94-835 Declaration of Necessity, Finding of Blight - Creation of CRA

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RESOLUTION 94 -835 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, WHEREBY THE CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION ISSUES A DECLARATION OF NECESSITY, FINDING BLIGHT IN AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY [REF. 163.355, F.S.], AND AUTHORIZES THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY /TAXING AUTHORITY TO FORMULATE AND ADMINISTER A WORKABLE PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE, REMEDY, AND PREVENT THE FURTHERANCE OF BLIGHTED CONDITIONS IN AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there exist within and adjacent to the City of Casselberry blighted areas; and WHEREAS, a "blighted area" in or adjacent to Casselberry is an area in which there exist substantial slum structures or conditions, or an area in which one or more of the following factors substantially impair and arrest the sound growth of Casselberry: A predominance of defective or inadequate street layouts; 2. Faulty lot layouts in relation to size, adequacy accessibility, or usefulness; 3. Unsanitary and unsafe conditions such as inadequate infrastructure, unsafe ingress /egress or other traffic hazards; 4. Deterioration of site or other improvements; 5. Tax or special assessment delinquencies exceeding the fair value of the land; and 6. Diversity of ownership, or defective or unusual conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land within the deteriorated area, or hazardous areas which have faulty or inadequate street layout, or inadequate parking facilities, inadequate roadways, bridges or public transportation facilities incapable of handling the volume of traffic flow into or through the area, either at present or following proposed construction, WHEREAS, blight imposes an onerous burden on the people of Casselberry and Seminole County, impairing and arresting sound economic growth, aggravating traffic hazards, preventing the improvement of traffic roadway facilities, and constituting a serious and growing menace injurious to public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of Casselberry and of Seminole County; and WHEREAS, the existence of economically underutilized blighted areas contributes to the spread of disease and crime and constitutes an economic and social liability for the citizens of Casselberry and of Seminole County; and WHEREAS, the City Commission appointed a Casselberry Central Business District Committee to study slum and blight, and the Committee, with the assistance of Casselberry Community Development Department staff, identified areas with a concentration of conditions of this type, and made a preliminary determination of boundaries to encompass a "Casselberry Central City District Community Redevelopment Area" within which these conditions exist; and caused those boundaries to be depicted on a Central City District Map; and