Chapter 2.60
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PLAN
Sections:
2.60.010 Findings—Authority and exercise of power.
2.60.030 Filing of ordinance with Secretary of State.
2.60.040 Declaration of city council.
2.60.050 Rights and powers vested in city council.
2.60.060 Findings of city council.
2.60.070 Purpose of downtown redevelopment project.
2.60.080 Objection to redevelopment plan overruled.
2.60.090 Approval and adoption of plan.
2.60.100 Incorporation of plan by reference.
2.60.110 Findings of council about the project area.
2.60.120 Availability of permanent housing facilities—Displacement of families.
2.60.130 Copy of ordinance to agency.
2.60.140 Filing of description of land with county recorder.
2.60.150 Advisement to building permit applicants.
2.60.160 Required filings with taxing agencies.
2.60.010 Findings—Authority and exercise of power.
It is found and declared pursuant to Section 33101 of the Health and Safety Code that there is a need for the redevelopment agency created by Section 33100 of such code to function in the city, and such agency is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under the Health and Safety Code. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 574 § 1, 1997).
2.60.020 Name.
The official name of the redevelopment agency is the Patterson redevelopment agency. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 574 § 2, 1997).
2.60.030 Filing of ordinance with Secretary of State.
The redevelopment agency authorized to function by this chapter shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the state. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 574 § 3, 1997).
2.60.040 Declaration of city council.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33200 of the Health and Safety Code, the city council declares itself to be the Patterson redevelopment agency. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 575 § 1, 1997).
2.60.050 Rights and powers vested in city council.
All rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities vested by the Health and Safety Code in such agency shall become and are vested in the city council. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 575 § 2, 1997).
2.60.060 Findings of city council.
The city council finds that declaring itself to be the Patterson redevelopment agency will serve the public interest and promote the public safety and welfare in an effective manner. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998: Ord. 575 § 3, 1997).
2.60.070 Purpose of downtown redevelopment project.
The purposes and intent of the city council with respect to the downtown redevelopment project area are to:
A. Eliminate the conditions of blight existing in the project area;
B. Insure, as far as possible, that the causes of blighting conditions will be either eliminated or protected against;
C. Provide participation for owners and tenants and a reasonable preference for persons engaged in business in the project area;
D. Encourage and insure the rehabilitation, rebuilding and redevelopment of the project area;
E. Encourage and foster the economic revitalization of the project area;
F. Relocate the owners and occupants of the project area as needed; and
G. Redevelop and rebuild the public facilities in the project area to provide safe and more efficient service for the people in the area and the general public as a whole. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.080 Objection to redevelopment plan overruled.
All written and oral objections to the redevelopment plan are overruled. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.090 Approval and adoption of plan.
The proposed redevelopment plan for the Patterson downtown redevelopment project is approved and adopted and designated the official redevelopment plan for the Patterson downtown redevelopment project. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.100 Incorporation of plan by reference.
The redevelopment plan for the Patterson downtown redevelopment project (hereinafter called the “redevelopment plan”) is incorporated in this section by reference and made a part of this section as fully as if set out at length in this section. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.110 Findings of council about the project area.
The city council finds and determines that:
A. The project area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in the Health and Safety Code of the state.
B. The redevelopment plan will redevelop the project area in conformity with the Health and Safety Code of the state in the interests of the public peace, health, safety and welfare.
C. The adoption and carrying out of the redevelopment plan is economically sound and feasible.
D. The redevelopment plan is consistent with the general plan, including but not limited to the housing element.
E. The carrying out of the redevelopment plan will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the city and will effectuate the purposes and policies of the Health and Safety Code of the state.
F. The condemnation of real property, as provided for in the redevelopment plan, is necessary to the execution of the redevelopment plan and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law.
G. The agency has a feasible method and plan for the relocation of the families and persons to be temporarily displaced from housing facilities in the project area.
H. There are or are being provided in the project area or in other areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices which the financial means of the families and persons displaced from the project area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
I. Families shall not be displaced prior to the adoption of a relocation plan pursuant to law. Dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income shall not be removed or destroyed prior to the adoption of a replacement housing plan pursuant to law.
J. All noncontiguous areas of a project area are either blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from the area pursuant to law without other substantial justification for their inclusion.
K. Inclusion of any lands, buildings or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; that any area included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenues from the area pursuant to law without other substantial justification for its inclusion.
L. The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of the project area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the agency.
M. The project area is predominantly urbanized, as defined by law.
N. The time limitation and, if applicable, the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the agency that are contained in the plan are reasonably related to the proposed projects to be implemented in the project area and to the ability of the agency to eliminate blight within the project area. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.120 Availability of permanent housing facilities—Displacement of families.
The city council is satisfied permanent housing facilities will be available within three years from the time occupants of the project area are displaced and that pending the development of such facilities there will be available to such displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to those in the city at the time of their displacement. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.130 Copy of ordinance to agency.
The city clerk is directed to send a certified copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter to the agency and the agency is vested with the responsibility for carrying out the redevelopment plan, subject to the provisions of the redevelopment plan. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.140 Filing of description of land with county recorder.
The city clerk is directed to record with the county recorder a description of the land within the project area and a statement that the proceedings for the redevelopment of the project area have been instituted under the California Redevelopment Law. The agency is directed to effectuate recordation in compliance with the provisions of Section 27295 of the Government Code to the extent applicable. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.150 Advisement to building permit applicants.
The building department of the city is directed for a period of two years after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter to advise all applicants for building permits within the project area that the site for which a building permit is sought for the construction of buildings or for other improvements is within a redevelopment project area. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).
2.60.160 Required filings with taxing agencies.
The city clerk is directed, as promptly as practicable following the adoption of the redevelopment plan to transmit a copy of the description and statement recorded by the city, a copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and a map or plat showing the boundaries of the project area to the auditor and tax assessor of Stanislaus County, to the governing body of each of the taxing agencies which levies taxes upon any property in the project area, and to the State Board of Equalization. (Ord. 583 § 1 (part), 1998).