2013-37 APPROVING THE GRAND AVENUE TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

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r` located on parcels of inadequate size and/or shape in relation' to present-day ct standards of development for health and safety; and multiple buildhngs on a single t6 parcel. The resulting inadequate conditions include such factor as insufficient CLq N provision for light and air, increased threat of fire due to clo e proximity to +g nearby buildings, lack of adequate or proper access to a public night-of-way, lack of required off-street parking, and inadequate provision for loading or service. Excessive land coverage is presumed to have an adverse or blighting effect on Y nearby development. 0 0 Overcrowding of structures and community facilities refers to utilization of public or private buildings, facilities; or properties beyond their reaso> able or legally permitted capacity. Overcrowding is frequently found in i buildings and improvements originally designed for a specific use and lat r converted to accommodate a more intensive use of activities without adequa e provision for minimum floor area requirements, privacy, ingress and egress larking., loading and services, capacity of building systems, etc. Su►nnnary, of Findings Regarding Excessive Ladd Coverage all Overcrowding of Structures and Communit}, Facilities Although some issues existed, it was not to the scale where it manifested itself to a meaningful extent. 11. Deleterious Land Use or Layout—Definition This factor includes all instances of incompatible land-use relationships, buildings occupied by inappropriate mixed uses, or uses which may be considered noxious. offensive or environmentally unsuitable. Sunintarp of Findings Regarding Deleterious Land Use or Layo t Information regarding the use of properties indicates that none f the properties exhibit characteristics of this factor. I 12. Lack of Community Planning—Definition This may be counted as a factor if the proposed redevelopmen area developed prior to or without the benefit or guidance of a community plan. This means that no community plan existed or it was considered inadequate, and�or was virtually ignored during the time of the area's development. This may be documented by establishing the date of adoption of the City's master plan (oro her plans which may be relevant) and determining whether the area developed before or after that date. This finding may be amplified by other evidence which shows the deleterious results of the lack of community planning, including c ross-referencing other factors cited in the blight finding. This may include, but s not limited to, adverse or incompatible land-use relationships, inadequate street ayout, improper subdivision, and parcels of inadequate size or shape to me t contemporary development standards. I I I �S