(A) The Council hereby finds and determines that the Sawmill Redevelopment Area, as described and shown on the map which is Exhibit C of Resolution No. 164-1993, is an area, by reason of the presence of a substantial number of deteriorated and deteriorating structures, unsafe conditions, deterioration of site and other improvements, lack of adequate housing facilities, obsolete and impractical planning and platting, low levels of commercial and industrial activity and redevelopment which substantially impairs and arrests the sound growth and economic health and well-being of the city and the Sawmill Metropolitan Redevelopment Area, constitutes an economic and social burden, is a menace to the public health, safety and welfare in its present condition and use, is a blighted area and is appropriate for one or more Metropolitan Redevelopment Projects.
(B) The Council hereby finds that the rehabilitation, conservation, development and redevelopment of and in the Sawmill Metropolitan Redevelopment Area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city.
(Res. 164-1993, approved 11-15-93)
Cross-reference:
Sawmill/Wells Park Sector Development Plan, § 1-7-14, repealed
Sawmill Revitalization Strategy, § 1-4-2, repealed