HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-400-06.20.2023Prepared by Chris Wendland, City Attorney, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo,
Iowa, 50703, (319)291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-400
RESOLUTION DETERMINING AN AREA OF THE CITY TO BE A
REVITALIZATION AREA, AND THAT THE REHABILITATION,
CONSERVATION, REDEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, OR A
COMBINATION THEREOF, OF SUCH AREA IS NECESSARY IN
THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE
OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Waterloo, Iowa desires to create a city-wide urban revitalization area, with
specified exceptions, known as the City Limits Urban Revitalization Area, in accordance with Iowa Code
Chapter 404, with said area being legally described as follows:
All areas within the corporate limits of the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa,
excluding the following described real estate:
Beginning at a Point on the East line of Section 31 Township 89 Range 12 where the East
line of said Section 31 intersects the Northeasterly line of the Cedar River; thence South
along the East line of said Section 31 to its intersection with the Southwesterly line of the
Cedar River; thence Southeasterly, Southerly, and Southwesterly following said
Southwesterly line of the Cedar River to its intersection with the South line of Section 31
Township 89 Range 12; thence West along the South line of said Section 31 to the
Southwest corner of said Section 31; thence West along the South line of Section 36
Township 89 Range 13 to the point of intersection with the East line of Lot 32 Garden
Addition extended Southerly; thence North along the Southerly extension of the East line
of Lot 32 Garden Addition, the East line of Lot 32 Garden Addition, and the extension
Northerly of the East line of Lot 32 Garden Addition to the point of intersection with the
centerline of Plymouth Avenue; thence West along the centerline of Plymouth Avenue to
the centerline of Wisconsin Street; thence North along the centerline of Wisconsin Street
to the centerline of Lorraine Avenue; thence West along the centerline of Lorraine Avenue
to the centerline of Wisconsin Street; thence North along the centerline of Wisconsin Street
to the south line of Hawthorne Avenue; thence West along the South line of Hawthorne
Avenue to the Easterly line of Kimball Avenue; thence North along the East line of Kimball
Avenue to the North line of Reber Avenue; thence West along the North line of Reber
Avenue and its extension Westerly to the Northwesterly line of the Sergeant Road Bike
Trail (formerly the Chicago & Northwestern Transit Co.); thence Northeasterly along the
last described line to the Westerly line of Fletcher Avenue; thence North along the West
line of Fletcher Avenue to the South line of Black Hawk Road; thence Southwesterly and
Westerly along the South line of Black Hawk Road to its intersection with the centerline
of Ansborough Avenue, said centerline also being the East line of Section 28 Township 89
Range 13; thence North along the East line of said Section 28 to its intersection with the
Easterly extension of the North line of Lot 19 Block 32 Downing Place; thence West along
said Easterly extension of the North line of Lot 19 Block 32, and the North line of Lot 19
Block 32 said addition, and the Westerly extension of said line to the intersection with the East
line of Lot 9 Kearns Addition; thence North along the East line of Lot 9 said addition to the
Northeast corner of said Lot 9; thence Westerly and Northwesterly along the platted Northerly
lines and arcs of Lots 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of Kearns Addition to the Northwest comer
of Lot 15 said addition; thence Northwesterly in a straight line to the Northeast corner of Lot
26 Kearns Addition; thence Northwesterly following the Northerly lines (arcs) of Lots 26 and
27 Kearns Addition to the Northwest corner of Lot 27 said addition; thence Northwesterly in
a straight line to the Northeast corner of Lot 41 said addition; thence Southwesterly following
the Easterly lines (arcs) of Lots 41, 40, and 39 Kearns Addition to the Southeasterly corner of
Lot 39 said addition; thence Westerly along the Southerly line of said Lot 39 to the Southwest
corner of said lot; thence Northeasterly along the Easterly lines of Lots 56 & 55 said addition
to the most Easterly comer of Lot 55 said addition; thence Northwesterly along the North lines
(arcs) of Lots 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, and 47 said addition, and the extension
Northwesterly of the Northeasterly line (arc) of said Lot 47 to its intersection with the
centerline of Sager Avenue; thence Westerly along the centerline of Sager Avenue to the
centerline of Linbud Lane; thence North along the centerline of Linbud Lane to the centerline
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of Alabar Avenue; thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Alabar Avenue to the
centerline of Littlefield Road; thence Southerly along the centerline of Littlefield Road to the
centerline of Flower Street; thence Northwesterly along the centerline of Flower Street, to the
centerline of Sheerer Avenue; thence Northerly along the centerline of Sheerer Avenue to the
centerline of Flower Street; thence West along the centerline of Flower Street to the point of
intersection with the Northerly extension of the West line of Lot 1 Alabar Hills Second
Addition; thence South on said extension of the West line of Lot 1 said addition, and the West
line of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 said addition to the Southwest corner of
Lot 13 Alabar Hills Second Addition; thence South on a continuation of the last described
course to the centerline of Sager Avenue; thence Westerly along the centerline of Sager
Avenue as originally platted to its intersection with the South line of Section 21 Township 89
Range 13; thence West along the South line of said Section 21 to the Southwest corner of said
Section 21; thence West along the South line of Section 20 Township 89 Range 13 to its
intersection with the centerline of Progress Avenue; thence North along the centerline of
Progress Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Crossway Drive; thence
Westerly along the centerline of Crossway Drive, and an extension thereof, to the Westerly
line of Midway Drive, (said point of intersection also currently a point on the Westerly
Corporate Limits of the City of Waterloo); thence North following the current Westerly
corporate limits of the City of Waterloo to a point on the centerline of Midway Drive where
the North line of Lot W-3 Cedarloo Park, if extended Westerly, would intersect said centerline;
thence East along said extension of the North line of said Lot W-3, and the North line of said
Lot W-3, to the West line of Lot 21 Acorn Addition; thence South along the West line of Lot
21 Acorn Addition to the Southwest corner of said lot; thence Easterly along the South line of
Acorn Addition to the Southeast corner of Lot 1 said addition; thence continuing along an
extension of the last described course to its intersection with the centerline of Progress
Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Progress Avenue to the point where the South
line of Lot W-116 Cedarloo Park, if extended Westerly, would intersect said line; thence
Easterly along the extension of the South line of Lot W-116 said addition, and the South line
of Lot W-116 said addition to the Southeast corner of Lot W-116 said addition; thence South
along the East line of Lot W-115 Cedarloo Park to the South line of Tract D of Pine Meadows
Addition; thence East along said South line to the West line of Forest Hill Subdivision; thence
South along the West line of Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17 said addition to the Southwest
corner of Lot 17 said addition; thence Southeast along the Southerly line of Lot 17, and the
extension thereof, to its intersection with the centerline of S. Hackett Road; thence North along
the centerline of S. Hackett Road to the centerline of Maynard Avenue; thence East along the
centerline of Maynard Avenue to its intersection with the extension Northerly of the West line
of Paul's Replat of a Part of Lawless Addition; thence South along the Northerly extension of
the West line of Paul's Replat of a Part of Lawless Addition, and along the West line of said
addition to the North line of Tract A said addition; thence East along said North line to its
intersection with the West line of H. Ray Hughes Addition; thence South along the West line
of said addition to the centerline of Coachman Drive (said centerline also being a point on the
West line of Tract B said addition); thence East along the centerline of Coachman Drive (296
feet more or less) to its intersection with the centerline of Carriage Hill Drive; thence South
and Southeasterly along the centerline of Carriage Hill Drive to the centerline of Stephan
Avenue; thence South along the centerline of Stephan Avenue to the point where it would
intersect the Westerly extension of the North line of Lot 45 Hansen Noble Addition; thence
East along said Westerly extension of the North line of said Lot 45, and the North line of Lot
45 said addition to the Northwest corner of Lot 24 Hansen Noble Addition; thence South along
the West line of Lots 24 and 23 said addition to the South line of Lot 23 said addition; thence
East along the South line of Lot 23 said addition to the West line of Hanna Boulevard; thence
Easterly in a straight line to a point on the East line of Hanna Boulevard that is 5.2 feet
normally distant Southerly from the North line of Lot 1 said addition; thence Easterly along a
line that is 5.2 feet normally distant Southerly of the North line of Lot 1 said addition to the
East line of said Lot 1 Hansen Noble Addition; thence North along the East line of Lots 1 &
2 said addition to the North line of Lot 16 Block 4 Kreb's Addition; thence East along the
North line of said Lot 16 to the Northeast corner of said lot; thence East along a continuation
of the last described course to the centerline of Hickory Street; thence North along the
centerline of Hickory Street to the point of intersection with the extension Westerly of the
South line of Lot 14 Block 5 Kreb's Addition; thence East along the extension Westerly of
the South line of Lot 14 Block 5 Kreb's Addition, and the South line of Lot 14 Block 5 Kreb's
Addition, and the South line of Lot 33 Block 5 said addition to the West line of Maxwell
Street; thence Easterly in a straight line to the Southwest corner of Lot 10 Block 6 Kreb's
Addition; thence East along the South line of said Lot 10 Block 6 said addition to the Southeast
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corner of said lot; thence North along the East line of Lots 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 Block
6 of Kreb's Addition to the Northeast corner of Lot 1 Block 6 said addition; thence West along
the North line of said Lot 1 to the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence continuing West
along an extension of the last described course to the centerline of Maxwell Street; thence
North along the centerline of Maxwell Street to the point of intersection of the Westerly
extension of the South line of Lot 9 Block 3 Nelson Addition; thence East along said Westerly
extension of the South line of Lot 9 Block 3, and the South line of Lots 9 and 10 Block 3 said
addition, vacated Brender Street, and Lots 9 and 10 Block 2 said addition to the Southeast
corner of Lot 10 Block 2 said addition; thence East on a continuation of the last described
course to the centerline of Aladdin Street; thence Northerly along the centerline of Aladdin
Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Upton Avenue; thence West along the
centerline of Upton Avenue to the intersection with the centerline of Galloway Court; thence
North along the centerline of Galloway Court to the intersection with the centerline of
Maynard Avenue (said point also being the point of intersection of the centerlines of Maynard
Avenue and Joy Drive); thence Northerly and Northwesterly along the centerline of Joy Drive
to the point of intersection with the extension Southerly of the East line of Lot 7 Block 1 of
Clyde Miller Heights; thence North along the Southerly extension of the East line of Lot 7
Block 1 said addition and the East line of Lot 7 Block 1 said addition to the Northeast corner
of said lot; thence Northeasterly along the Southeasterly line of Lot 3 Auditor's Whitney Road
Plat to a point that is 89.2 feet Northeasterly of the Southwesterly line of Lot 3 said addition;
thence Northwesterly along a line that is 89.2 feet Northeasterly of and parallel to the
Southwesterly line of said Lot 3 to its intersection with the most Westerly line of said lot, said
point also being a point on the most Easterly line of Lot 2 Block 1 of Clyde Miller Heights;
thence Northeasterly along the most Easterly line of said Lot 2 to the Northeast corner of said
lot; thence Northwesterly along the most Northerly line said Lot 2 to the Northwest corner of
said lot, also being a point on the East line of Hanna Boulevard; thence North along the West
line of Lot 1 Blockl Clyde Miller Heights, and an extension thereof to the North line of
Rainbow Drive; thence Northwesterly along the Northerly line of Rainbow Drive to the
Southeast corner of Lot 10 of Auditor's Whitney Road Plat; thence North to the Northeast
corner of said Lot 10; thence Northwesterly along the Northerly line (curve) of Lots 10 and
11 of said addition to the point of intersection with the extension Southerly of the West line
of Lot 12 Auditor's Whitney Road Plat; thence North along the Southerly extension of the
West line of Lot 12 Auditor's Whitney Road Plat, and the West line of Lot 12 Auditor's
Whitney Road Plat to the Northwest corner of said Lot 12; thence East and Southeasterly
following the Northerly line of said Lot 12 to the Northwest corner of Lot 4 Sherwood Park;
thence Southeasterly along the Northerly line of Lots 4, 3, 2, and 1 of Sherwood Park to the
Northeast corner of said Lot 1 Sherwood Park; thence North in a straight line to the Southeast
corner of Lot 5 Sherwood Park; thence Easterly in a straight line to the Southwest corner of
Lot 25 California Subdivision; thence Southeasterly following the South line of Lots 25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45 said addition to the
Southeast corner of Lot 45 said addition; thence Southeasterly in a straight line to the most
Westerly corner of Lot 1 Massey Pullman Diner Plat; thence Southeasterly to the Southeast
corner of Lot 2 Massey Pullman Diner Plat; thence Southeasterly on an extension of the last
described course to its intersection with the centerline of Relocated Ansborough Avenue;
thence Northeasterly and Easterly along the centerline of Relocated Ansborough Avenue to
the Centerline of Relocated West Conger Street; thence Northeasterly along said Centerline
of Relocated West Conger Street across the Cedar River Bypass to the Southwesterly line
of the main channel of the Cedar River; thence Northeasterly to the intersection of the
centerline of Relocated Conger Street and the Northeasterly line of the main channel of the
Cedar River; thence Northerly along said Northeasterly line of the Cedar River to the point
where the centerline of West Parker Street, if extended Westerly, would intersect said
Northeasterly line; thence Easterly along said extension of West Parker Street and the
Centerline of West Parker Street to the centerline of Cedar Bend Street; thence following
the centerline of Cedar Bend Street, as now established, Northwesterly and Northerly to
the centerline of W. Donald Street, said point also being a point on the South line of Section
10 Township 89 Range 13; thence West along the South line of said Section to the
Southwest corner of said Section; thence North along the West line said Section to the
North line of the South one-half of said Section; thence East along said North line of the
South one-half of Section 10 Township 89 Range 13 to the East line of said Section; thence
East along the North line of the South one-half of Section 11 Township 89 Range 13 to the
Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 11 Township
89 Range 13; thence North along the West line of said Southeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter to the Northwest corner of said Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter; thence
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East along the North line of said Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter to the East line
of Section 11 Township 89 Range 13, which point is the Centerline of U.S. Highway 63
(also known as Logan Avenue); thence South along the Centerline of Logan Avenue to the
Centerline of Ralston Road; thence East along the Centerline of Ralston Road and an
extension thereof to its intersection with the West line of Virden Creek; thence Southerly
and Southwesterly along the Westerly line of Virden Creek to the Centerline of the tracks
of the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Line; thence Easterly and Southerly along the
Centerline of the Chicago Central and Pacific tracks to a line six hundred and sixty feet
(660') North of and parallel to the South line of Section 13 Township 89 Range 13; thence
East along said line to the East line of said Section; thence continuing Easterly along a line
six hundred and sixty feet (660') North of and parallel with the South line of Section 18
Township 89 Range 12 to the East line of said Section; thence South along the East line of
said Section to the Northeast corner of Section 19 Township 89 Range 12; thence South
along the East line of said Section to the centerline of Independence Avenue; thence East
along the centerline of Independence Avenue to the West line of Skyview Road; thence
South along the West line of Skyview Road to the North line of Osage Avenue (formerly
Osage Road); thence West along the North line of Osage Avenue to the West line of North
Evans Road; thence South along the West line of North Evans Road to the Southwesterly
line of the Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Right -of -Way, said Point also being a point
on the City Limit line of the Corporate Limits of Waterloo, Iowa, as currently established;
thence Northwesterly and Southerly following the City Limit line as currently established
to the point where it intersects the Northeasterly line of the Cedar River; thence
Northwesterly along the Northeasterly line of the Cedar River to the point of Beginning;
all in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa;
and also excluding,
All that part of Section 2, Township 89, Range 13, in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, platted as Aerostat Heights; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the City Limits Urban Revitalization Area to be an
eligible revitalization area; which is defined in Iowa Code § 404.1 as an area that is any of the following:
(1) An area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or
nonresidential, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, obsolescence, inadequate
provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and
overcrowding, the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other
causes or a combination of such factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease,
infant mortality, juvenile delinquency or crime, and which is detrimental to the public health,
safety, or welfare.
(2) An area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating
structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, incompatible land use
relationships, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness,
unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of
ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the actual value of the land,
defective or unusual conditions of title, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or
property by fire and other causes, or a combination of such factors, substantially impairs of
arrests the sound growth of a municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations
or constitutes and economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, or
welfare in its present condition and use.
(3) An area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements which by reasons of
age, history, architecture or significance should be preserved or restored to productive use.
(4) An area which is appropriate as an economic development area as defined in Iowa Code §
403.17.
(5) An area designated as appropriate for public improvements related to housing and residential
development, or construction of housing and residential development, including single or
multifamily housing; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment,
economic development, 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA:
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Section 1. That the proposed City Limits Urban Revitalization Area as legally described above is
an area designated as appropriate for public improvements related to housing and residential development,
or construction of housing and residential development, including single or multifamily housing, or
construction of facilities for children's day care centers; that such area is eligible for designation as an urban
revitalization area and otherwise meets all requisites under the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Code of
Iowa, and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof, of
such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of this City.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of June, 2023.
ATTEST:
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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
CERTIFICATE
STATE OF IOWA
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COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK
62tret tz Sir
Quentin Hart, Mayor
DIGITAL
I, the undersigned City Clerk of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that attached is a true and
complete copy of the portion of the corporate records of said Municipality showing proceedings of the
Council, and the same is a true and complete copy of the action taken by said Council with respect to said
matter at the meeting held on the date indicated in the attachment, which proceedings remain in full force
and effect, and have not been amended or rescinded in any way; that meeting and all action thereat was
duly and publicly held in accordance with a notice of meeting and tentative agenda, a copy of which was
timely served on each member of the Council and posted on a bulletin board or other prominent place easily
accessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at the principal office of the Council (a copy
of the face sheet of said agenda being attached hereto) pursuant to the local rules of the Council and the
provisions of Chapter 21, Code of Iowa, upon reasonable advance notice to the public and media at least
twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting as required by said law and with members of
the public present in attendance; I further certify that the individuals named therein were on the date thereof
duly and lawfully possessed of their respective city offices as indicated therein, that no Council vacancy
existed except as may be stated in said proceedings, and that no controversy or litigation is pending, prayed
or threatened involving the incorporation, organization, existence or boundaries of the City or the right of
the individuals named therein as officers to their respective positions.
SEAL
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Municipality hereto affixed this 20th day of June, 2023.
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Kelley Felchle, City Clerk