63-67 Necessity of urban renewal in blighted areas

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(d) The ordinance of the Council approving s General Neighborhood Renewal Plan should contain such findings and determinations as may be determined by Council to be necessary or desirable but need not contain the other findings set forth below in subsection 8(e) for approval of Urban R. enewal or Redevelopment Plans. Such approval of a General Neighborhood Fenewal Plan may be made before or at the same time as the approval of an Urban Renewal or Redevelopment Plan for a project within the General Neigh- borhood Renewal Area. (e) The ordinance of the Council approving an Urban Renewal or Redevelopment Plan shall include the following findings: (1) Specific findings of fact as to the conditions in the project area which make it a blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating area, and findings that the project area is a blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating area. (2) That the size and character of the area and the location of elements of blight and deterioration in the area make it appropriate for Urban Renewal Activities. (3) That the Plan for the project area will afford maximum ~portunity consistent with the sound needs of the community as~a whole for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the project area by private enterprise. (f) ~e Clerk of the Council shall certify as true and correct and deliver to the Mayor a copy of the aforesaid ordinance of the Council approv- ing the Plan for appropriate further action, and any documents which were submitted to the Council to support findings made in the ordinance shall be filed with a copy of the ordinance. {g) The taking effect of the ordinance approving an~Urban Renewal or Redevelopment Plan shall constitute authority to spend moneys of the City appropriated for carrying out urban renewal or redevelopment activities in accordance with the Plan, as well as the proceeds of bonds or notes issued for such purpose, and to accept advances, gifts, donations and grants from the Federal Government, the State of Ohio, any entity, instrumentality or subdivision of either, or from any other entity or person for such purpose. Section 10. MODIFICATION OF URBA~>~ RE!fEWAL PLAN ~TD GE~ER;~ NEIGHBORHOOD PENEWAL PLAN An approved Urban Renewal Plan may be amended, modified, or changed by ordinance of the Council from time to time; provided that, if the bounda- ries of the project area are extended to include shy land (except land contained within the right-of-way lines of a dedicated street or slley) not previously included therein or if there is added a new type of Urban Renewal activity which requires the acquisition of property or if there is any change in the land use or redevelopment restrictions, deemed by the Council to be substantial, or if there is a change in the proposed location, extent, or character of a public improvement or utility within the Project Area or in any other matter directly within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission to approve or disapprove, or if such amendment, modification, or change is deemed by Council to be a substantial change in the Urban Renewal or Re- development Plan, then all of the proceedings provided for in Sections 7 and 8 shall be carried out in connection with such amendment, modification or change except that the findings to be made in the ordinance approving the Urban Renewal or Urban Redevelopment Plan shall be altered to fit the then circumstances. The land usa or redevelopment restrictions applicable to any land previously conveyed by the City may not be amended, modified, or changed without the consent of the property owner thereto. A General Neighborhood Penewal Plan may be amended, modified or changed by ordinance of the Council from time to time, provided that any such amendment, modification or change shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for its written approval or recommendations pursuant to the provisions:..of Section 7 hereinabove. Section 11. EXECUTION OF URBA~J RENEWAL PROJECTS (a) Acqu.isition of P~operty When authorized by the Council, the Mayor shall cause ~he necessary steps to be taken to acquire the parcels of land in the Project Area in -6 -