HomeMy WebLinkAbout3103-08.25.1980 (RECORDED) ORDINANCE NO. 3/ o 3
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES OFAN URBAN REVITALIZATION
AREA IN THE CITY OF WATERLOO
WHEREAS, the 68th General Assembly of the State of Iowa has passed and
Governor Robert D. Ray has signed an act known as the Urban Revitalization
Act of 1979 ( House File 81) relating to property tax exemptions for property
on which improvements have been made in a revitalization area of a city and
authorizing cities to issue revenue bonds for revitalization and urban renewal
areas; and,
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the interest of the public health, safety,
and welfare of the residents of the City of Waterloo that the City of Waterloo
(herein called the "City") undertake and carry out an Urban Revitalization
Program (herein called the "Program") in the Neighborhood Housing Services
Area of the City encompassing a tract of land situated in the City of Waterloo,
County of Black Hawk, State of Iowa, generally described as follows:
That area beginning at the intersection of East Fourth and Newell,
thence easterly along Newell to Beech Street, thence southerly
along Beech to Oneida, thence easterly along Oneida to Linden,
thence southerly along Linden to the Chicago and Great Western Railroad,
thence southwesterly along the Chicago and Great Western Railroad to
the Illinois Central Railroad, thence northwesterly along the Illinois
Central Railroad to East Fourth Street, thence along East Fourth to
point of beginning
WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the City Council
for review and approval an Urban Revitalization Plan prepared in accordance
with said Urban Revitalization Act for 1979 for said revitalization area; and
WHEREAS, the members of the City Council have general knowledge of the
conditions prevailing in the revitalization area,
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a Resolution No. 26901 finding
that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof
of the area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare
of the residents of the City and the revitalization area meets the criteria of
Section One (1) of the Urban Revitalization Act of 1979; and
WHEREAS, the City has filed a copy of the proposed plan for the designated
revitalization area with the City Development Board by the fourteenth day before
the scheduleapublic hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the City has scheduled a public hearing and notified all owners
of record of real property located within the proposed area, the tenants living
within the proposed area and the City Development Board in accordance with
Section three hundred sixty-two point three (362.3) of the Code and the City
has also sent notice by ordinary mail to the last known address of the owners
of record and also sent notice by ordinary mail to the "occupants" of city
addresses located within the proposed area, such notices having been given by
the thirtieth day prior to the public hearing in accordance with the provisions
of the Urban Revitalization Act; and,
WHEREAS, the public hearing has been held on the 25th day of August, 1980;
and,
WHEREAS, a second public hearing has not been deemed necessary in
accord with Sub-section Six (6) of Section Two (2) of the Urban Revitalization
Act.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA.
Section 1. The Urban Revitalization Plan as adopted by the City Council
by Resolution No. 7,2 0 7 on September 2 , 19 'gc7 , is hereby adopted
and a copy of said Plan shall remain on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
Section 2. There is hereby designated as a revitalization area the
following described real estate located in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa:
That area beginning at the intersection of East Fourth and Newell,
thence easterly along Newell to Beech Street, thence southerly
along Beech to Oneida, thence easterly along Oneida to Linden, thence
southerly along Linden to the Chicago and Great Western Railroad, thence
southwesterly along the Chicago and Great Western Railroad to the
Illinois Central Railroad, thence northwesterly along the Illinois
Central Railroad to East Fourth Street, thence along East Fourth to point
of beginning.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. It is the intention of the City Council that each section,
paragraph, sentence, clause, and provision of this ordinance is separable;
and if any provision is held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such
decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance, nor any part thereof
other than that affected by such decision
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