REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
<br />commencing at the northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section
<br />31; thence South 00°06’30” West along the east line of said Southeast
<br />Quarter, a distance of 231.01; thence North 89°55’43” West, a distance of
<br />1202.00 feet to the southwest corner of Kensington Farms East, P.U.D.
<br />Section 5 – Part 2 as shown in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph
<br />County, Indiana, as Instrument No. 8812963; thence continuing North
<br />89°55’43” West, a distance of 822.58 feet to the southeast corner of
<br />Kensington Farms East, P.U.D. Section Six, Part Two as shown in said
<br />Recorder’s Office as Instrument No. 9857462; thence North 28°34’40”
<br />East along the east line of said plat, a distance of 187.96 feet to the
<br />northeast corner of Lot 27 as shown on said plat; thence north 61°25’20”
<br />West along the north line of said Lot 27, a distance of 155.59 feet; thence
<br />North 28°34’40” East, a distance of 50.00 feet to a point on the south line
<br />of Lot 164 as shown on said plat; thence along a curve to the right having
<br />a radius of 20.00 feet, a central angle 89°59’59” and limited in length by a
<br />chord which bears North 28°34’40” East, a distance of 180.00 feet to the
<br />northwest corner of said Lot 164; thence South 61°25’21” East, a distance
<br />of 175.00 to the northeast corner of said Lot 164; thence North 50°04’47”
<br />East, a distance of 32.24 feet; thence South 81°07’08” East, a distance of
<br />422.69 feet; thence North 78°05’25” East, a distance of 210.00 feet to a
<br />point on the west line of said Kensington Farms East, P.U.D. Section 5 –
<br />Part 2; thence for the next two course along said plat, the first being South
<br />11°31’19” West, a distance of 171.92 feet; thence South 00°06’30” West,
<br />a distance of 215.94 feet to the point of beginning containing 7.18 acres
<br />more or less
<br />and this property has Tax Key Numbers 23-1050-3201.10, 23-1050-3201.11, 23-1050-
<br />3201.12, 23-1050-3201.13, 23-1050-3201.14, 23-1050-3201.15, 23-1050-3201.16, 23-
<br />1050-3201.17, 23-1050-3201.18, 23-1050-3201.19, 23-1050-3201.20, 23-1050-3201.21,
<br />,
<br />23-1050-3201.07be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions
<br />of Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et
<br />seq., and;
<br />WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has
<br />concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the
<br />Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area
<br />under Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1, et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76, et
<br />seq., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other
<br />information regarding the area in question as required by law; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the
<br />Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council
<br />that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
<br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the petition for real
<br />property tax abatement and the Statement of Benefits form meet the requirements of
<br />Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., for tax abatement.
<br />SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the area meets one
<br />of the following conditions as formally established in Ordinance No. 9394-03, which was
<br />passed on February 10, 2003:
<br />A. The area is comprised of parcels that are either unimproved or contain
<br />only one (1) or two (2) family dwellings designed for up to four (4)
<br />families, including accessory buildings for those dwellings; or
<br />B. Any dwellings in the area are not permanently occupied and are:
<br /> i. the subject of an order issued under IC 36-7-9; or
<br /> ii. evidencing significant building deficiencies; or
<br /> C. Parcels of property in the area:
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