HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-R-09 WHEREAS~ under T/%e Provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of
1949~ as amended~ the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is
authorized to provide financial assistance %o Local Public Agencies
for undertaking and carrying out Urban Renewal Projec~s~ and,
WHEREAS~ it is provided in such Ac% that contracts for financial
assistance thereunder shall require that the Urban Renewal Plan for
their respective Project Area be approved by ~he Governing Body of the
locality in which %he project-is situated and ~hat such approval
include findings by the Governing Body that: (t) The financial aid
To be provided in %he con%rac~ is necessary to enable the project to
be undertaken in accordance with the Urban renewal Plan; (2) The
Urban Renewal Plan will af~rd maximum opportunity~ consistent with
%he sound needs of ~he locality ~s a who!e~ for the rehabilitation
or the redevelopment of %he Urban Renewal Area by private enterprise[
(B) The Urban Renewal Plan conforms to a general plan for %he devel-
opment of the locality as a %vhole~ and (4) the Urban Renewal Plan
gives due consideration %o the provision of adequate park and recreat-
ional areas and facilities~ as may be desirable for neighborhood
improvement~ with special consideration for the health~ safety~ and
~el£are of children residing in the general vicinity of the sire
covered by the plan; and~
WHEREA$~ ~here has been prepared and referred %o the Governing
Body of the locality (herein called ~he=~Governing Body") for review
and approval an Urban Renewal Plan for said project area, known and
designated as The Riverside Central Urban Renewal Project Are&~ Indo
R~43~ Jeffersonville~ Indiana~ and~
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WH~REAS~ such Urban Renewal Plan has heretofore been approved
by the Governing Body of the Local Public Agency~ and:
P~HEREAS~ the Local Public Agency has prepared and submitted a
program for The relocation of far~iies that may be displaced as a
result of carm~~ng out the project in accordance with said Urban
Renewal Plan~ and,
WH~RE~S~ the members of the Governmng Body have general knowledge
of ~he conditions prevailing in the Projec~ Area and have heretofore
approved the Urban Renewal Plan as a ~/~hoie in the tigh% of such
k~owledge and have carefully considered and reviewed the proposals
for re-location~ and~
W~ERBAS~ it has been called ~o ~he attention of the Governing
Body of the locality that certain amendments 5o the original Urban
Renewal Plan~ as approved~ are necessary in order to further protect
the safety~ health~ and welfare of the i~2nahitants and users of the
Urban Renewal Plan and of the locality a~ large, and~
WHER~.$~ it is necessary that the Governing Body of the locality
take appropriate official action respecting the amendment zo the
original Urban Renewal Plan~ and~
%~BREAS~ the Governing Body of the lccality did~ on the 13th
day of September~ 1965: adopt a Resolution approving the aforesaid
Urban Renewal Plan and the feasibility of relocation for the Riverside
Central Urban Renewal Area in ~he City of Jeffersonville~ Indiana~ and~
W~rREAS~ the boundary description of said Urban Renewal Projec~
Area was erroneously described in said Resolution should be corrected
~o conform with the boundary description contained in said Urban
Renewal Ptan~ as amended~ and with ~he boundary map in said plan~
and with mhe boundary description contained in the Resolution adopted
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by the Governing Body of ~he Jeffersonville Department of Redevel-
opment on the 28thday of March~
WHEREAS~ the Governing Body is ceg~zan~ of the conditions that
are imposed in the undertaking and. carrying out of Urban Renewal
Projects with Federal assistance under Title I~ including those
prohibiting discrimination because of race~ color~ creed or
national origin ~i~h respect %o hcusing~ facilities related
residential use~ and all public facilities within a Project Areal
public facilities proposed as non-cash local grands-in-aid; and
employment; and:
WHEREAS~ the amendments To the original Urban Renewal Plan and
~o the Resolution of the Governing Body of the locality dated
September 13~ 1965~ are found by the Governing Body of the locality
~o be necessary in order
a whole~
NOW~ TIAEREFORE~ BE IT RESDLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
LOCALITY that %he Urban Renewal Plan heretofore approved by the
Governing Body end the Resolution of She Governing Body heretofore
adopted on ~he 13th day of September~ 1965~ be~ and the same here-
by are~ amended as follows:
1~ Said Urban Renewal Plan Part D Paragraph 2 (b)~ %hereof
be amended by adding ~hereto the following provision:
All properties in the Riverside Central Urban Renewal
Area {Ind~ R-4S) shall comply wish the s~andards ses forth
in all applicable s~aru~es~ codes~ and ordinances~ as
amended from rime ~o time~ relating zo the use~ maintenance:~
facilities~ and occupancy of e×isting ~roperty~ including
but not li~ted to the above ccdes~
These code smandards are hereby incorporated by
reference and made a par~ of these proper~y rehabilitation
s~andardSo
2. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby amended by deleting
therefrom Part D Paragraph 2 (c)~ ~b-Paragraph 1 and Sub-Paragraph
and by substituting therefor the £ollcwing provisions:
(c) Certain properties with!n the urban renewal project
area are designated for reha~iiitaxion and as such~ will not
be acquired~ provided that the owner (s) within a reasonable
time~ undertakes rehabilitation in conformance with the
objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan and such State and local
laws as may be applicable° Those properties in which rehab-
ilitation is not mndertaken by the owner and which are not
made to conform ~o the ~oper~y Rehabilitation Standards set
forth in the section be!ow~ headed "Property Rehabilitation
Standards"~ will be subject to acquisition by the City of
3effersonville~
Upon the acquisition of such properties the City will either:
(1) Demolish the structure or structures thereon and
dispose of the land for redevelopment at its fair value for
uses in accordance with the Urban Renewal Plan; or
(2) Sell or lease the property ro puzchaser or lessee
at its fair Value for uses in accordance with the Urban Renewal
Plan subjecm mo its being rehabilitated in conformance with the
property rehabilitation standards and "Development and Design
Objectives" of this Urban Renewal Pian~ or
(3) Rehabilitate the property for demonstration purposes.
Said Urban Renewal Plan !s hereby amended by deleting the
~itle of Part D Paragraph 2 (d)~ !cnown as "Requirements For Rehab-
ilitation~'~ and substituting for the following heading: "Properzy
Rehabilitation Standards"~
4. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby amended by deleting
therefrom that portion of Part D to (d} (1)~ which reads as follows:
nProperties ~o be rehabilitated must comply with the
General Accepmability ~iteria of the F~ Minimum Propersy
S~mndards and the mandatory F?~ Minimum Property Standards
for Urban Renewal Rehabilitation~ Other objectives as
interpreted by FHk must be met~ In addition:"
And by deleting from said section Sub-Paragraph (a)
commencing with the word ~'In" and ending with the word
"units":
And by deleting fro~ said section ~gb-Paragraph (b)
beginning with the word '~In': and ending with the numerals
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5. Said Urban Renewal Plan
deleting therefrom the reference
is ham'cby further amended by
made on Page Sixteen (16) of said
Plan to the heading '~ccess zo the Prcperty" and the written
language contained under said heading coF~encing with the word
and ending with the word "variation"~
6. Said Urban Renewal Plan ms hereby further amended by
deleting on Page Sixteen (!6) therefrom under the heading entitled
"Partial Nonresidential Use'~ the following words:
:~unless prior approval is received from FHA Central
Office for more extensive nonresidential use."~ and by
adding thereto a period (~) following the word "per cent"
under said heading.
Y. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
de!eting~ on Page Seventeen [i7] %hereof~ the heading "Parking" and
by deleting therefrom under said heading the prevision co~unencing
with the word "As" and ending with the wcrd ~'authorities"o
8. Said Urban Renewal ?lan is hereby further amended by
deleting ~herefrom~ on Page Seventeen ,t3) thereof: under the heading
U~nimum Room Sizes and Allowable ~oom Count", in line five (5)
under the heading aforesaid~ the words "may be" and by substituting
therefor the word '~are"~ and by deleting from said provision the
provision in lines seven [73, eight (8) andr~ne (9) ~hereof~ co~menc-
in~ with the word "Room" and ending with the word
9. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
deleting therefrom~ on Page Eighteen (18) thereof~ under the heading
'~SCHEDULE" ~he reference to the colu~mn designamed as "Room Count"
and by deleting therefrom under said co!unm designated as"Room
Count" all numerals and fractions in said column~
10. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
deleting therefrom~ on Page ~ghteen [18) mhereof~ under the head-
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ina "NOTES"~ in Sub--Paragraph ~ive (5) zhe~eof~ the following words
"P~ere the area of Kitchenette is less than 40 sq~ ft.~ no room
count shall be allowed~ and no [~tckenette shall be less ~han 20 sqo
ft." and by deleting therefrom in Sub-Paragraph Six (6) thereof the
following words: "Only one O}LR is allowable for room count purposes~
per living unit".
11~ Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
deleting~ on Page Ninetten (i9) ~hereof~ under the heading "Bath
Facilities" from the second sentence of the provision under said
heading the word "Provide" and by adding to the following word
a capital "k"~ and by inserting after the word "water"~ the words
'"shall be provided" so that a portion of such provision shall read
as fo']tows:
"Complete bathing knd sanitary facilities shall be
provided within each living unir~ consisting of a water
closet~ a tub or shower~ akd a lavatory° ~n adequate supply
of hot wa~er shall be provided ro the tub or shower stall
and lavatory~ and cold wa~er ~o all fixtures."
deleting~
Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
on Page Twenty One (21) thereof~ the last heading on said
page enmitled "General" and the provision under such heading commenc-
ing with the word "Provisions" ~nd ending with the word "structure".
13. Said Urban Renewal Plan is hereby further amended by
deleting therefrom on page ~ thereof the erroneous project
~_~a~ sams descripmion will conform
boundary descrip~ion~ in order ~ ~~ ' ~
mo the Boundary Map contained in said Urban 2enewal Plan~ and
substituting for said erron~o'as description ~he following corrected
projec~ boundary descrimtion:
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Beginning at the intersection cf the east right-of-
way line of the Clark County Memorial Bridge with the
water mark of the Ohio ~iver~ %hence in a Northerly direction
with the easm right~s~-~vaY line of said bridge ro the north
line of Court Avenue~ 5hence in an easterly direction with
the north line of Court Avenue mo the east right-of-way
line of tntersrame Highway 1-65~ thence in a northerly
direction with said east right-of-way line to the north line
of Ninth Street~ thence in an easterly direction with the
north line of Ninth Streem[ to the East //ne of Spring Street~
thence am right angles in a southerly direction to the north
line of Eighth StreeZ~ thence a~ riqht angles in an easterly
direction with the north line of.Eighth Street to the easm
line of Walnut Street~ mhence am right angles in a southerly
direcmion with said eas~ line mo the north line of Court
Avenue~ thence at right angles in an easterly direction with
the north line of Courm Aven%~e.to the easm line of Mechanic
Street~ thence at right angles in a soutb~r!y direction with
said east line ~o the South line of Market Street~ thence
am right angles in a westerly direc$ion with the south line
of Y~rket Street ~o the west line of Melds Avenne[ thence
as right angles in a southerly direction with said wes~ line
to the north right-of-way line of the 3effersonville Flood-
watl~ thence a~ right angles in a westerly direction with
the north right-of~way line of the 3effersonville Floodwall
mo mhe eas~ line of ~he first alley easm of Walnut Street~
thence ar right angles in a southerly direction ~ith said
east line ro the low-water mark of the Ohio River~ thence
in a westerly direcmion with the low-water mark of the Ohio
River back to the place of begmnning~ containing 300 acres~
more or !ess~ and~
BE IT FURTHF-R RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY
that the amendments to the Urban Renewal Plan~ Numbered One (1)
through Thirteen (13) hereinbefore sev forth are hereby in all
respects APPROVED and AFFIRMED°
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY TPL~ GOVErNiNG BODY OF THE LOCALITY
the Resolution heretofore adopted by -ghis Council on the 13th
day of September~ 1965~ enzitled "RESOI~TZON OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
O? THE CITY O? JEFFERSONVILLE APPROVING THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE RIVERSIDE CENTRAL URBAN RENEWAL
AR~i~ Projecm NOo Ind. R-AB~ be~ and the same hereby is~ amended by
deleting therefrom the legal description of she Project Boundary in
said Resolution and by ~ubstm~u~mn~ shereSor the following descrips-
Beginning am the intersecxion of the east right-of-
way line of the Clark County Memorial Eridge with the low-
water mark of the Ohio River~ thence in a Northerly direction
with the east right-of-way line of said bridge ro the north
line of Court kvenne[ thence in an easterly direction with
the north line of Cou~ Avenue mo the east right-of-way
line of Interstate ~ighway 1-65~ thence in a northerly
direction with said east right-of-way line ~o the north line
of Ninth Street~ thence in an easterly lirection with she
north line of Ninth Street~ ~o the East line of Spring Street~
thence as right angles in a southerly direction to the north
line of Eighth Street~ thence a'~ right angles in an easterly
direction with the north line of Eighth Street to mhe east
line of walnut Street} thence at right angles in a southerly
direction with said east line to the north llne of Court
Avenue~ thence ar right angles in an easterly direction with
the north line of Court Avenu. e so the east line of Mechanic
Street[ thence at right angles in a sontherly direction with
said east line to the South line of Market Street~ thence
at right angles in a westerly direcmion with the south line
of Marker Street ~o the wesm line of Meigs Avenue~ thence
at right angles in a sonther!y direction with said west line
so the north right-of~,~{ay line of the jeffersonville Flood--
wal![ thence at right angles in a westerly direction with
the north right-of-way line of the 3effersonvitle ?loodwall
to the east line of the first alley east of Walnut Street~
thence am right angles in a southerly direction with said
east line ro the Icky-water mark of the Ohio River~ thence
in a westerly direction with 'the low-water mark of the Ohio
River back %o the place of baginning~ containing 300 acres~
more or less; and~
EE IT FUR~'~LER RESOLVED THA~T said ~eso!ution dated September 13,
!965, as amended~ and the said Urban Renewal Plan~ as amended~ be~
and the same hereby are: confirmed~ ratified and approved in all
respecss: and it is hereby found by the Governing Body of the
locality that ~he Urban Renewal Plan~ as amended~ will further
promote the public welfare and proper deve!opmen% of the Community~
that the same is consistenz with the so~nd needs of mhe locality
as a whole~ for the Urban Renewal of such areas by private enter=
prlse~ that said Urban Renewal Plan. as amended~ continues to
conform to said General Plan oM the locality as a whole and con-
minuet ~c give d~e consideration to the provision of adequate park
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and recrsation areas and facilities with special consideration for
the hea!th~ safety and welfare cf children residing in the general
vicinity of the site covered by said Plan and that ~his Body hereby
(a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry OUt such Urban
Renewal Plan and the Amended Urban Renewal P!an~ (b) requests the
various officials: departments~ boards and agencies of the locality
having adrministrative responsibilities in the premises likewise To
cooperate to such end and ~o exerc!se Their respective functions
and powers in a P~nner consistent with said Urban Renewal Plan and
said Urban Renewal Plan as Amended~ and (3) stands ready to consider
and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed ~o
effectuate said Urban Renewal Plan and said Urban Renewal Plan as
k~ded ~
IT IS FURTH~R H~R~BY ~OU~D AND DETL~MINED that the financial~
assistance under the provisions of Title
t949~
! of the Housing Act of
as Amended~ is pfecessary to enable the land in this Pro.-'ect
Area ~o be renewed in accordance with the Urban Rene~al Plan and
%he Amended Urban Renew'al Plan for the Project Area~ and~ accordingly~
the filing by ~h~ ~cal Public Agency of an application or applicat-
ions ~o ~end such Urban Renewal Plan is hereby approved.
So enacied and adopted in 'she City of 3~fersonville~ Clark
County~ Indiana~ on ~his ~ day of ~F~ ~ 1966.
CO'ANON COUNCIL OF TIqE CiTY OF JEFFERSONVILLE~ INDIANA
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