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RESOLUTION NO. 53
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
DECLARATORY RESOLUTION
CHAPIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Governing
City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment (herein
"Commission ") has made investigations, studies and surveys
blighted areas within the City of South Bend, Indiana, and
contributing to the blighting of such areas; and
, such investigations, studies and surveys have been
ation with the various departments and bodies of the
been directed to determining the proper use of land so
as to best serve the interests of the City and its inhabitants, both
from the standpoint of human and economic values, and as a result of
such investigations, studies and surveys the Commission has heretofore
found thatIthe area hereinafter described has become blighted to such
an extent .hat such conditions cannot be corrected by regulatory
process orlby the ordinary operations of private enterprise without
resort to �he provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act
of 1953, a# amended, and as supplemented by Chapter 173 of the Acts
of 1957, a #d that the public health and welfare would be benefited by
the acquisition and redevelopment of such area under the provisions
of said acts; and
, the Commission now finds that the area hereinafter
described *s one in which: (a) the buildings are used in part as dwell-
ing
of the
tions and in part for commercial purposes; (b) the housing
are to a large extent unsanitary and unsafe, and the use
causes an increase and spread in disease and crime; (e) the
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area lacko community facilities, including school and recreation fa-
cilities,-I(d) the conditions existing in said area necessitate excessive
and dispo #ionate expenditure of public funds for crime prevention and
punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection,
and other public services and facilities of the City, and impair the
value of Oroperty in surrounding areas; (e) the existing conditions
result inIthe reduction of the value of taxable property within the
City; (f) lthe conditions are beyond remedy and control by regulatory
process because of the obsolete and deteriorated character of the
buildings and other improvements, faulty planning and land use, shift-
ing of population and technological and social changes; (g) the acqui-
sition ano redevelopment of said area in accordance with the Redevelop-
ment Planjand Master plan hereinafter referred to will benefit the
health, safety, morals and welfare, and will serve to protect and
increase property values in the City and the state; (h) such acquisi-
tion and redevelopment of said area are public uses and purposes; and
the Commission has heretofore caused to be prepared
maps and puts showing the boundaries of the hereinafter described
area, the Ilocation of the various parcels of property, streets, alleys
and other Ifactors affecting the acquisition clearance, replanning,
rezoning o� redevelopment of such area, indicating the portions of the
area acquired which are to be devoted to public purposes under the re-
development plan; also, a list of the owners of the various parcels
of property to be acquired, all of which, appropriately identified,
are now on1file with the Commission; and
, the Commission has caused a separate appraisal to be
made by three independent appraisers of the fair value of each of the
parcels oflproperty proposed to be acquired, which appraisals are now
on file with the Commission, and the Commission now finds that the
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estimated cost of acquiring the property in the blighted area herein-
afterldescribed, determined by taking the average of the three separate
appraisals is $1,035,265.00*
now tlierefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission
that the area located in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph,
Statelof Indiana, which is bounded and generally described as follows:
BEG2NNING at the intersection of the northerly right of
way line of the New York Central Railroad and the western
right of way line of Laurel Street.
THENCE, in a northerly direction along the westerly right
of way line of Laurel Street for a distance of 690'+ to
the intersection with the northerly right of way line of
Western Ave.
THENCE, in an easterly direction along the northerly right
of way line of Western Ave. for a distance of 1,340'± to
the intersection with the easterly right of way line of
Scott Street.
THENCE, in a southerly direction along the easterly right
of way line of Scott Street for a distance of 1,Q30" tv
the intersection with the northerly right of.way line of
the New York Central Railroad.
THENCE, northwesterly along the north right of way line
of the New York Central Railroad for a distance of 750'±
to the intersection with the west right of way line of
Chapin Street.
THENCE, north along the west right of way line of Chapin
Street for a distance of 87'+ to the intersection with
the north property line of the Armour Company.
THENCE, in a generally northwesterly direction along the
north property line of the Armour Company to the inter-
section with the east right of way line of Pine Street.
THENCE, south along the east right of way line of Pine
Street for a distance of 88'+ to the intersection with
the north right of way line of the New York Central
Railroad.
THENCE, northwesterly along the north right of way line
of the New York Central Railroad to the intersection with
the west right of way line of Laurel Street, the
point of BEGINNING.
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found and declared to be a blighted area within the meaning
Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act, Chapter 176 of the Acts
of 1953, as supplemented by Chapter 173 of the Acts of 1957; that said
bligh ed area constitutes a menace to the social and Economic interests
of th City and its inhabitants, and it will be of public utility and
benefit to acquire such area and to redevelop the same under the
provisions of said acts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in all proceedings relating to
the acquisition and redevelopment of the above described area the sam-
shall1be referred to as "Chapin Street Redevelopment Project Area,
No. Iridiana R -29"
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the map of the area prepared in
with the provisions of the governing statutes, now on file
Commission, marked "Boundary Map, Chapin Street Project Area
Bl)," be and the same is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the plat of the area prepared
ordance with the governing statutes and now on file with the
Commission, marked "Property Map, Chapin Street Project Area, R 213(Dl)"
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the same is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the list of the owners of the
y to be acquired, keyed to "Property Map, Chapin Street Project
R 222A," be and the same is hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the general redevelopment plan
cifications, marked "Urban Renewal Plan" and "Land Use Plan,
Street Project Area, R 213(Cl)," now on file with the Commission,
the same is hereby approved, and that the blighted area herein-
above described be acquired and redeveloped in accordance with said
maste$ plan.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, together
with he supporting data, map, plat, list and plan be submitted to the
South Bend City Plan Commission for examination by said body and
determination as to whether the redevelopment plan conforms to the
master plan for the development of the City, and for their written
ordero approving or disapproving this declaratory resolution and the
lopment plan proposed and the approval thereof by the Common
Council of the City of South Bend.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event said plan commission-
ers a d the Common Council of the City of South Bend shall approve the
propo ed redevelopment plan, then a notice shall be published in
accordance with the requirements of the governing statutes, fixing
a data for the hearing and receiving of remonstrances and objections
from all persons interested in or affected by the proposed acquisition
and redevelopment, and for the final determination by this Commission
of the public utility and benefit of the proposed acquisition and
redevelopment of the above described area.
Adopted at the regular meeting of the South Bend Redevelop-
ment Commission held on November 15, 1962, at the office of the
Commission, 129 West Colfax Avenue, South Bend, Indiana.
S E A
ATTEST:
Fred
Helmen, Secretary
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
James G. Louis, President
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