The city hereby makes the following findings as supported by the Route 15/S. Green Mount Road Business District Plan.
(A) The Business District Plan constitutes a specific plan for a business district in the city.
(B) The designation of the Business District, as more specifically described in the Business District Plan, will assure opportunities for development and redevelopment, and attraction of quality commercial growth to the city.
(C) The Business District Plan and the Business District conform with the existing Comprehensive Plan for the city.
(D) The city’s exercise of the powers provided in the Act is dedicated to the promotion of the public interest and to the enhancement of the tax base of the business district’s and the city’s use of the powers for the development and redevelopment of the Business District as provided in the Business District Plan is declared to be a public use essential to the public interest of the residents of the city.
(1960 Code, § 39-1-2) (Ord. 7343, passed 12-21-2009)