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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity-2/1/2016DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement is made and entered into this day of 1' `s;, . i,,.., , 2016, by and between Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity hereafter called Developer, and;the City of Waterloo, Iowa, hereinafter called City. WHEREAS, City considers development within the City a benefit to the community and is willing for the total good and welfare of the community to sell city -owned property not needed for current or future public purposes so as to encourage that goal, and WHEREAS, Developer is willing and able to construct a one or two family home, valued at a minimum of $90,000, on property, legally described on attached Exhibit "A", and WHEREAS, said construction of home shall be completed within a three-year period by Developer, and NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL COVENANTS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED, Developer and City agree as follows: 1. The City agrees to transfer property, as legally described, for $1.00 plus costs. The City shall convey, or cause to be conveyed, the property by Quit Claim Deed. 2. Developer agrees to construct a one or two family home on the property to be conveyed, at an estimated value of approximately $90,000, and within a 3 -year period, from the date of this agreement. This construction would repay the difference in the conveyance price and the estimated value per the assessed values of the area, within an eight (8) year period. 3. Said buildings shall be constructed in accordance with all applicable City, State, and Federal building codes, in compliance with all applicable city ordinances; compatible to surrounding existing developments, and subject to the attached site plan (See Exhibit "B"). 4. Developer must obtain a building permit and begin construction within twenty-four (24) months of the date of transfer and be completed within thirty-six (36) months to meet requirements to repay difference as stated herein between estimated value and conveyance price through taxes within eight (8) years. If, after transfer of the property by the City to developer, construction is not commencing in accordance with the attached schedule as described, the title to the real estate will revert to City or Developer will pay full value of property as appraised, at Developer's cost by a certified appraiser, or by the average price per square foot of abutting property as calculated by City staff. Developer agrees to sign all necessary documents for said reversion. If construction is not begun, at the end of twenty-four (24) months, but the development of the project is still imminent, the City Council may but shall not be required to grant an extension of time for the construction of the building. Developer may agree to pay balance due for the real estate based on a value per square foot for all said real estate as an option to the reversion of the real estate. Partial start of development, not in accordance with the requirement to build a one or two family home within a three-year period will also initiate the above requirement for reversion of land or full payment, as previously described. 5. After Developer's completion of construction one or two family home, as previously described, any and all reversion or repurchase rights granted to City, relating to any or all of the property described in Exhibit "A" shall terminate. Partial terminations of Developer's obligations shall occur on each lot as it is constructed. 6. NOTICE: All notices, request, and other communication permitted or required herein shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered to the addressee in person or when sent to such address by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requited, postage prepaid, or by hand delivery, or fax, addressed as follows: For the City: Mayor Quentin Hart City Hall 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 For Developer: Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity 803 West 5th Street Waterloo, Iowa 50702 7. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Developer. 8. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the date and year written above. _ e 2/ 4) By: Ali Parrish, Executive Director Date( CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA By: /lc Quentin Hart, Mayor ' Date ATTEST: Suzy Schar s, City Clerk Date ,g1( Exhibit A—Legal Description The South 41 feet of Lot 11 in Robert Robinson's Subdivision of the East Half of the West Half of Lots 1 and 2 of Hardy and Virdens Plat of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 89 North, Range 13 West of the 5th P.M. in the City of Waterloo, in Black Hawk County, Iowa.