2013-58 APPROVING THE SOUTHSIDE TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

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Cu CO ., (F) Excessive vacancies. The presence of buildings that are unoccupied or under-utilized and that represent an adverse influence on the area because of the Mfrequency, extent, or duration of the vacancies. CL +4 (G) Lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities. The absence of adequate Cu ventilation for light or air circulation in spaces or rooms without windows, or that require M 4 the removal of dust, odor, gas, smoke, or other noxious airborne materials. Inadequate .o natural light and ventilation means the absence of skylights or windows for interior s spaces or rooms and improper window sizes and amounts by room area to window area ratios. Inadequate sanitary facilities refers to the absence or inadequacy of garbage storage and enclosure, bathroom facilities, hot water and kitchens, and structural inadequacies preventing ingress and egress to and from all rooms and units within a building. (H) Inadequate utilities. Underground and overhead utiliti s such as storm sewers and storm drainage, sanitary sewers, waterlines, and gas, telephone, and electrical services that are shown to be inadequate. Inadequate utilities are those that are: (i) of insufficient capacity to serve the uses in the redevelopment project area, (H) deteriorated, antiquated, obsolete, or in disrepair, or (iii) lacking within the redevelopment project area. (I) Excessive land coverage and overcrowding of structures and community facilities. The over-intensive use of property and the crowding of buildings and accessory facilities onto a site. Examples of problem conditions warranting the designation of an area as one exhibiting excessive land coverage are: (i) the presence of buildings either improperly situated on parcels or located on parcels of inadequate s ze and shape in relation to present-day standards of development for health and sa ety and (ii) the presence of multiple buildings on a single parcel. For there to be a finding of excessive land coverage, these parcels must exhibit one or more of the folio Xing conditions: insufficient provision for light and air within or around buildings, in reased threat of spread of fire due to the close proximity of buildings, lack of adequate o proper access to a public right-of-way, lack of reasonably required off-street parking, or inadequate provision for loading and service. (J) Deleterious land use or layout. The existence of incompatible land-use relationships, buildings occupied by inappropriate mixed-uses, or uses onsidered to be noxious, offensive, or unsuitable for the surrounding area, (K) Environmental clean-up. The proposed redevelopment roject area has incurred Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or United States Environmental Protection Agency remediation costs for, or a study conducted by an independent consultant recognized as having expertise in environmental remediation lkas determined a need for, the clean-up of hazardous waste, hazardous substances, or underground storage tanks required by State or federal law, provided that the remediation costs constitute a material impediment to the development or redevelopment of the redevc lopment project area. 8