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CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 03- 76 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION IDENTIFYING "SLUM AND BLIGHT" CONDITIONS <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Elk River is underta!dng a program of downtown revitalization <br />and redevelopment; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Elk River has identified a specific area hereafter referred to as the <br />"Slum/Blight Area" in which revitalization activities will occur; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Elk River City Council has assessed the condition of the buildings and <br />the other characteristics of the Slum/Blight Area and has determined that the area can be <br />characterized as blighted by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement <br />or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage or deleterious land <br />use or obsolete layout or any combination of these or other factors which are detrimental to the <br />safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community, in accordance with M.S. 469.002, Subd. 11. <br /> <br /> FURTHERMORE, the Elk River City Council has identified deteriorating conditions of <br />the commercial and residential units, the inability of commercial structures to meet codes, the <br />general condition of deteriorating storefronts and rear entrances of the commercial buildings, and <br />rental units in mixed-use buildings that do not meet code requirements as contributing to the slum <br />and blighting conditions of the targeted slum/blight area. <br /> <br /> THEREFORE, BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />ELK RIVER THE AREA IDENTIFIED AS THE TARGET AREA (SEE ATTACHED <br />MAP) IS CHARACTERIZED BY CONDITIONS MEETING THE DEFINITION OF <br />"SLUM AND BLIGHT". <br /> <br />Passed and adopted this 27th day of October 2003. <br /> <br />Louise Kuester, Vice Mayor <br /> <br />ATI'EST: <br /> <br />jo~ ' hmidt, City Clerk <br /> <br />S:\I:';I)A~I IRA~RESOLUTl~2003~slum-blight resolution.doc <br /> <br /> <br />