HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Designating Urban Revitalization Plan Area No. 5 ORDINANCE NO. 2802
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AN AREA OF AMES, IOWA AS A
REVITALIZATION AREA WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS URBAN
REVITALIZATION PLAN AREA NO. 5
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 404, Code of Iowa 1981, the
governing body of a city may, by ordinance, designate an area of the city as
a revitalization area upon the completion of procedures in the law; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 404, Code of Iowa the City
Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, has, by Resolution No. 81-317 enacted
September 22, 1981, determined, for an area within the city, described
generally as the commercial strip area along South Duff Avenue (See attached
map.) , as follows:
A. That the said area meets the criteria of Section 404.1 Code of Iowa,
1981.
B. That the redevelopment of the said area is necessary in the interest
of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the City of Ames,
Iowa; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirement of Sec. 404.2(2) Code of Iowa, the city
staff prepared a proposed plan for said Revitalization Area, filed a copy
thereof with the City Development Board by the fourteenth day before the
first scheduled public hearing, and mailed notice thereof to all owners of
record of property within said Revitalization Area at least 30 days prior to
the scheduled hearing; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 404, the Code, a public
hearing on the said proposed plan has been held; and,
WHEREAS, the said revitalization plan for the area has been adopted by Ames
City Council Resolution No. 81-375 enacted on November 24, 1981;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. That in accordance with Chapter 404, Code of Iowa, and in
consideration of the recitations set out in the preamble hereof, the area
formed by contiguous real estate parcels with a metes and bounds description
as follows:
Beginning at the midpoint of the intersection of South
2nd Street and South Sherman Avenue thence southerly
along the centerline of South Sherman Avenue to the
midpoint of the intersection of South Sherman Avenue and
South 3rd Street; thence westerly approximately 220 feet;
thence southerly approximately 350 feet; thence easterly
approximately 100 feet; thence southerly approximately
460 feet to the centerline of South 5th Street; thence
westerly along the centerline of South 5th Street ap-
proximately 100 feet; thence southerly approximately 650
feet; thence westerly approximately 325 feet; thence
southeasterly along the south shoreline of Squaw Creek
approximately 625 feet; thence southerly approximately
150 feet; thence easterly approximately 400 feet to the
centerline of South Duff Avenue; thence southerly ap-
proximately 1900 feet along the centerline of South Duff
Avenue to the midpoint of the intersection of South Duff
Avenue and South 16th Street; thence easterly along the
centerline of South 16th Street approximately 665 feet;
thence northerly approximately 660 feet at right angles
to South 16th Street; thence westerly approximately 465
feet; thence northerly approximately 100 feet; thence
westerly approximately 198 feet to the centerline of
South Duff Avenue; thence northerly approximately 50 feet
along the centerline of South Duff Avenue; thence
easterly approximately 348 feet; thence northerly ap-
proximately 180 feet; thence easterly approximately 375
feet; thence northerly approximately 550 feet; thence
northwesterly approximately 225 feet; thence northerly
approximately 520 feet; thence easterly approximately 340
feet; thence northerly approximately 189 feet; thence
easterly approximately 380 feet; thence northerly
approximately 700 feet; thence westerly approximately 425
feet to the east end of the paved surface of South 5th
Street; thence northerly approximately 650 feet; thence
easterly approximately 650 feet; thence approximately 875
feet to the centerline of South 2nd Street extended;
thence westerly along the centerline of South 2nd Street
to the point of beginning
shall be and is hereby designated as a revitalization area under Chapter 404
of the Code, to be known as Urban Revitalization Area No. 5.
Section Two. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 15th day of December 1981.
Gin is nese, City Clerk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor