HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-773-08/04/2009 This Resolution prepared by Nancy Eckert . City Clerk, 715 Mulberry
Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-773
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT
408 FOWLER STREET IN THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, Iowa Code Section 657A. 10A allows cities to
petition the courts for possession of vacant and dilapidated
homes, of which no one will take responsibility for its
condition, and
WHEREAS, the hereinafter described parcel contains a vacant
dwelling that has been deemed dangerous and unsafe and does not
meet the City of Waterloo' s Housing Code, and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Waterloo to
demolish the dangerous building immediately, and
WHEREAS, after said demolition, the City of Waterloo will
be able to offer the property to the adjacent property owners or
interested parties for a reasonable cost, and
WHEREAS, the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County
found that proper Notice of Intent to Take Default against
several parties was properly mailed, and
WHEREAS, the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County
found:
1 . That 408 Fowler Street, legally described as follows :
That part of Lot No. 3 in Block No. 7 in Lane and
Fowler' s Addition to the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
described as follows : Commencing at a point on
the North line of Lot No. 3 , in Block No. 7 , 80
feet East of the Northwest corner of Lot No. 4 in
Block No . 7 ; thence running South parallel with
the West line of Lot No. 3 , a distance of 100
feet; thence running East parallel with the South
line of said Lot No. 3 a distance of 30 feet;
thence South parallel with the East line of said
Lot No. 3 to the South line of Lot No. 3 ; thence
East along the South line of said Lot No. 3 to
the Southeast corner thereof ; thence North to the
Northeast corner of said Lot: No . 3 ; thence West
to the place of beginning, all in the City of
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa;
is a residence located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa.
There are no utilities being provided to the property. The
property is unoccupied and has been vacant for a number of
years . The property does not meet the City' s Housing Code for
being fit for human habitation or occupancy. The building has
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WHEREAS, the Iowa District Court of Black Hawk County
Ordered, adjudged and decreed that the above described property
c is an abandoned property pursuant to Section 657A. 10A and
awarded title of said property to the City of Waterloo, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that the above described property is accepted
audapproved for the purposes as described in Section 657A. 10A.
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n PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of August, 2009 .
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