HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Council of the City of South Bend Approving the Development Plan for the Rum Village Industrial Park RESOLUTION
NO. 940-82
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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Attest: v ' President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
January 26, �9 82
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Approved and signed by me
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RESOLUTION NO. 9qa-Sa,
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
RUM VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL PARK.
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("Commission") ,
pursuant to the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended
(36-7-14) (the "Act") , has conducted surveys and investigations and has
thoroughly studied the area in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph,
State of Indiana, and designated the area as the "Rum Village Industrial Park"
(the "Area") , which Area is more particularly described by a line drawn as
follows:
A parcel of land being a part of the City of South Bend, Portage Town-
ship, St. Joseph County, Indiana and being more particularly described
as follows, viz:
Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the east right-of-
way line of Olive Street and the south right-of-way line of Calvert
Street; thence west along said south right-of-way line of Calvert
Street to west line of the east 1/2 of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of
Section Fifteen (15) Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2)
East; thence south to a point (intersecting with the present city
limits) two hundred (200) feet south of the north line of Section
Twenty-two (22) Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East;
thence west (along present city limits) to the east line of Section
Twenty-one (21 ) , Towhship Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2)
East; thence north (intersecting with the present city limits) to the
south line of Section Sixteen (16) , Township Thirty-seven (37) North,
Range Two (2) East; thence (along the present city limits) west along
the south line of said Section Sixteen (16) to the west line of the
Southeast Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16) ; thence north
(along the present city limits) along the west line of the Southeast
Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16) to the northeast corner of
the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said
Section Sixteen (16) ; thence west (along the present city limits) to
the northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of the Southwest
Quarter (1/4) of said Section Sixteen (16) ; thence north 1800 feet,
more or less, (along the present city limits) to the north right-of-
way line of the abandoned Michigan Central Railroad; thence west
(along the present city limits) along said right-of-way line to the
west line of said Section Sixteen (16) ; thence north 975 feet, more
or less, along the west line of said Section Sixteen (16) to the
south line of Belleville Gardens Second Addition; thence east 1985
feet, more or less; thence south 30 feet, more or less; thence east
535 feet, more or less; thence south 100 feet, more or less; thence
east to the west line of the west one-half (1/2) of Section Fifteen
(15) , Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East; thence
south 800 feet, more or less, along the west line of said Section
Fifteen (15) to the north right-of-way line of the Penn Central Rail-
road (Old Pennsylvania Railroad) ; thence east along said railroad
right-of-way to the east line of the west one-half (1/2) of the North-
west Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15) ; thence south 550 feet,
more or less, along the said east line of the west one-half (1/2)
of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section Fifteen (15) to the
north right-of-way line of the New Jersey, Illinois and Indiana
Railroad right-of-way; thence east along said railroad right-of-way
line to the east right-of-way line of Olive Street; thence south
along said right-of-way line to the point of beginning.
WHEREAS, the Commission has made detailed studies of the location,
physical condition of structures, land use, environmental influences, and
the social , cultural , and economic conditions of the Area and has determined
that the Area is a blighted area and that it constitutes a menace to the
social and economic interests of the City of South Bend and its inhabitants
and it would be of public utility and benefit to acquire real estate in such
Area and redevelop the Area under the provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Commission approved a Development Plan for the Area dated
December 18, 1981 , entitled "Rum Village Industrial Park Development Plan,
South Bend, Indiana" , consisting of 11 pages (the "Development Plan") , which
has been submitted to the Common Council for review and approval ; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has adopted its Declaratory Resolution No. 650
on December 18, 1981 , declaring the Area to be blighted; and
WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Indiana, which
is the duly designated and acting official planning body for the City of South
Bend, has issued its written order approving said Declaratory Resolution and
the Development Plan and has certified that said Development Plan conforms to
the master plan of development for the City of South Bend; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council is cognizant of the conditions that are im-
posed 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 origin, 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 projects.
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 Area is a blighted
area and qualifies as an eligible project area under the Act.
2. That it is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the
Development Plan cannot be achieved through more extensive rehabilitation of
the Area.
3. That it is hereby found and determined that the Development Plan for
the Area conforms to the master plan of development for the City of South Bend.
4. That it is hereby found and determined that the Development Plan for
the Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of
the City of South Bend as a whole, for the redevelopment of the Area by private
enterprise in concert with the Department.
5. That the Declaratory Resolution of the Commission and the Development
Plan are hereby in all respects approved.
6. That, in order to implement and facilitate the Development Plan here-
by approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be
taken by the City of South Bend with reference, among other things, to vacation
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 actions, and accordingly, the Common Council
hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such Development Plan;
(b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the City
of South Bend having administrative responsibilities to likewise cooperate to
such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner con-
sistent with the Development Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take
appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Develop-
ment Plan.
7. That the United States of America be, and hereby is assured of full
compliance by the City of South Bend with the provisions of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the regulations of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development effectuating that Title.
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8. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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