63-67 Necessity of urban renewal in blighted areas

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(e) in the execution of Urben Renewal or Redevelopment Projects, the Council may authorize, as to any appropriate projects or parts of projects, the employment of community improvement corporations, conm~unity redevelopment corporations, and metropolitan housing authorities, as defined by the statutes of Ohio, and when authorized by ordinance of the Council may grant leases, make conveyances and enter into agreements with such corporations related to appropriate aspects of such projects to the full extent of the powers possessed by such corporations. Section 12. I~I?.~CE The cost of Urban Renewal activities may be paid in whole or in part by the City from appropriate genersl or special funds or accounts established pursuant to Chapter 135 and Chapter 5705 and the City may accept grants or gifts of moneys or real or personal property from persons, entities, governments or taxing authorities to be used for the planning and financing of such Urban Renewal activities. All bonds or notes payable from the general credit and taxes of the City to finance the Urban Renewal activities shall be issued in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 133 of the Revised Code. Section 13. BUILDING PERMITS After approval of an Urban Renewal or Redevelopment Plan by the Council, no building permit shell be issued for the improvement or enlarge- ment of any existing structure, or for the construction of a new structure, in the clearance and r~evelopment portion of the Project Area, except that such permit may ~ issued for the repair of an existing structure when such repair is d~¢~,~d necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health a=d safety or is required by the rmdeveloper in accordance with the ~-~Iopment plan. Section 14. TAX EXE~PTION (a) All property of the City, including funds, owned or held by it for the purposes of this ordinance, shall be e:~empt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the City be a charge or lien upon such property; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien §iron pursuant to this ordinance by the City on its rents, fees, grants or revenues from urban renewal or redevelopment projects. (b) The property of the City, acquired or held for the purposes of this ordinance on January i of any year, is declared to be public property· used exclusively for essential public and governmental purposes and such property shall be exempt from all t~:es of the City, County, State or any taxing authority thereof; provided, however, that s~ch tax exemption shall terminate when the City sells, leases or otherwise disposes of such property in a project area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a person, corporation, partnership or other association entitled to tax exemption with respect to such property. Section 15. SEPAF~kBILITY: ORDIiTiAi~ CE CONTROLLING Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling legislative intent that if any provi- sion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circum- stances, is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Insofar as the provisions of this ordinance are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance: the provisions of this ordinance shall be controlling. The powers conferred by this ordinance shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by other law. Section 16. EMERGE?~CY 7or the reason that it is essential to establish the urban renewal procedures and mare the findings and take the other action hereinabove set forth as soon as possible in order to expedite the urban renewal program vitally necessary because of the existence of blighted, deteriorated and ~ 8 -