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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Tax Abatement - 604 S. Scott St. (5 Year Real Property) RESOLUTION NO. 1323-85 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, August 19, 19 85 . Attest: City Clerk Attest: A � . - t e . ���.:� / ' :stdent of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana August 20 . 19 85 . e" /�� � / City Clerk Approved and signed by me al (l oZd 19 c?S Mayor RESOLUTION NO. ij3 z '3-gJ A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 604 S. SCOTT STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement consideration has been filed with the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area commonly known as 604 S. Scott Street, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows : PARCEL I : Lot Numbered One (1) except the South 20 feet thereof, and Lots Numbered Two (2) , Three (3) and Four (4) in Ford' s Subdivision of the South part of Bank Out Lot Numbered Sixty (60) in the First Plat of Out Lots of the Town, (now City) , of South Bend, plat- ted by the State Bank of Indiana . PARCEL II : A part of Bank Out Lot Numbered Sixty (60) in the City of South Bend as platted by the State Bank of Indiana, and more particularly described as fol- lows : Beginning on the West line of Prairie Avenue as existed on December 31, 1960 and the North line of Lot Numbered 3 as shown on the recorded Plat of Ford ' s Subdivision of a part of Bank Out Lot Numbered 60 as recorded on August 20, 1873 in Plat Book 3 , page 31, in the Office of the Recorder of St . Joseph County, Indiana; thence Westerly along the North line of Lots Numbered 3 and 4 in Ford' s Subdivision a distance of 142 feet to the East line of Scott Street; thence North and along the East line of Scott Street 227 feet; thence Northeasterly at right angles to the East line of Scott Street 268 feet, more or less, to the West line of Prairie Avenue as existed on December 31, 1960; thence Southerly and along said West line 254 feet, more or less to the place of beginning . PARCEL III : That part of Bank Out Lot Numbered Sixty (60) as platted and recorded by the State Bank of Indiana, located in the City of South Bend, which lies North of the North line of a parcel of land conveyed by The Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railway Company to The Standard Oil Company by deed dated August 14th, 1893, recorded in Book 93 , page 348 of the records of the Recorder of St . Joseph County, and which lies South of a line beginning at a point in the Easterly line of Scott Street in the said City of South Bend 16 . 8 feet , more or less , Southerly of the center of the track of The New York Central Railroad Company lying South of the four main tracks of said railroad company, measured along the East line of said Scott Street, said point being distant . 3 feet Southerly, measured along said street line at sidewalk level , from the Southerly edge of the Southeasterly pylon of the bridge of The New York Central Railroad Company over Scott Street, said point also being 165 . 22 feet , more or less, North of the intersection of the East line of Scott Street with the North line of land con- veyed to The Standard Oil Company by deed dated August 14th, 1893 , as aforesaid, measured along the East line of said Scott Street; thence Southeasterly along a straight line forming an angle of 79°11 ' meas- ured from South to East with said East line of Scott Street, a distance of 311 . 7 feet to a point which is 14 . 6 feet Southerly of said track of The New York Central Railroad Company measured at right angles to said straight line, said point being also . 1 feet Northerly of the Northwesterly corner of the top of retaining wall extending Westerly from the South- westerly pylon of the bridge of The New York Central Railroad Company over Prairie Street, said line passes through a point marked by a drill hole placed in the face of the retaining wall situated on the East side of said Scott Street at a point 3 feet above sidewalk level; thence Southerly along a straight line forming an angle of 94°50 ' to last described straight line, measured from West to South, a distance of 4 . 6 feet to a point distant 2 . 75 feet by rectangular measurement Southeasterly from the face of the retaining wall aforesaid; thence Easterly along a straight line parallel to said retaining wall, a distance of 31 . 8 feet, more or less, to a point in the Westerly line of Prairie Avenue and forming an angle of 66°30 ' with the said Westerly line of Prairie Avenue measured from West to South, said point in the Westerly line of Prairie Avenue being 18 . 9 feet, more or less, South- westerly of the center line of said track of The New York Central Railroad Company measured along the said Westerly line of Prairie Avenue, said point also being 112 . 8 feet , more or less, Northeasterly of the inter- section of said Westerly line of Prairie Avenue with the Northerly line of said parcel of land conveyed to The Standard Oil Company by deed dated August 14th, 1893 , as aforesaid. ALL PARCELS : Located in St . Joseph County, Indiana . be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the pro- visions of Indiana Code 6-1 . 1-12 . 1-1, et seq . ; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Commission has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6-1. 1-12 . 1-1, et seq. , and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information as required by law of the area in question; and WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows : SECTION I . That the Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be desig- nated an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a resolution designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property tax abatement . SECTION II . That this designation shall be limited to five (5) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council . SECTION III . That the Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this resolution to be published, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on said declaration. -2- SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. O ember of the Comm Council FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENTED /7 s-S` AUG 1 4 1985 IRE NOT APPROVED CLERK, SO. BE NOD, ADOPTED �'- { R- $� CITY SO. BEND, -3-