For purposes of considering an area within the City of Springfield as suitable for an urban renewal plan, including for the purpose of using eminent domain in implementing the urban renewal plan, the term "blighted area" means an area within the City of Springfield containing a majority of structures that have been extensively damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, or that, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, unsafe and unsanitary conditions or the existence of conditions which endanger lives or properties by fire or other hazards and causes, or that, by reason of location in an area with inadequate street layout, incompatible land uses or land use relationships, overcrowding of buildings on the land, excessive dwelling unit density, or other identified hazards to health and safety, are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, juvenile delinquency and crime and are detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
(Ord. 07-140. Passed 5-15-07.)