Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2019 04 08

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SUBJECT: URBAN RENEWAL 101 TOPICS DATE: APRIL 8, 2019 PAGE2OF6 (k) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 1745, § 3, effective June 4, 2004.) (k.5) The existence of health, safety, or welfare factors requiring high levels of municipal services or substantial physical underutilization or vacancy of sites, buildings, or other improvements; or (I) If there is no objection by the property owner or owners and the tenant or tenants of such owner or owners, if any, to the inclusion of such property in an urban renewal area, "blighted area" also means an area that, in its present condition and use and, by reason of the presence of any one of the factors specified in paragraphs (a) to (k.5) of this subsection (2), substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability, and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare. For purposes of this paragraph (I), the fact that an owner of an interest in such property does not object to the inclusion of such property in the urban renewal area does not mean that the owner has waived any rights of such owner in connection with laws governing condemnation. Determining whether blight factors exist within such an Urban Renewal Area is a legislative determination made by the City Council of the municipality. Once such determination is made, the blighting factors are determined to exist for all properties within the Urban Renewal Area. Urban Renewal Plans Within Louisville, there are two Urban Renewal Areas under the jurisdiction of the LRC. They are the Highway 42 Urban Renewal Area and the 550 S. McCaslin Urban Renewal Area. The Highway 42 Revitalization Area was established in 2006 by the City Council by Resolution 37-2006. Nine (9) blight factors were determined present for the Highway 42 area. They are: a) Slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures; b) Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout; c) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness; d) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions; e) Deterioration of site or other improvements; f) Unusual topography or inadequate public improvements or utilities; h) The existence of conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other causes; i) Buildings that are unsafe or unhealthy for persons to live or work in because of building code violations, dilapidation, deterioration, defective design, physical construction, or faulty or inadequate facilities; j) Environmental contamination of buildings or property; LOUISVILLE REVITALIZATION COMMISSION