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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1730 RESOLUTION 1730 A RESOLUTION adopting Findings of Fact and Conclusions adopted by the City Council on the 29th day of June, 1977, and incorporated herein; declaring blight to exist within an area of the City; declaring the necessity of rehabilitation, redevelopment or a combination thereof, to be necessary; and electing to exercise the urban renewal project powers specified in RCW 35.81,150 WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has made certain Findings of Fact and Conclusions regarding that area generally described as from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard north to 6th Street and from Warren Avenue east to the shoreline of the Washington Narrows in the City of Bremerton, a copy of such Findings of Fact and Con- clusions being attached hereto marked Exhibit A and by this reference adopted and made a part hereof; WHEREAS, it appears necessary to rehabilitate, redevelop, or a combination thereof, such area in the interest of public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the City of Bremerton; WHEREAS, in order to rehabilitate and redevelop such area, it is necessary to find and declare said area to be blighted; WHEREAS, the City must elect to exercise certain powers granted pursuant to RCW 35.81; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF BREMERTON: That the area generally described as from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard north to 6th Street and from Warren Avenue east to the shoreline of the Washington Narrows in the City of Bremerton is found and declared to be a blighted area; FURTHER RESOLVED that the rehabilitation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such area is appropriate and necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the resi- dents of the City of Bremerton; FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Bremerton elects to have the urban renewal project powers, specified in RCW 35.81,150, exercised. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such GLENN K. JARSTAD Mayor ATTEST: G. C. YEADON, SR. ,City Clerk FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE DETERMINATION OF BLIGHTED AREA AND NECESSITY FOR REHABILITATION AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT COMES NOW the City Council of the City of Bremerton for the purpose of making Findings of Fact and Conclusions following a public hearing held on the 15th day of June, 1977, and continued on the 29th day of June, 1977, to determine whether those areas de- scribed as: (A) From the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard north to 6th Street and from Warren Avenue east to the shoreline of the Washington Narrows in the City of Bremerton; and (B) from 6th Street north to llth Street and from Warren Avenue east to the shoreline of the Washington Narrows in the City of Bremerton, are blighted areas as defined in RCW 35.81.010(2) and whether it is necessary to rehabilitate and/or redevelop in the interest of public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents; the'members of the City Council having heard the testimony presented at said public hearing and having reviewed the exhibits presented thereat; and the members of the City Council being otherwise fully advised in the premises it, now therefore, makes the following FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. That the hearing involved two areas within the City of Bremerton generally described in (A) and (B) above; 2. That for purposes of these Findings of Fact and Conclusions, only areaA generally_ described as from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard north to 6th Street and from Warren Avenue east to the shoreline of the Washington Narrows in the City of Bremerton, will be considered, herein; 3. That within said area a substantial number of the buildings are in a state of physical deterioration with noticeable defects in the buildings' physical condition; 4. That within said area relatively few of the buildings can be described as new or modern and many have substandard fire safety features. 5. That within said area large and significant amount of land is devoted to the parking of automobiles on ground level and along the waterfront which is an inappropriate use; 6. That within said area there are a number of low density residential units occupying ground floor space which is an inappropriate use; 7. That within said area there are light industrial uses of land, especially along the waterfront, which are inappropriate use of the land; 8. That within said area there are mixed uses of land such as low density residential units located in commercial areas. 9. That within said area the street layout was established before modern modes of transportation existed and that said street lay- out is inadequate; -1- 10. That within said area the lot layouts are too small and inadequate for the uses to which they could and should be put; 11. That while there have been improvements made to certain buildings and lots in said area, the site has generally deteriorated; 12. That within said area the present uses of the land prevent access to and use and enjoyment of the waterfront area; 13. That there are only two developed open spaces within said area and that there is excessive land coverage from buildings, streets and sidewalks and ground floor parking facilities; 14. That there is a significant diversity of ownership of the land within said area; 15. That the subdivision and platting within this area was, for the most part, established in 1891 and is obsolete; and 16. That within said area there are a substantial number of structures and conditions which have been rated as substandard forfire safety by the fire department. The City Council having made the above Findings of Fact, now therefore, makes the following CONCLUSIONS: 1. That the above such factors within said area are conducive to ill health; 2. That the above such factors within said area substantially impair and arrest the sound growth of the City; 3. That the above such factors within said area constitute an economic and social liability; '- 4. That the above such factors within said area are detrimental to and constitute a menace to the public health, safety, welfare and morals in its present condition and use.; and ~ , 5. That said area is ~lighted within the meaning of RCW 35.81.010(2). Upon motion duly made and seconded, the foregoing Findings of u r by the City Council of the City of e d , 1977. ATTEST: G. C.~R~ City Clerk -2-