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Amend TMC187.19(a) Landbanking Program
B. Sehlhorst (x1692)/P. Syring (x1020)
Revised
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Section 187.19(a) titled Land Reutilization Program (Landbanking Program); making certain findings with respect thereto; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The existence of non-productive land within the boundaries of the City of Toledo is such to necessitate the implementation of a Land Reutilization Program to foster either the return of such non-productive land to tax revenue generating status or to the dedication thereof to public use.
In an effort to facilitate reutilization of non-productive land situated within the city and support neighborhood and community revitalization, the City of Toledo adopted and implemented the Land Reutilization Procedures of Chapter 5722 of the Ohio Revised Code. This was accomplished by the passage on April 30, 1991 of Ordinance No. 340-91. Subsequently, due to the large quantity of parcels of land acquired for this land reutilization program, Ordinance No. 617-05 amended Toledo Municipal Code Section 187.19(a) to permit the Mayor and the then Director of the Department of Economic and Community Development to sell unbuildable residential parcels acquired by the City of Toledo Land Reutilization Program to adjacent residential property owners without competitive bidding and without separate ordinances. Toledo Municipal Code Section 187.19(a) was most recently amended by Ordinance 165-12 to include the transfer of land between the county and City land bank programs.
The City and Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation each operate a "side lot" program in which eligible adjacent residential property owners are able to acquire a vacant parcel for a nominal amount. The two programs are essentially identical and frequently cause confusion in the community about which organization interested parties should work with. In order to prevent confusion and eliminate duplication,...
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