ORDINANCE NO. 210546

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Declaring the property at 1826 Forest Avenue, to be a blighted and insanitary area in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation pursuant to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law; and approving the Urban Renewal Plan for the same, said plan to be known as the Wheatley - Provident Hospital Urban Renewal Plan. (CD-CPC-2021-00083)

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WHEREAS, Section 99.430, RSMo, provides that a legislative body may approve a declaration of blight and approve an urban renewal plan for the same area simultaneously; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri submit an Urban Renewal Plan for the historic Wheatley - Provident Hospital at 1826 Forest Avenue; and

WHEREAS, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority has found said area to be blighted due to the insanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site improvements, and a combination of such factors so as to constitute an economic or social liability to the public health, safety, morals or welfare; and

WHEREAS, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority has recommended and determined that the Wheatley - Provident Hospital Urban Renewal Plan area be eligible for tax abatement and, if necessary, the exercise of eminent domain by the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the Habitat for Wheatley - Provident Hospital Urban Renewal Plan on June 15, 2021; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the proposed Urban Renewal area located at 1826 Forest Avenue, and more specifically described as found on Exhibit A attached hereto, is a blighted area and in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation and is appropriate for an Urban Renewal Project, and that the undertaking by the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas C...

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