(a) It is hereby found and determined that there exists within the City certain real property that by reason of age, obsolescence, dilapidation, deterioration, lack of maintenance or repair or a combination thereof, constitutes a blight and a nuisance upon the surrounding neighborhood because it is a fire hazard, health hazard, or/it unreasonably interferes with the reasonable and lawful use and enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood, or it is a factor depreciating property values in the area.
(b) It is further found that programs aimed at specific elimination of the particular blights or nuisances in the City have sometimes proven inadequate or ineffective, have sometimes failed to prevent or correct recurrence of the nuisance or blight, and have sometimes resulted merely in the alteration of the nature or form of the nuisance or blight that previously existed. It is further found that it therefore has become necessary, in order to eliminate nuisance and blight and prevent recurrence of blight on certain real property, for the City to obtain the title to the blighted property and to take direct action to remove the blight or provide for its removal by others and to make further provisions for future development, redevelopment or use of the property in such a way as to prevent any recurrence of blight or nuisance on the property.
(c) It is further found and determined that acquisition of such blighted property by the City in order to eliminate blight or nuisance and to prevent its recurrence constitutes a public purpose.
(Ord. 2021-60. Passed 6-8-21.)