MINOR CHANGES TO THE URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment,
pursuant to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953,
as amended, conducted surveys and investigations and thoroughly
studied that area in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph,
State of Indiana, designated as the Central Downtown Urban Renewal
Area which is more particularly described by a line drawn 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
Lafayette Boulevard; thence south along the west
right -of -way line of Lafayette Boulevard to the south
right -of -way line of Jefferson Boulevard; thence east
along the south right -of -way line of Jefferson Boule-
vard 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 to the center of the St. Joseph River;
thence proceeding in a northwesterly 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.
WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies made, it
has been found by the City of South Bend:Redevelopment Commission
that the above - described area is blighted to an extent that such
blighted conditions cannot be corrected by regulatory process, or
by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to
the provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of
1953, as amended, and it has been further found that the public
health and welfare would be benefited by the acquisition and re-
development of such area under the provisions of such Act; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners have caused to be prepared maps and plans
showing the boundaries of such blighted area, the location of the
various parcels of properties, streets and alleys and other features
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affecting the acquisition, clearance, replanning and redevelop-
Tent of such area, and indicating the parcels of property to be
included in the acquisition and portions of the area acquired
which are to be devoted to streets, parks, playground, and
other public purposes under the redevelopment plan, and it has
been found that certain parcels are not feasible for rehabilita-
tion and should be added to the acquisition list and that certain
land use provisions should be changed and updated to conform with
current conditions; and
WHEREAS, in connection with an application of the City of South
Bend, Department of Redevelopment to the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development for financial assistance under
Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the approval by
the Governing Body of the City of South Bend, Department of Re-
development, of an Urban Renewal Plan for the project area involved
in such application is required by the Federal Government before
it will enter into a contract for loan or grant with the City of
South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, under Title I; and
WHEREAS, the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Govern-
ment pursuant to Title I require that the conditions under which
the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, will make Re-
location Payments in connection with the Urban Renewal Project con-
templated by the application be officially approved by the Govern-
ing Body of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment;
and
WHEREAS, there was presented to this meeting of the Governing Body
of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, for its
consideration and approval, a copy of the amended pages of the Urban
Renewal Plan for the project area in the land use provisions, which
plan is entitled,
"URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
CENTRAL DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AREA
PROJECT NO. IND. R -66
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA"
and consists of a typewritten document and a set of conditions under
which the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, will make
Relocation Payments, which set of conditions is set forth in the Re-
location Plan attached hereto and marked for the Urban Renewal con-
templated by the application; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed changes to said Plan
and the conditions under which the Local Public Agency will make Re-
location Payments were reviewed and considered at the meeting; and
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the regulations
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that
title, provide that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, sex,
or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and
carrying out of urban renewal projects assisted under Title I of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended:
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND RE-
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT:
1. That the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Area, which
is described in the first "WHEREAS" clause hereof, is
blighted and constitutes a menace to the social and
economic interest of the City of South Bend and its
inhabitants and that it will be of public utility
and benefit to acquire such area and redevelop the
same under the provisions of the Redevelopment of
Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended.
2. That the Department of Redevelopment has acquired land
and proposes to acquire land and the interests therein
within aforementioned boundaries as designated in the
Urban Renewal Plan, as amended, and under the conditions
set out therein.
3. That it is estimated that the cost of acquiring the
properties in the area will be $13,375,220 which amount
is based on the average of two independent fee appraisals.
4. That the conditions under which the City of South Bend,
Department of Redevelopment, will make the relocation
payments are hereby, in all respects, approved.
5. That the Urban Renewal Plan, together with the proposed
amendments thereto, is hereby in all respects approved
and the Secretary is hereby directed to file a certified
copy of said Urban Renewal Plan, with proposed amendments,
with the minutes of this meeting.
6. That the United States of America and the Secretary of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development be, and
they hereby are, assured of full compliance by the City
of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, with regula-
tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Adopted at the Regular Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission, held on May 7, 1976, at the Office of the Commission,
1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South
Bend, Indiana 46601.
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onaiason, secretary
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
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ATTACHMENT "B"
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Wholesaling without stock - typically, this group functions in effect
j to bypass merchant wholesalers. lhey include manufacturer's own
outlets or wholesale agents and brokers who act as middlemen. Such
establishments require only display and office space. They do not
handle or acquire title to goods but only arrange sales between
producers and retailers or wholesale merchants.
Private services - these establishments are oriented to individuals
and to specific firms and agencies. Among such services are those
oriented to business firms (machines, blueprinting, advertising, etc.);
repair of goods; personal and professional services; and commercial-
recreational establishments.
c. Public and Semipublic - This category is intended for Federal, State,
County and City office buildings and facilities, and semipublic
facilities and utilities which are relatively open to the public
although such uses may be either privately or publicly owned.
These latter public uses can he termed public services and are pri-
marily oriented to groups of people or to places where people assemble
into groups. Among such services are: (1) education (public, rivate
and commercial schools, libraries, art centers and museums), (2�
health and welfare (medical and social clinics, hospitals), (3)
passive recreational facilities (as opposed.to active, individual
participation) such as auditoriums, theaters, exhibition halls, ( )
religious and social (church, lodge halls, fraternal organization),
and (5) protective (fire stations, police stations, courts and so
forth) .
d. Service Commercial /Residential - "This category is identical to
"Service Commercial" in
-C.2. b above v�ith the following two excep-
ti Otis :
1. Jot permitted are auto- oriented uses and activities; but hotels,
motor hotels or other transient Housing facilities are permitted.
2. Residential use is [ermiUnd provided that the total number of
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dwelling units slim 1 not exceed 350.
e. Parking - This category includes parking space within buildings,
underneath buildings or areas on the surface of the ground other
than a street or other public way, for the parking of automobiles
and available to the public whether for a fee or as an acconunoclation
for clients or customers. Surface parking areas, where provided,
shall be suitably paved, drained and lighted, and shall be appru-
priately screened.
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c. Parking
The parking facilities to serve the needs of the cultural center will
be provided to limited degree within the area itself. Such parking
will be for the employees of the various developments within the area
or to meet the short term parking needs of the public. Longer term
parking facilities to serve the area will be provided principally by
the parking structures to be located immediately to the west of the
cultural center area in Area C.
d. Pedestrian Circulation
Pedestrian circulation within the area will be developed in such a
manner as .to enhance the relationships of the buildings to one another
as well as to take maximum advantage of the unique topography, the
island area, and the view of the St. Joseph River. Pedestrian flow
from outside the area will be principally from the parking structures
located immediately to the west in Area C and from the pedestrian
bridge to be developed to connect the Washington Street pedestrian
mall and Area D. In addition, pedestrian flow into this area will be
possible at a number of locations along Wayne Street to the South and
at St. Joseph Street south of the Washington Street mall.
e. Vehicular Access and Service
Vehicular access and service to this area will be principally from
St. Joseph Street with limited access from Jefferson -Wayne Street.
AREA E (East Jefferson - Western Avenue, Monroe- Lincolnwa , New Street
and the St. Joseph River
a. Basic Objective
The basic objective to be achieved in Area E is the _development of
an office complex for major business service firms, and a motor
hotel with ancillary facilities to conlplement the Century Center.
A secondary objective shall be the inclusion of compatible residential
faci lities not to exceed a total of 350 dwelling units.
b . Land Use
As indicated above, the major use of Area E is intended for an
office convex with compatible residential_facilities and a_motor
hotel resulting_in a total development bl ending into and comple-
menting the adjacent areas.
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840400'
, minnizv fir, collTROt. AMID RLSIRICTIONS
F.A.R.(1) .
5.0
Not applicable
10.0
Not applicable
E (Residential Use)
1.0 (Service Commercial
Use)
1,0
F 4.0
G' 4.0
N 2,0
l 1.0
d
Not applicable
OFF_ STi ELT.PARKII1G(2)
1 %'pacn for each 400 sq, ft. of floor
area for covimercial or office use.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
Plot required to be provided in area
buL' will he prov.ide(l by public harking
within 300 feet walking distance.
Not required Ln he provided in area
but will be.providcd by public parking
within 300 feet walking distance.'
Hot required Lo bn-provided in area
buI' will be pl'ovided by public parking
within 300 feet walking distance.
1 -112 spaces for each dwelling unit
excep Y IOUs rn .
1 space for each 400 sq. ft. of
floor area
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each 400 sq. ft, of
floor area.
1 ,mace ,for each 400 sq. ft. of
floor area
Not•applicable
Off Street Loading: Off
street loading.shall
be provided for every building or
part thereof as follo�rs'
1 space for a gross
floor area of 5,000
) :
sg, ft:, plus one addit=ional loading spice for
each 20,000 scl. ft,
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840400'
, minnizv fir, collTROt. AMID RLSIRICTIONS
F.A.R.(1) .
5.0
Not applicable
10.0
Not applicable
E (Residential Use)
1.0 (Service Commercial
Use)
1,0
F 4.0
G' 4.0
N 2,0
l 1.0
d
Not applicable
OFF_ STi ELT.PARKII1G(2)
1 %'pacn for each 400 sq, ft. of floor
area for covimercial or office use.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
Plot required to be provided in area
buL' will he prov.ide(l by public harking
within 300 feet walking distance.
Not required Ln he provided in area
but will be.providcd by public parking
within 300 feet walking distance.'
Hot required Lo bn-provided in area
buI' will be pl'ovided by public parking
within 300 feet walking distance.
1 -112 spaces for each dwelling unit
excep Y IOUs rn .
1 space for each 400 sq. ft. of
floor area
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each hotel or motel room.
1 space for each 400 sq. ft, of
floor area.
1 ,mace ,for each 400 sq. ft. of
floor area
Not•applicable
Off Street Loading: Off
street loading.shall
be provided for every building or
part thereof as follo�rs'
1 space for a gross
floor area of 5,000
to 20,000
sg, ft:, plus one addit=ional loading spice for
each 20,000 scl. ft,
or major
fraction thereof in excess
of 20,000 sq. R.
A required loading berth
will he 1O
fret in t•�idl,li arnl aL
will have
least 25 feet
vertical
In length, exclusive of
aisle and maneuvering
space and
,a
`clearance of at least 14
feet.
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61 OLFAX AVENUE
SOUTH BEND. INDIANA
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STATE OF INDIANA )
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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)
REMONSTRANCE TO RESOLUTION NO. 522
CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
I. Nelson L. Ault, Jr. and Virginia N. Ault, husband and wife,
would represent and state to the Redevelopment Commission that they are
the fee title owners of the real estate situate and known as 127 South
Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, more particularly described as:
"Sixteen (16) feet from and off of the
South side of Lot numbered Twenty - Eight
(28) and four (4) feet off of the North
side of Lot Numbered Twenty -Nine (29), of
the original plat of the City of South
Bend."
Ault Camera Shop, Inc. would represent and show to this Commission that
they hold a long term lease on said above described real estate, and are
operating a camera shop on the premises, named and styled "Ault Camera
Shop."
II. As joint remonstrators, from the description contained
in the Public Notice establishing the Public Hearing on Resolution No. 522,
being held this date, the undersigned's real estate is within the area
subject to urban renewal and the plans and conditions involved therein.
Said proposed Resolution No. 522 prescribes that the above described
real estate is blighted to an extent that such blighted conditions
cannot be corrected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations
of private enterprise without resort to the provisions of the Redevelop-
ment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953 as amended, and it has been further
found, according to the proposed Resolution No. 522, that the public
health and welfare would be benefited by the acquisition and redevelopment
of such area under the provisions of such Act. It further provides that
it will be of public utility and benefit to acquire such area and redevelop
the same under the findings set forth in the first and second "Whereas"
clauses of said Resolution.
III. Your remonstrators remonstrate against the language in
DU COMB, NIMTZ
& Du COMB
f&4NEYS AT LAW
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6t OLFAX AVENUE
SOUTH BEND. INDIANA
46001
Resolution No. 522 for the reason that there is no substantial or credible
evidence of any kind that because of lack of development, cessation of
growth, deterioration of improvements, or character of occupancy, age,
obsolescence, substandard building, or other factors which impair the value
or values of the real estate herein described, or adjacent real estate
which would prevent a normal development of the property, or use thereof,
which under current conditions is undesireable for or creates an impossi-
bility of normal development and occupancy.
Your remonstrators would further represent and state to the
Commission that this Remonstrance is addressed solely to the real estate
described in this Remonstrance, and that the proposed project, so far as
it effects the real estate herein involved, will be of no public utility
and benefit.
WHEREFORE, your remonstrators request that the Commission amend
Resolution No. 522 so as to change the findings set forth in said Resolu-
tion, as it pertains to.the real estate of the Remonstrance only, and
remove any finding that Remonstrator's real estate is blighted and cannot
be corrected by regulatory process or by the ordinary operations of pri-
vate enterprise; and to further amend the Resolution so that the language
and finding therein reflect that the "public health and welfare would
not be benefited by the acquisition and redevelopment of remonstrators'
real estate."
NELSON L. AULT JR.
VIRGINIA N. AULT
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.r By I �-
elson L. Ault, Jr. C, Robert J. DuCo Sr. Attorney and Agent
for Nelson L. It Jr. and Virginia N. Ault
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Virginia N. Ault AULT CAMERA SHOP, INC.
An Indiana Corporation
By
Ne son illiam Ault, Vice President
and Secretary.
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REMONSTRANCE TO CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Re: Resolution No. 456
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Daniel A. Clark, does
hereby remonstrate and object to the adoption of the resolution of the Commission
adopted on the 16th day of July, 1973 relative to the Downtown Urban Renewal
Project, Indiana R -66, also referred to as Resolution No. 456, upon the following
grounds:
1. That the determination that certain areas of South Bend were
blighted within the description set forth in said resolution and cannot be corrected
by regulatory process or by the ordinary operation of private enterprise has
previously been determined by this Commission on a previous resolution. That
this Commission does not have any power or authority to adopt such a second
resolution pertaining to the same subject matter.
2. That the area encompassed within the description set forth in
said resolution and notice of hearing thereon is not blighted in that new buildings
have been erected and created within said described area and new businesses have
been established, that buildings have been torn down within that area that could
not be corrected according to said regulatory process or the operation of private
enterprise and that said area encompassed in said description is not at this time
a blighted area.
3. That this Commission does not have jurisdiction or authority to
pass, adopt, and /or ratify said resolution.
DATED this J day of August, 1973.
Arthur A. May
Attorney for Daniel A. Clar
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RESOLUTION NO. 39
RESOLUTION OF THE AREA PLAN COMMISSION OF ST.
JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, DETERMINING THAT A
DECLARATORY RESOLUTION AND CERTAIN CHANGES TO
AW CERTAIN PAGES OF AN URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR IND.
R -66 APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSIO14 CONFORMS TO THE
MASTER PLAN OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, AND
APPROVING THAT RESOLUTION AND THE URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN AS AMENDED.
WHFREAS, in connection with an application of the City
of South Bend Department of Redevelopment to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Administrator for financial assis-
tance under Title I of the housing Act of 1949, as amended, the
approval of the Governing Body of the Locality in which the proj-
ect is situated of an Urban Renewal Plan for the project area in
such application is required by the Federal Government before it
will enter into a contract for loans and grants with the City
of South Bend Department of Redevelopment under said Title I;
and
WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Locality, under the
provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953,
as amended, may give its approval of the Urban Renewal Plan only
after the Plan Commission of the Locality has issued its written
order approving a Declaratory Resolution which among other things
approves additional real estate acquisition and certain land use
changes to the Urban Renewal Plan approved and adopted by the Re-
development Commission of the Locality; and
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission
has approved and adopted a Declaratory Resolution and an Urban
Renewal Plan, certain pages of which Plan have been changed or
amended, with respect to the Central Downtown Project which is
known as Project No. Indiana R -66 and is identified in said Reso-
lution and Plan, and has submitted said Resolution and Plan to the
Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, both of which are
attached hereto and are made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Area Plan Commission
of St. Joseph County, Indiana, as follows:
1. That the Urban Renewal Plan, as amended, for the Cen-
tral Downtown Project conforms to the Master Plan of
Development for the City of South Bend.
2. That the Urban Renewal Plan, as amended, for the Central
Downtown Project is in all respects approved, ratified
and confirmed.
3. That Resolution 522 of the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission with respect to the Central Downtown Proj-
ect is in all respects approved, ratified and con-
firmed.
4. That the Secretary is hereby directed to file a copy
of said Declaratory Resolution and certain pages amend -
ing the Urban Renewal Plan with the minutes of this
meeting.
SAN QOM
Passe by Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County,
Indi P�', on ay 18 1976.
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(s) Richard S. Johnson
Secretary
(s) Ted F. Sharp
President
Area Plan Commission
St. Joseph County, Indiana
RESOLUTION NO. S��/ -7(
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN TOGETHER
WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THERETO AND PLAN CHANGES
AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE CENTRAL
DOWNTOWN PROJECT, IN. R -66
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Title I of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Administrator is authorized to provide financial
assistance to Local Public Agencies for undertaking and carry-
ing out urban renewal pro.jects; and
WHEREAS, it is provided in such Act that contracts for
financial aid thereunder require that the Urban Renewal Plan
for the project area be approved by the governing body of the
locality in which the project is situated and that such approval
include findings by the governing body that: (1) the financial
aid to be provided in the contract is necessary to enable the
project to be undertaken in accordance with the Urban Renewal
Plan; (2) the Urban Renewal Plan will afford maximum opportunity,
consistent with the sound needs of the locality as a whole, for
the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area
by private enterprise; (3) the Urban Renewal Plan conforms to
a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole;
and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan gives due consideration to the
provision of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities,
as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special
consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children
residing in the general vicinity of the site covered by the Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment
(herein called the "Local Public Agency "), has entered into a
planning contract for financial assistance under such Act with
the United States of America, acting by and through the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to which Federal funds
were provided for the urban renewal project (herein called the
"Project "), identified as "Central Downtown Project, IN. R -66"
and encompassing the area bounded by a line drawn 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 Washing-
ton Street to the west right -of -way line of Lafayette Boulevard;
thence south along the west right -of -way line of Lafayette Boule-
vard 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 pro-
ceeding in a northeasterly direction along said right -of -way
to the center of the St. Joseph River,; thence proceeding in a
northwesterly 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,
all in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of
Indiana, (herein called the "Project Area "); and
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WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has applied for additional
financial assistance under such Act and proposed to enter into
an additional contract or contracts with the Department of Housing
and Urban Development for the undertaking of, and for making
available additional financial assistance for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has made detailed studies
of the location, physical condition of structures, land use,
environmental influences, and the social, cultural, and economic
conditions of the Project Area and has determined that the area is
a blighted area and that it is detrimental and a menace to the
safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof
and of the Project Area, because of the presence of blighted
structures and the lack of adequate community improvements, and
the members of this Governing Body have been fully appraised by
the Local Public Agency and are aware of these facts and conditions.
Due to the changing market conditions governing land use, certain
land use provisions should be changed in order to update the
Urban Renewal Plan in accordance with these current market condi-
tions and update plan studies; and
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Common
Council of the Project Area (herein called the "Governing Body ")
for review and approval certain revised pages to the Urban Renewal
Plan for the Project Area, dated November 15, 1967.
WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and the amendments and
plan changes proposed by those certain pages presented at this
meeting have been approved by the Local Public Agency, as evi-
denced by the copy of said Body's duly certified Resolution No.
522 approving the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan
changes which resolution and which revised pages are attached
thereto; and
WHEREAS, a general plan has been prepared and is recognized
and used as a guide for the general development of the Project
Area as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, which
is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the
Project Area, has submitted to the Governing Body its report and
recommendations respecting said Urban Renewal Plan and said amend-
ments and plan changes for the Project Area and has certified that
said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes conform
to the said general plan for the Project Area as a whole, and the
Governing Body has duly considered said report, recommendation,
and certification of the planning body; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and
plan changes for the Project Area prescribe certain land uses
which the Project Area will require, among other things, changes
in zoning,the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other
public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the loca-
tion and relocation of'sewer and water mains and other public
facilities, and other public action; and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted
a program for the relocation of individuals and families that may
be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance
with said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes;
and
WHEREAS, there have
Body information and data
have been prepared by the
surveys, and inspections
analysis of the data and
surveys, and.inspections;
also been presented to the Governing
respecting the relocation program which
Local Public Agency as a result of studies,
in the Project Area and the assembling and
information obtained from such studies,
and
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WHEREAS, the members of this Governing Body have general
knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project Area and
of the availability of proper housing in the City and County for
the relocation of individuals and families that may be displaced
from the Project Area and, in the light of such knowledge of local
housing conditions, have carefully considered and reviewed such
proposals for relocation; and
WHEREAS it is necessary that the Governing Body take appro-
priate official action respecting the relocation program and said
Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan changes for the
Project, in conformity with the contracts for financial assistance
between the Local Public Agency and the United States of America
acting by and through the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Administrator; and
WHEREAS the Governing Body is cognizant of the conditions
that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of urban re-
newal projects with Federal financial assistance under Title I,
including those proscribing discrimination because of race, color,
creed, sex or national origin:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of South Bend:
1. That it is hereby found and determined that the
Project Area is a blighted area a,nd qualifies as an
eligible Project Area under the Redevelopment of Cities
and Town Act of 1953, as amended.
2. That the Urban Renewal Plan, and the amendments and
plan changes thereto proposed, presented at this meet-
ing for the Project aforementioned, having been duly
reviewed and considered, are hereby approved, and the
City Clerk be and is hereby directed to file copies of
said Urban Renewal Plan and said amendments and plan
changes with the minutes of this meeting.
3. That it is hereby found and determined that the objec-
tives of the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amend-
ments and plan changes cannot be achieved through more
extensive rehabilitation in the Project Area, and that
the additional acquisition proposed should be accomplished.
4. That it is hereby found and determined that said Urban
Renewal Plan and said amendments and minor plan changes
for the Project Area conform to the general plan of the
City and County.
5. That it is hereby found and determined that the financial
aid provided and to be provided pursuant to the contract
for Federal financial assistance pertaining to the Project
is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken in
accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed
amendments and plan changes for the Project Area.
6. That it is hereby found and determined that the above
mentioned Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments
and plan changes for the Project Area will afford maxi-
mum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the
.City and County as a whole, for the urban renewal of
such areas by private enterprise.
7. That it is hereby found and determined that the Urban
Renewal Plan and the proposed amendments and minor plan
changes for the Project Area give due consideration to
the provision of adequate park and recreational areas
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and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood
improvement, with special consideration for the health,
safety, and welfare of children residing in the general
vicinity of the Project Area.
8. That it is hereby found and determined that the program
for the proper relocation of individuals and families
displaced in carrying out the Project in decent,
safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with accep-
table standards is feasible and can be reasonably and
timely effected to permit the proper prosecution and
completion of the Project, and such dwellings or
dwelling units available or to be made available to
such displaced individuals and families are at least
equal in number to the individuals and families, are
not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities
and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings
of the displaced individuals and families in the Project
Area, are available at rents or prices within the finan-
cial means of the individuals and families, and are
reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
9. That in order to implement and facilitate the effec-
tuation of the Urban Renewal Plan and the proposed
amendments and plan changes hereby approved, it is
found and determined that certain official action must
be taken by this Governing Body with reference,among
other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and
removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways,
the establishment of new street patterns, the location
and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public
facilities, and other public action, and accordingly,
this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping
to carry out such Urban Renewal Plan as amended by those
certain pages presented at this meeting; (b) requests
the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies
of the City having administrative responsibilities in the
premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise
their respective functions and powers in a manner consis-
tent with said Urban Renewal Plan as amended by those
certain pages presented at this meeting; and (c) stands
ready to consider and take appropriate action upon pro-
posals and measures designed to effectuate said Urban
Renewal Plan as amended by those certain pages presented
at this meeting.
10. That additional financial assistance under the provisions
of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, may be
necessary to enable the land in the Project Area to be
renewed in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan and
the proposed amendments and plan changes for the Project
Area and, accordingly, the filing by the Local Public
Agency of an application or applications for such finan-
cial assistance under said Title I is hereby approved.
SUBMITTED, for consideration this
ATTEST:
City Clerk
BEE
day of May, 1976.
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Counc' man
Presiding Officer
CITY of SOUTH BEND
PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor
COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601
Mr. George Kruse
Executive Director
Michiana Area Council
County -City Building
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
Dear Mr. Kruse:
May 11 , 1976
of Governments
Re: Central Downtown Project, IN R -66
Declaratory Resolution
Urban Renewal Plan Amendments
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
DEPT. OF REDEVELOPMENT
1200 County -City Bldg., Phone 284 -9371
Redevelopment Commission
F. Jay Nimtz
President
Donald A. Wiggins
Vice President
A. Peter Donaldson
Secretary
Robert J. Cira
Assistant Secretary
Lloyd E. Robinsor, Sr.
Member
C. Wayne Brownell
Executive Director
The South Bend Redevelopment Commission has determined that it is
necessary to amend the above Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Downtown
Project, IN R -66 in the following respects:
1. Increase the number of residential units permitted in Area E
of the Project from 200 to 350 units.
2. To authorize a motor hotel as an appropriate land use in said
Area E.
In order to institute the changes in the land use provisions it is
necessary that the Department of Redevelopment seek approval from all
bodies which originally approved the Urban Renewal Plan. In this respect,
the Redevelopment Commission passed-a declaratory resolution on May 7,
1976, which among other things approved the amendments to the Urban
Renewal Plan. The declaratory resolution is also being presented to the
Area Plan Commission for consideration at its meeting on May 18,1976, and
to the Common Council of the City of South Bend for consideration at its
meeting on May 24, 1976. The Redevelopment Commission will then hold a
public hearing and will consider what is termed as a confirming resolution
following the public hearing to confirm the declaratory resolution and the
approval of the amendments to the Urban Renewal Plan.
The purpose of this communication is to submit to Macog the declaratory
resolution of the Redevelopment Commission and request Macog's review and
approval at its meeting on Wednesday, May 12, 1976. For your use we are
transmitting a certified copy of the declaratory resolution. A certified
copy of the confirming resolution will be submitted to you immediately
following its passage by the Redevelopment Commission. Please give me a
call if you have any questions concerning this matter.
1 e yours,
a rownel1
Enclosures Executive Dirpctnr