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Zoning & Planning Committee
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Approving the Stickney West Urban Renewal Plan, making findings in connection therewith; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Under the provisions of Article XVIII Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution, the Home Rule Amendment, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Toledo, the City is authorized to undertake urban renewal activities in blighted or deteriorated areas of the City. The Stickney West Urban Renewal Plan dated January 2018 (the "Urban Renewal Plan" or "Plan") for the Stickney West urban renewal district ("Urban Renewal Plan Area" or "Plan Area") has been prepared and presented to Council, which Urban Renewal Plan is in accordance with Chapters 725 and 1728 and section 1.08 of the Ohio Revised Code, and which Plan provides for the undertaking of activities for the elimination and prevention of recurrence of blight and deterioration in the Plan Area, and contemplates actions for demolition, land disposition, environmental remediation, infrastructure improvements, financial incentives to eliminate deteriorated conditions and conditions which affect health and safety, provide construction and retail sector jobs, and other measures to insure economic vitality of the area.
The Urban Renewal Plan was submitted to the Plan Commission of the City of Toledo, the duly designated and acting official planning body of the City, for its review and recommendations in accordance with Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1201, and the Plan Commission has reviewed the Plan, has determined that the Plan conforms to the Master Plan of the City as a whole, and has, in all respects, approved the Plan and has submitted to this Council the Plan Commission's recommendations and approval with respect to the Plan, and this Council has duly considered said recommendations and approval of the Plan Commission.
After notice duly given, the Toledo City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on January 11, 2018, at ...
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